Dub Dread
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:43
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Serum on Dread, Pt. 1
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBQZQ1101065
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Dub Dread - VIP Mixversion3A · 175
At 175 BPM in B minor (10A), Dub Dread is a drum n bass production. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Serum's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 78% of Serum's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 75% of Serum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Dub Dread in?
Dub Dread by Serum is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Dub Dread?
Dub Dread runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Dub Dread?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Dub Dread good for peak time?
With energy 93 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 175 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%: 164-186 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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