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Key
3B · D♭ major
BPM
174
Half-time
87
Open Key
8d
Energy
89/100
Pop
55/100
Length
2:48
Released
2023
Genre
Drum N Bass
Label
Liberator Music
Loudness
-5.7 dB
Dynamics
9.2 dB
ISRC
AULI02352350
Explicit
Yes

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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A drum n bass cut, Halo sits in D♭ major (3B) at 174 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Better known than 96% of Pendulum's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Brightness:
brighter than 78% of Pendulum's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy89
Mood44Balanced
Groove42
Acoustic0
Instrumental0
Live36
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
33%
Low
30-130 Hz
26%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
23%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
17%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Halo in?

Halo by Pendulum is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Halo?

Halo runs at 174 BPM.

What mixes well with Halo?

From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.

Is Halo good for peak time?

With energy 89 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

3B2B · 4B · 3A

From 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 3B

4BSimple Mix Upper
2BSimple Mix Downer
3ATonal Shift·
4ADiagonal Mix Upper
2ADiagonal Mix Downer
6ACompatible Tone·
5BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
1BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
6BParallel Key Upper▲▲
12BParallel Key Downer▼▼
10BTritone Jump▲▲
7BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 3B at 174 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B 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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