The Name Game
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:16
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- Lab Rollers Volume 3
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- 0.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBQZQ1200668
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Name Game is a drum n bass track in B major (1B) at 176 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2012 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.
- Energy:
- hotter than 96% of Serum's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 92% of Serum's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 78% of Serum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Name Game in?
The Name Game by Serum is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Name Game?
The Name Game runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with The Name Game?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Name Game good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 176 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 165-187 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 176 — 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 176 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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