R U SLEEPING - Bad Patterns Edit
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 42/100
- Length
- 2:40
- Released
- 2025
- Album
- R U SLEEPING (Bad Patterns Edit)
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.6 dB
- ISRC
- UK9AV2501772
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- R U SLEEPINGoriginal9B · 87
- R U SLEEPINGoriginal10B · 88
Against the original (9B at 87 BPM), this version runs 51 BPM faster and moves the key from 9B to 8A.
R U SLEEPING - Bad Patterns Edit is a driving up-tempo drum n bass track in A minor (8A) at 138 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Better known than 97% of Sigma's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 90% of Sigma's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 86% of Sigma's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 83% of Sigma's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is R U SLEEPING - Bad Patterns Edit in?
R U SLEEPING - Bad Patterns Edit by Sigma is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is R U SLEEPING - Bad Patterns Edit?
R U SLEEPING - Bad Patterns Edit runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with R U SLEEPING - Bad Patterns Edit?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is R U SLEEPING - Bad Patterns Edit good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 138 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 138 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 130-146 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 96/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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