UK Garage Frequency Spectrum vs. Pink Noise
Five UK Garage records measured against pink noise, every track gain-matched to -14 LUFS:
- Sammy Virji “If U Need It”
- MPH “Raw”
- Oppidan “MR. SANDMAN”
- salute “saving flowers”
- Riordan “TWOSTEP”
UK garage runs sub and bass together at about 8 dB above pink with a narrow, mono low end, then drops to pink from the low mids up and stays within a decibel of it through the presence region. The stereo image is wide through the mids and highs. No snare is outlined: the shuffled percussion lives in the prominent mid layer rather than a single drum hit.
UK Garage frequency spectrum vs. other genres
The same pink-noise comparison for two related genres and three very different ones.
UK Garage instrument frequency ranges and levels
Where the individual parts of a UK Garage mix sit — sub, kick, snare, the supporting and prominent mid layers, air and splash — as REFFREY's PARTS mode outlines them from the references.
| REFFREY // UK Garage Parts Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part | Peak position | Peak level |
| Foundations | ||
| SUB | 29–88 Hz | −30 to −20 dB |
| KICK | 53–76 Hz | −22 to −17 dB |
| SNARE | — | — |
| Mids | ||
| SUPPORT | 293 Hz – 6 kHz | −49 to −45 dB |
| PROMINENCE | 328 Hz – 5.9 kHz | −31 to −24 dB |
| Highs | ||
| AIR | 6–22 kHz | −62 to −59 dB |
| SPLASH | 6–22 kHz | −49 to −45 dB |
Levels are peak spectrum levels with every track gain-matched to -14 LUFS, so they compare across tracks and across genres.
UK Garage parts vs. other genres
Where UK Garage’s sub, kick, snare and mid layers sit next to five other genres.
UK Garage 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 UK Garage tracks behind this RefMap and the section of each that was analyzed. This is the UK Garage set that ships inside REFFREY.
- Sammy VirjiIf U Need It
- MPHRaw
- OppidanMR. SANDMAN
- salutesaving flowers
- RiordanTWOSTEP
Captured September 2026 from the REFFREY default set “UK Garage”. Analysis only — no audio is included.
Compare your tracks to your favorite artists with REFFREY
This UK Garage 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.