MODE 101
30s preview
- BPM
- 171
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:45
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.0 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ022108066
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
MODE 101 is a drum n bass track in D♭ major (3B) at 171 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The timbre leans dark. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). More underground than 99% of Phace's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 94% of Phace's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 90% of Phace's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 83% of Phace's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is MODE 101 in?
MODE 101 by Phace is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is MODE 101?
MODE 101 runs at 171 BPM.
What mixes well with MODE 101?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is MODE 101 good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 171 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 3B at 171 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%: 161-181 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 171 — 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 171 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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