Dirty Beats
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 2:44
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- UK7FT1500004
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Dirty Beats: drum n bass, G major (9B), 176 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 97% of Roni Size's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Roni Size's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 90% of Roni Size's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dirty Beats in?
Dirty Beats by Roni Size is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dirty Beats?
Dirty Beats runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Dirty Beats?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Dirty Beats good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 176 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 165-187 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 176 — 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 176 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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