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Shutdown

Apparat

Key
3B · D♭ major
BPM
90
Double-time
180
Open Key
8d
Energy
80/100
Pop
2/100
Length
1:43
Released
2002
Album
Tttrial And Eror Mini
Genre
Ambient
Loudness
-11.2 dB
ISRC
DEX180500303

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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Shutdown runs 90 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a slow-groove tempo ambient record. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2002 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 94% of Apparat's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Energy:
hotter than 86% of Apparat's catalogue
Tempo:
slower than 83% of Apparat's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy80
Mood3Dark
Groove52
Acoustic1
Instrumental88
Live10
Speech13

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 80 out of 100 at 90 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

3B2B · 4B · 3A

From 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.

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Every move from 3B

4BSimple Mix Upper
2BSimple Mix Downer
3ATonal Shift·
4ADiagonal Mix Upper
2ADiagonal Mix Downer
6ACompatible Tone·
5BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
1BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
6BParallel Key Upper▲▲
12BParallel Key Downer▼▼
10BTritone Jump▲▲
7BRelated Keyrisky

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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