Roundabout
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:07
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1400167
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Roundabout is a drum n bass track in A♭ major (4B) at 174 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Nu:Tone's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 98% of Nu:Tone's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 89% of Nu:Tone's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 76% of Nu:Tone's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Roundabout in?
Roundabout by Nu:Tone is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Roundabout?
Roundabout runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Roundabout?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Roundabout good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 174 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 174 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%: 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 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 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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