Shai Hulud
30s preview
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 32/100
- Length
- 4:26
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- 0.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.0 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE2419907
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A downtempo drum n bass cut, Shai Hulud sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 87 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Slower than 89% of Mefjus's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 89% of Mefjus's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 76% of Mefjus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Shai Hulud in?
Shai Hulud by Mefjus is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shai Hulud?
Shai Hulud runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Shai Hulud?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Shai Hulud good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 87 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 82-92 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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