
Break the Loop
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 57/100
- Length
- 3:47
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -5.1 dB
- ISRC
- US39N2638244
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Break the Loop runs 128 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a peak-time tempo progressive house record. It is vocal-led. Less groove-driven than 97% of ARTBAT's catalogue.
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of ARTBAT's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of ARTBAT's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of ARTBAT's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Break the Loop in?
Break the Loop by ARTBAT is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Break the Loop?
Break the Loop runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Break the Loop?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Break the Loop good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 128 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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