Ultima Ratio
30s preview
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 4:37
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- Armada
- Loudness
- -6.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- FR9W12346079
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Ultima Ratio - Extended Mixversion1A · 123
At 123 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Ultima Ratio is a club-tempo deep house production. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. 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 11 dB). Hotter than 94% of Joachim Pastor's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 82% of Joachim Pastor's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ultima Ratio in?
Ultima Ratio by Joachim Pastor is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ultima Ratio?
Ultima Ratio runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Ultima Ratio?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Ultima Ratio good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 123 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%: 116-130 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
