The Unknown
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 31/100
- Length
- 4:01
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- 2808 Recordings
- Loudness
- -3.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.2 dB
- ISRC
- CA5KR2475873
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Unknown - Themeoriginal4A · 98
The Unknown is a drum n bass track in D major (10B) at 172 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). Less groove-driven than 92% of Nero's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Nero's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of Nero's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 83% of Nero's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Unknown in?
The Unknown by Nero is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Unknown?
The Unknown runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with The Unknown?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Unknown good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 172 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B 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
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
