Interlude
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 12/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 2:40
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -18.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.1 dB
- ISRC
- NOWAJ1427010
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Interlude runs 173 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a house record. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Henrik Schwarz's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 99% of Henrik Schwarz's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 96% of Henrik Schwarz's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 96% of Henrik Schwarz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 40%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 1%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Interlude in?
Interlude by Henrik Schwarz is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Interlude?
Interlude runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Interlude?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Interlude good for peak time?
With energy 12 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 173 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A 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 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
