Terrapin
30s preview
- BPM
- 152
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 33/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 4:38
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Tru Thoughts
- Loudness
- -16.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBEUE0300005
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Terrapin - Mr Scruff Mixoriginal10A · 140
Terrapin is a fast downtempo track in B♭ major (6B) at 152 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 12 dB). A 2000 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 97% of Bonobo's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 87% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Terrapin in?
Terrapin by Bonobo is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Terrapin?
Terrapin runs at 152 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Terrapin?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is Terrapin good for peak time?
With energy 33 out of 100 at 152 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 152 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 143-161 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B 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 152 — 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 152 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
