Heavy Rotation
30s preview
- BPM
- 180
- Half-time
- 90
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 45/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:15
- Released
- 2000
- Album
- In The Mode
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBF080000221
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 180 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), Heavy Rotation is a drum n bass production. The feel is balanced in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2000 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Roni Size's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 99% of Roni Size's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Roni Size's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 84% of Roni Size's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Heavy Rotation in?
Heavy Rotation by Roni Size is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Heavy Rotation?
Heavy Rotation runs at 180 BPM.
What mixes well with Heavy Rotation?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Heavy Rotation good for peak time?
With energy 45 out of 100 at 180 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 180 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 169-191 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 180 — 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 180 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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