Circles
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 117
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 32/100
- Length
- 4:32
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71501105
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 117 BPM in C major (8B), Circles is a mid-tempo drum n bass production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 85% of Nero's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 84% of Nero's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 83% of Nero's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 76% of Nero's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Circles in?
Circles by Nero is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Circles?
Circles runs at 117 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Circles?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Circles good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 117 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 117 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 110-124 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 117 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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