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Running - Festival Mix

Sultan + Shepard

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Key
7B · F major
BPM
128
Open Key
12d
Energy
40/100
Pop
0/100
Length
8:24
Released
2011
Album
Running
Genre
Progressive House
Loudness
-10.2 dB
Dynamics
13.6 dB
ISRC
NLBV21100005

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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Running - Festival Mix: peak-time tempo progressive house, F major (7B), 128 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Sultan + Shepard's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Reach:
more underground than 99% of Sultan + Shepard's catalogue
Groove:
groovier than 98% of Sultan + Shepard's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 89% of Sultan + Shepard's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy40
Mood6Dark
Groove82
Acoustic0
Instrumental13
Live11
Speech8

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
29%
Low
30-130 Hz
28%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
24%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
19%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Running - Festival Mix in?

Running - Festival Mix by Sultan + Shepard is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Running - Festival Mix?

Running - Festival Mix runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.

What mixes well with Running - Festival Mix?

From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.

Is Running - Festival Mix good for peak time?

With energy 40 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Mixes harmonically

7B6B · 8B · 7A

From 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 7B

8BSimple Mix Upper
6BSimple Mix Downer
7ATonal Shift·
8ADiagonal Mix Upper
6ADiagonal Mix Downer
10ACompatible Tone·
9BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
5BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
10BParallel Key Upper▲▲
4BParallel Key Downer▼▼
2BTritone Jump▲▲
11BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 7B at 128 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B 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 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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