Basic Instinct
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 65/100
- Pop
- 25/100
- Length
- 3:57
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -8.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY2000485
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Basic Instinct is a drum n bass track in F♯ major (2B) at 174 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). Calmer than 98% of Netsky's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 91% of Netsky's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 86% of Netsky's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 79% of Netsky's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Basic Instinct in?
Basic Instinct by Netsky is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Basic Instinct?
Basic Instinct runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Basic Instinct?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Basic Instinct good for peak time?
With energy 65 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 174 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B 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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