Hi-Potent
- BPM
- 165
- Half-time
- 83
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:53
- Released
- 1997
- Album
- New Forms
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBF089700345
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Hi-Potent - 2008 Re-editversion10A · 85
Hi-Potent runs 165 BPM in B minor (10A), a very fast drum n bass record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Roni Size's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Hi-Potent in?
Hi-Potent by Roni Size is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hi-Potent?
Hi-Potent runs at 165 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Hi-Potent?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hi-Potent good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 165 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 165 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 155-175 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 165 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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