Riffs
30s preview
- BPM
- 170
- Half-time
- 85
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 91/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 4:11
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.4 dB
- ISRC
- UKK762000005
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 170 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Riffs is a very fast drum n bass production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). Darker than 98% of Serum's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 92% of Serum's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 84% of Serum's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 82% of Serum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Riffs in?
Riffs by Serum is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Riffs?
Riffs runs at 170 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Riffs?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Riffs good for peak time?
With energy 91 out of 100 at 170 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 170 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 160-180 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 170 — 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 170 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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