Pepper
30s preview
- BPM
- 145
- Half-time
- 73
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 91/100
- Pop
- 52/100
- Length
- 2:29
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Dubstep
- Loudness
- -3.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- USAT22309986
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 145 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), Pepper is a driving up-tempo dubstep production. It reads as 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. More bass-heavy than 84% of Skrillex's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Reach:
- better known than 82% of Skrillex's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pepper in?
Pepper by Skrillex is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pepper?
Pepper runs at 145 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Pepper?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Pepper good for peak time?
With energy 91 out of 100 at 145 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 145 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 136-154 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 145 — 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 145 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
