Black Flag
30s preview
- BPM
- 116
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:51
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY0631017
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Black Flag - VIPoriginal3B · 174
Black Flag is a mid-tempo drum n bass track in D♭ major (3B) at 116 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of S.P.Y's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- hotter than 97% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 77% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Black Flag in?
Black Flag by S.P.Y is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Black Flag?
Black Flag runs at 116 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Black Flag?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Black Flag good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 116 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 116 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 109-123 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 116 — 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 116 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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