Barrel Smoke
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:16
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Ruby
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.2 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE1559483
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 175 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Barrel Smoke is a drum n bass production. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. 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 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Voltage's catalogue.
- Groove:
- groovier than 90% of Voltage's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 89% of Voltage's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Barrel Smoke in?
Barrel Smoke by Voltage is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Barrel Smoke?
Barrel Smoke runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Barrel Smoke?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Barrel Smoke good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 175 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%: 164-186 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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