Struggle & Pain
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 5:01
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- Abandon / Struggle & Pain - Single
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBNGJ1200076
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 172 BPM in G major (9B), Struggle & Pain is a drum n bass production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 97% of Mefjus's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- groovier than 78% of Mefjus's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 76% of Mefjus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Struggle & Pain in?
Struggle & Pain by Mefjus is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Struggle & Pain?
Struggle & Pain runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Struggle & Pain?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Struggle & Pain good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 172 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
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