Colours
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 178
- Half-time
- 89
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:09
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Invisible Limits
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -0.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.9 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE1554330
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Colours is a drum n bass track in E minor (9A) at 178 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- darker than 98% of Voltage's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 96% of Voltage's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 95% of Voltage's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Colours in?
Colours by Voltage is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Colours?
Colours runs at 178 BPM.
What mixes well with Colours?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Colours good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 178 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 178 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 167-189 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 178 — 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 178 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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