Drop Out
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 132
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 5:05
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Ben Sims pres. Tribology
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.0 dB
- ISRC
- NLMH61800068
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Drop Out is a peak-time tempo techno track in E minor (9A) at 132 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 89% of Ben Sims's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Drop Out in?
Drop Out by Ben Sims is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Drop Out?
Drop Out runs at 132 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Drop Out?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Drop Out good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 132 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 132 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 124-140 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 92/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 132 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 132 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
