Pause
30s preview
- BPM
- 171
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 0/100
- Pop
- 43/100
- Length
- 2:23
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Minimal
- Loudness
- -38.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBXNG2355006
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 171 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Pause is a minimal production. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). Calmer than 99% of Fred again's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Fred again's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 99% of Fred again's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Fred again's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 54%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 14%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pause in?
Pause by Fred again is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pause?
Pause runs at 171 BPM.
What mixes well with Pause?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Pause good for peak time?
With energy 0 out of 100 at 171 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 171 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 161-181 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B 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 171 — 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 171 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
