Big Wheel - Ambient Dub
- BPM
- 180
- Half-time
- 90
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 40/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:47
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Electronic Architecture 2 (Ambient Edition)
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -13.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBHCD1104068
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Big Wheel - Electronic Architecture 2 Dubversion1A · 128
- Big Wheel - Electronic Architecture Mixoriginal12A · 128
- Big Wheel - Solarstone presents Smashing Atoms Dub Mixversion11B · 132
- Big Wheel - Solarstone presents Smashing Atoms Mixoriginal3B · 132
Against the original (12A at 128 BPM), this version runs 52 BPM faster in the same key.
At 180 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Big Wheel - Ambient Dub is a downtempo production. The feel is dark and steady. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Solarstone's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Solarstone's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 98% of Solarstone's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Solarstone's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Big Wheel - Ambient Dub in?
Big Wheel - Ambient Dub by Solarstone is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Big Wheel - Ambient Dub?
Big Wheel - Ambient Dub runs at 180 BPM.
What mixes well with Big Wheel - Ambient Dub?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Big Wheel - Ambient Dub good for peak time?
With energy 40 out of 100 at 180 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 180 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 169-191 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A 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 180 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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