Trapdoor
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:39
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBQXF0530033
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Trapdoor is a drum n bass track in G major (9B) at 175 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. 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 15 dB). A 2005 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Chase & Status's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Trapdoor in?
Trapdoor by Chase & Status is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Trapdoor?
Trapdoor runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Trapdoor?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Trapdoor good for peak time?
With energy 93 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 175 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%: 164-186 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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