White Lightning
30s preview
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 6:01
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBTKW0090321
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, White Lightning sits in F♯ major (2B) at 172 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2000 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 89% of Optical's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is White Lightning in?
White Lightning by Optical is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is White Lightning?
White Lightning runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with White Lightning?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is White Lightning good for peak time?
With energy 93 out of 100 at 172 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 172 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%: 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 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 172 — 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 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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