Under the Waves
30s preview
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 44/100
- Length
- 4:55
- Released
- 2010
- Album
- Immersion
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Loudness
- -5.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBAHT1000127
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Under the Waves: drum n bass, F major (7B), 174 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 89% of Pendulum's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 85% of Pendulum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Under the Waves in?
Under the Waves by Pendulum is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Under the Waves?
Under the Waves runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Under the Waves?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Under the Waves good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 174 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B 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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