One Sound
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 86
- Double-time
- 172
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 3:49
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -1.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.9 dB
- ISRC
- UKU932390017
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A downtempo drum n bass cut, One Sound sits in A minor (8A) at 86 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). Slower than 99% of The Upbeats's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 89% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 87% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer 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
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is One Sound in?
One Sound by The Upbeats is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is One Sound?
One Sound runs at 86 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with One Sound?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is One Sound good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 86 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 86 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%: 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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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