Drum & Bass Frequency Spectrum vs. Pink Noise
Five Drum & Bass records measured against pink noise, every track gain-matched to -14 LUFS:
- Sub Focus “On & On”
- Chase & Status “Baddadan (Extended Mix)”
- Culture Shock “Empire”
- Noisia “Dead Limit”
- Wilkinson “Afterglow”
Drum & bass is bright for a bass genre: the sub is 6 dB above pink but so is almost everything else, with the mids, high mids and presence all sitting 1–2 dB over and the air landing right on it. That makes this the flattest, most extended top end in the dance sets.
Drum & Bass frequency spectrum vs. other genres
The same pink-noise comparison for two related genres and three very different ones.
Drum & Bass Mixing Guide: instrument frequency ranges and levels
The kick spans 41–135 Hz across the tracks, the widest kick range on the site, over a sub at 29–64 Hz. The snare, outlined in three of the five, sits high at 193–299 Hz.
| REFFREY // Drum & Bass Parts Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part | Level vs loudest | Peak frequency |
| Foundations | ||
| SUB | −5 to 0 dB | 29–64 Hz |
| KICK | −6 to 0 dB | 41–135 Hz |
| SNARE | −7 to 0 dB | 193–299 Hz |
| Mids | ||
| SUPPORT | −26 to −21 dB | 293 Hz – 6 kHz |
| PROMINENCE | −2 to −1 dB | 504 Hz – 2 kHz |
| Highs | ||
| AIR | −42 to −36 dB | 6–22 kHz |
| SPLASH | −29 to −23 dB | 6–22 kHz |
How loud each part peaks compared with the song’s loudest part (0 dB). Not a fader setting. Each range covers all five tracks, every one gain-matched to -14 LUFS, so the balance compares across tracks and across genres.
Drum & Bass parts vs. other genres
Where Drum & Bass’s sub, kick, snare and mid layers sit next to five other genres.
Drum & Bass 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.
Reference tracks and sections analyzed
The 5 Drum & Bass tracks behind this RefMap and the section of each that was analyzed. This is the Drum & Bass set that ships inside REFFREY.
- Sub FocusOn & On
- Chase & StatusBaddadan (Extended Mix)
- Culture ShockEmpire
- NoisiaDead Limit
- WilkinsonAfterglow
Captured September 2026 from the REFFREY default set “Drum & Bass”. Analysis only — no audio is included.
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