Play It Down
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:03
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -6.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.1 dB
- ISRC
- UKACT1724236
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 126 BPM in E minor (9A), Play It Down is a club-tempo techno production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Spartaque's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 89% of Spartaque's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 85% of Spartaque's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Spartaque's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Play It Down in?
Play It Down by Spartaque is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Play It Down?
Play It Down runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Play It Down?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Play It Down good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 126 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 98/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
