Funktion
30s preview
- BPM
- 88
- Double-time
- 176
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 29/100
- Length
- 7:34
- Released
- 1998
- Album
- Funktion / Naked Lunch
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEQ1400117
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Funktion is a downtempo drum n bass track in D♭ major (3B) at 88 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1998 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 99% of Optical's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 90% of Optical's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 88% of Optical's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 86% of Optical's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Funktion in?
Funktion by Optical is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Funktion?
Funktion runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Funktion?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Funktion good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 88 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 83-93 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 88 — 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 88 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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