Total Departure - Cirez D Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 91/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 9:09
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- Total Departure
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBYNV1000400
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Total Departure - Christian Smith Remakeoriginal12A · 126
- Total Departureoriginal2B · 127
- Total Departure - Nihad Tule Remixremix9B · 127
Against the original (12A at 126 BPM), this version runs 1 BPM faster and moves the key from 12A to 3B.
A peak-time tempo techno cut, Total Departure - Cirez D Remix sits in D♭ major (3B) at 127 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Christian Smith's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 81% of Christian Smith's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 78% of Christian Smith's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Total Departure - Cirez D Remix in?
Total Departure - Cirez D Remix by Christian Smith is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Total Departure - Cirez D Remix?
Total Departure - Cirez D Remix runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Total Departure - Cirez D Remix?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Total Departure - Cirez D Remix good for peak time?
With energy 91 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 127 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%: 119-135 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 91/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
