Cut Loose
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 20/100
- Length
- 4:10
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.2 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK42404805
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Cut Loose runs 174 BPM in D major (10B), a drum n bass record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Better known than 82% of Halogenix's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 75% of Halogenix's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Cut Loose in?
Cut Loose by Halogenix is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Cut Loose?
Cut Loose runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Cut Loose?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Cut Loose good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 174 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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