Freefall
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 39/100
- Length
- 4:03
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- Viper Recordings
- Loudness
- -0.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBTMZ2401228
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Freefall runs 174 BPM in D minor (7A), a drum n bass record. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 91% of Metrik's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- slower than 89% of Metrik's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- 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 Freefall in?
Freefall by Metrik is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Freefall?
Freefall runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Freefall?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Freefall good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 174 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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