First Try
- BPM
- 195
- Half-time
- 98
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 73/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 1:09
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -12.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEX181500102
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- First Tryoriginal6B · 194
At 195 BPM in B♭ major (6B), First Try is an ambient production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The timbre leans dark. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2002 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 97% of Apparat's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 76% of Apparat's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is First Try in?
First Try by Apparat is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is First Try?
First Try runs at 195 BPM.
What mixes well with First Try?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is First Try good for peak time?
With energy 73 out of 100 at 195 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 195 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 183-207 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 195 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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