LAMINAR FLOW
30s preview
- BPM
- 96
- Double-time
- 192
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 15/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 3:40
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- LP5
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Mute
- Loudness
- -16.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBR8R1800751
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A slow-groove tempo downtempo cut, LAMINAR FLOW sits in D♭ major (3B) at 96 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). Calmer than 93% of Apparat's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 78% of Apparat's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 77% of Apparat's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 75% of Apparat's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is LAMINAR FLOW in?
LAMINAR FLOW by Apparat is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is LAMINAR FLOW?
LAMINAR FLOW runs at 96 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with LAMINAR FLOW?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is LAMINAR FLOW good for peak time?
With energy 15 out of 100 at 96 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 96 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 90-102 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 96 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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