Live And Direct
30s preview
- BPM
- 159
- Half-time
- 80
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 73/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 6:02
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- FWD Thinking
- Genre
- Jungle
- Loudness
- -11.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.7 dB
- ISRC
- UKW3Z2101666
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Live And Direct runs 159 BPM in F♯ major (2B), a fast jungle record. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Faster than 96% of Main Phase's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 91% of Main Phase's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Live And Direct in?
Live And Direct by Main Phase is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Live And Direct?
Live And Direct runs at 159 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Live And Direct?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Live And Direct good for peak time?
With energy 73 out of 100 at 159 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 159 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 149-169 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 159 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More jungle
More from Main Phase
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 159 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
Every insight on this page, for your own library.
Vibes runs this same analysis on the music you own: keys, energy and vibe for every track, organized into sets you can actually play.