Walls Down
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 3:47
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.3 dB
- ISRC
- UKU932390018
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Walls Down runs 174 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a drum n bass record. The feel is dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More bass-heavy than 76% of The Upbeats's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 75% of The Upbeats's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Walls Down in?
Walls Down by The Upbeats is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Walls Down?
Walls Down runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Walls Down?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Walls Down good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 174 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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