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Key
10A · B minor
BPM
172
Half-time
86
Open Key
3m
Energy
91/100
Pop
12/100
Length
4:28
Released
2015
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-3.1 dB
Dynamics
10.3 dB
ISRC
USQY51590869

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Inverse: drum n bass, B minor (10A), 172 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 90% of The Upbeats's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.

Reach:
better known than 81% of The Upbeats's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy91
Mood15Dark
Groove68
Acoustic1
Instrumental53
Live8
Speech35

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
34%
Low
30-130 Hz
29%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
22%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
15%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Inverse in?

Inverse by The Upbeats is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Inverse?

Inverse runs at 172 BPM.

What mixes well with Inverse?

From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.

Is Inverse good for peak time?

With energy 91 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

10A9A · 11A · 10B

From 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 10A

11ASimple Mix Upper
9ASimple Mix Downer
10BTonal Shift·
11BDiagonal Mix Upper
9BDiagonal Mix Downer
7BCompatible Tone·
12AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
8AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
1AParallel Key Upper▲▲
7AParallel Key Downer▼▼
5ATritone Jump▲▲
2ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 10A at 172 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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