Electronic & DanceAfro House

Afro House Frequency Spectrum vs. Pink Noise

Five Afro House records measured against pink noise, every track gain-matched to -14 LUFS:

  • Zakes Bantwini “Osama”
  • Zerb “Mwaki”
  • Adam Port “Move”
  • HUGEL “I Adore You”
  • Rampa “Say What”

Afro house carries a full, even low end (sub and bass both about 7 dB above pink) with a mono sub and a kick that peaks at 41–64 Hz and dominates the parts table. The low mids stay warm (+4 dB), the midrange sits right on pink, and everything above 2 kHz falls 4–6 dB below it. The result is a rounded, bottom-heavy tilt with a comparatively soft top, and the five tracks agree on it closely.

Afro House average frequency spectrum compared to pink noise, five reference tracks overlaid
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Afro House frequency spectrum vs. other genres

The same pink-noise comparison for two related genres and three very different ones.

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Afro House instrument frequency ranges and levels

Where the individual parts of a Afro House mix sit — sub, kick, snare, the supporting and prominent mid layers, air and splash — as REFFREY's PARTS mode outlines them from the references.

Afro House PARTS breakdown: sub, kick, snare, support, prominence, air and splash regions across 5 reference tracks
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REFFREY // Afro House Parts Breakdown
PartPeak positionPeak level
Foundations
SUB41–76 Hz−30 to −21 dB
KICK41–64 Hz−17 to −16 dB
SNARE252–264 Hz−29 dB
Mids
SUPPORT293 Hz – 6 kHz−48 to −43 dB
PROMINENCE352 Hz – 5.9 kHz−28 to −24 dB
Highs
AIR6–22 kHz−66 to −59 dB
SPLASH6–22 kHz−51 to −40 dB

Levels are peak spectrum levels with every track gain-matched to -14 LUFS, so they compare across tracks and across genres.

Afro House parts vs. other genres

Where Afro House’s sub, kick, snare and mid layers sit next to five other genres.

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Afro House Full Reference Stack: Peak, Average, and Stereo Width curves

Average (filled) and peak (dashed) spectra of every reference, with the stereo width strip below. Width is the side-to-mid level per frequency, averaged over the analyzed section: 0 dB means the sides are as loud as the centre, MONO means there is no difference between left and right at all.

Afro House average, peak and stereo width spectra for 5 reference tracks
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Reference tracks and sections analyzed

The 5 Afro House tracks behind this RefMap and the section of each that was analyzed. This is the Afro House set that ships inside REFFREY.

  1. Zakes BantwiniOsama
    Zakes Bantwini — Osama: waveform with the analyzed section 4:12–4:40 marked
  2. ZerbMwaki
    Zerb — Mwaki: waveform with the analyzed section 2:36–3:23 marked
  3. Adam PortMove
    Adam Port — Move: waveform with the analyzed section 4:32–5:05 marked
  4. HUGELI Adore You
    HUGEL — I Adore You: waveform with the analyzed section 2:43–3:27 marked
  5. RampaSay What
    Rampa — Say What: waveform with the analyzed section 3:42–4:14 marked

Captured September 2026 from the REFFREY default set “Afro House”. Analysis only — no audio is included.

Compare your tracks to your favorite artists with REFFREY

This Afro House set ships inside REFFREY. Load it, drop your mix on top, and DIFF and PARTS show exactly where yours differs — in real time from your DAW.

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