Shutdown
- BPM
- 90
- Double-time
- 180
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 78/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 1:34
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -14.1 dB
- ISRC
- DEX181500108
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- Shutdownoriginal3B · 90
Shutdown: slow-groove tempo ambient, D♭ major (3B), 90 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2002 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 84% of Apparat's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 83% of Apparat's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 77% of Apparat's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Shutdown in?
Shutdown by Apparat is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Shutdown?
Shutdown runs at 90 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Shutdown?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Shutdown good for peak time?
With energy 78 out of 100 at 90 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 90 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%: 85-95 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 90 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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