Down
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:01
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBUR61200232
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 126 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), Down is a club-tempo techno production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Sam Paganini's catalogue.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Down in?
Down by Sam Paganini is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Down?
Down runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Down?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Down good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 126 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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