Hold It Down
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 109
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 32/100
- Pop
- 45/100
- Length
- 2:54
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- KDJ Records
- Loudness
- -12.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.4 dB
- ISRC
- uscgh1407814
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A mid-tempo deep house cut, Hold It Down sits in B major (1B) at 109 BPM. The feel is warm and mellow. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. 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 14 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 98% of Moodymann's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of Moodymann's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 94% of Moodymann's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 87% of Moodymann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hold It Down in?
Hold It Down by Moodymann is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hold It Down?
Hold It Down runs at 109 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Hold It Down?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Hold It Down good for peak time?
With energy 32 out of 100 at 109 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 109 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 102-116 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B 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 109 — 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 109 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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