Grains
30s preview
- BPM
- 86
- Double-time
- 172
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:52
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -8.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBYEY0900034
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 86 BPM in A major (11B), Grains is a downtempo drum n bass production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of The Upbeats's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 90% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 79% of The Upbeats's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Grains in?
Grains by The Upbeats is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Grains?
Grains runs at 86 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Grains?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Grains good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 86 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 86 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 81-91 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 86 — 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 86 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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