The Trade
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:01
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
- ISRC
- USA2P1296180
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Trade runs 172 BPM in G major (9B), a drum n bass record. It reads as dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Noisia's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- darker than 87% of Noisia's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 82% of Noisia's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is The Trade in?
The Trade by Noisia is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Trade?
The Trade runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with The Trade?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Trade good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 9B at 172 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B 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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