Shaolin
30s preview
- BPM
- 91
- Double-time
- 182
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 5:43
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Serum on Dread, Pt. 2
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -0.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBQZQ1101167
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A slow-groove tempo drum n bass cut, Shaolin sits in A♭ minor (1A) at 91 BPM. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Serum's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 96% of Serum's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 87% of Serum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Shaolin in?
Shaolin by Serum is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shaolin?
Shaolin runs at 91 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Shaolin?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Shaolin good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 91 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 91 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 86-96 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 91 — 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 91 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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