Nothing For Free
30s preview
- BPM
- 160
- Half-time
- 80
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 3:03
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- QM6P42088333
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Nothing for Free - Kove Remixremix2A · 174
Nothing For Free runs 160 BPM in E♭ minor (2A), a very fast drum n bass record. The feel is bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Brighter than 96% of Pendulum's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 77% of Pendulum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Nothing For Free in?
Nothing For Free by Pendulum is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Nothing For Free?
Nothing For Free runs at 160 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Nothing For Free?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Nothing For Free good for peak time?
With energy 93 out of 100 at 160 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 160 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 150-170 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 160 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
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