Goblin
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:02
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Ruby
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.7 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE1559482
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Goblin sits in C major (8B) at 173 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. 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. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 93% of Voltage's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 83% of Voltage's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 81% of Voltage's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Goblin in?
Goblin by Voltage is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Goblin?
Goblin runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Goblin?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Goblin good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 173 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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