Rio
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- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 41/100
- Length
- 3:25
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- 541
- Loudness
- -5.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBARL1600889
- Explicit
- Yes
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 87 BPM in C major (8B), Rio is a downtempo drum n bass production. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 95% of Netsky's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 90% of Netsky's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 76% of Netsky's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Rio in?
Rio by Netsky is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Rio?
Rio runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Rio?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Rio good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 87 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%: 82-92 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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