Ambien
30s preview
- BPM
- 218
- Half-time
- 109
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 58/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 2:48
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Black Metal
- Loudness
- -12.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.6 dB
- ISRC
- AEA1B1700382
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Ambien is a black metal track in B♭ minor (3A) at 218 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). Faster than 97% of Vaal's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of Vaal's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of Vaal's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ambien in?
Ambien by Vaal is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ambien?
Ambien runs at 218 BPM.
What mixes well with Ambien?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Ambien good for peak time?
With energy 58 out of 100 at 218 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 218 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%: 205-231 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 218 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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