Feel & analysis
Texture
Texture is the tone of a track rather than its rhythm — how bright, how warm, how bass-heavy, how percussive. Two tracks can agree on key and tempo and still clash on texture.
Measured in our catalog
The median track reads 88 for bass weight, 59 for brightness, 44 for percussive ratio and 37 for warmth across 443,242 analysed tracks.
Bass weight sits far higher than the other three and barely varies, which is exactly what a catalog of club music should look like — the low end is a constant, and the differences between records live in the top half of the spectrum.
88
Bass weight
59
Brightness
44
Percussive ratio
37
Warmth
| Reading | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Bass weight | 88 | 1–100 |
| Brightness | 59 | 2–100 |
| Percussive ratio | 44 | 3–73 |
| Warmth | 37 | 0–100 |
Measured on 11 August 2026 across public tracks with analysed texture values.
Why it matters
Texture is what a DJ is fixing when they reach for the EQ. Two bass-heavy records stacked on top of each other turn to mud in the low end; two bright ones fight in the highs. The mix is a texture problem long before it is a harmony problem.
It is also the dimension that separates records inside a genre. Tech house at 126 in 8A is a large room; how bright and how warm it is tells you which corner of that room you are standing in.
In Mixgraph
Texture applies a modifier on top of the six scored dimensions, so two otherwise identical candidates separate on tone.
Frequently asked
What is texture in a mix?+
The tonal character of a track — its balance of bass, midrange and top end, and how much of it is percussion versus sustained sound. It is what EQ is for.
Why do two tracks in the same key still sound bad together?+
Usually texture. If both records are carrying weight in the same part of the spectrum, they mask each other regardless of how well the keys agree.
How is texture different from energy?+
Energy is how hard a record hits; texture is what it is made of. A bright, thin record and a dark, heavy one can read identically on energy and be completely different to mix.
Related terms
Groove
Groove is a 0–100 reading of swing and rhythmic pull — how much a track moves rather than simply pounds. It is what makes a quiet record danceable and a loud one stiff.
Energy
Energy is a 0–100 reading of how hard a track hits, taken from loudness, spectral drive and percussive weight. It is the dimension that decides where in a set a track belongs rather than what it mixes with.
Chemistry
Chemistry is Mixgraph’s score for how well two tracks mix, from six weighted dimensions: harmonic key, tempo, energy, groove, mood and vocals. It rates the pair, not either track on its own.
Loudness
Loudness is a track’s average level in decibels below full scale, so every value is negative and closer to zero is louder. It decides how far you move the gain, not how hard the record hits.
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