Lockdown
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 4:49
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1700226
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 173 BPM in A major (11B), Lockdown is a drum n bass production. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The timbre leans dark. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 88% of S.P.Y's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 82% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 81% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 80% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 25%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 24%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Lockdown in?
Lockdown by S.P.Y is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Lockdown?
Lockdown runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Lockdown?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Lockdown good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 173 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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