Containment
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 4:06
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.4 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK41015555
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 172 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Containment is a drum n bass production. The feel is dark and driving. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 75% of Noisia's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Containment in?
Containment by Noisia is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Containment?
Containment runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Containment?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Containment good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 172 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B 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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