Faded
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 26/100
- Length
- 3:22
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBSXS2100144
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Faded - Sigma & Gray VIP Mixoriginal1A · 175
- Faded - Crvvcks Remixremix12A · 123
Faded runs 176 BPM in B major (1B), a drum n bass record. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Faster than 99% of Sigma's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Sigma's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of Sigma's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Faded in?
Faded by Sigma is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Faded?
Faded runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Faded?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Faded good for peak time?
With energy 88 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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