The Plug (Quantic Mix)
30s preview
- BPM
- 100
- Double-time
- 200
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 59/100
- Pop
- 25/100
- Length
- 6:14
- Released
- 2002
- Album
- One Offs Remixes and B Sides
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Tru Thoughts
- Loudness
- -10.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBEUE0400056
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Plugoriginal3A · 87
- The Plug - Quantic Mixoriginal3B · 100
- The Plug (Live Version)original3A · 87
At 100 BPM in D♭ major (3B), The Plug (Quantic Mix) is a slow-groove tempo downtempo production. 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 17 dB). A 2002 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 93% of Bonobo's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 76% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Plug (Quantic Mix) in?
The Plug (Quantic Mix) by Bonobo is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Plug (Quantic Mix)?
The Plug (Quantic Mix) runs at 100 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with The Plug (Quantic Mix)?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Plug (Quantic Mix) good for peak time?
With energy 59 out of 100 at 100 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 100 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%: 94-106 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: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 100 — 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 100 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
