Out of Luck
30s preview
- BPM
- 178
- Half-time
- 89
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 5:24
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBBHF1320048
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Out of Luck: drum n bass, D♭ minor (12A), 178 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 97% of Voltage's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 96% of Voltage's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 87% of Voltage's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 83% of Voltage's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Out of Luck in?
Out of Luck by Voltage is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Out of Luck?
Out of Luck runs at 178 BPM.
What mixes well with Out of Luck?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Out of Luck good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 178 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 178 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A 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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