A Stutter
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 110
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 4/100
- Pop
- 26/100
- Length
- 5:09
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -23.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71207830
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- A Stutter - Remastered 2023original4A · 69
A Stutter is a mid-tempo downtempo track in F minor (4A) at 110 BPM. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 15 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 94% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 18%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 38%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 29%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A Stutter in?
A Stutter by Olafur Arnalds is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A Stutter?
A Stutter runs at 110 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with A Stutter?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is A Stutter good for peak time?
With energy 4 out of 100 at 110 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 110 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 103-117 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A 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 110 — 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 110 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
