Cut the Strings (Chi Thanh remix)
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 50/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 6:42
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ021800347
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo tech house cut, Cut the Strings (Chi Thanh remix) sits in G major (9B) at 123 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 90% of Booka Shade's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Cut the Strings (Chi Thanh remix) in?
Cut the Strings (Chi Thanh remix) by Booka Shade is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Cut the Strings (Chi Thanh remix)?
Cut the Strings (Chi Thanh remix) runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Cut the Strings (Chi Thanh remix)?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Cut the Strings (Chi Thanh remix) good for peak time?
With energy 50 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 123 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
