Prologue
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 62
- Double-time
- 124
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 13/100
- Pop
- 16/100
- Length
- 1:15
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -29.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL1000783
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Prologue: ambient, G minor (6A), 62 BPM. 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 14 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 98% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 97% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 92% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 81% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 49%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 36%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 15%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Prologue in?
Prologue by Jon Hopkins is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Prologue?
Prologue runs at 62 BPM.
What mixes well with Prologue?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Prologue good for peak time?
With energy 13 out of 100 at 62 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 62 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 58-66 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A 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 62 — 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 62 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
