Salt in the Wounds
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 41/100
- Length
- 6:39
- Released
- 2010
- Album
- Immersion
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBAHT1000124
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Salt in the Wounds sits in B major (1B) at 174 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 83% of Pendulum's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 76% of Pendulum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Salt in the Wounds in?
Salt in the Wounds by Pendulum is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Salt in the Wounds?
Salt in the Wounds runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Salt in the Wounds?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Salt in the Wounds good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 174 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B 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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