Lay It Down (Rubba Dubba)
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 72/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 8:06
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Lay It Down
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBDVG1790202
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Lay It Down (Radio Edit)version10B · 124
- Lay It Down (Tee's Main Mix)original10A · 124
Against the original (10A at 124 BPM), this version holds the same tempo in the same key.
At 124 BPM in B minor (10A), Lay It Down (Rubba Dubba) is a club-tempo house production. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Todd Terry's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 89% of Todd Terry's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 89% of Todd Terry's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 80% of Todd Terry's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Lay It Down (Rubba Dubba) in?
Lay It Down (Rubba Dubba) by Todd Terry is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Lay It Down (Rubba Dubba)?
Lay It Down (Rubba Dubba) runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Lay It Down (Rubba Dubba)?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Lay It Down (Rubba Dubba) good for peak time?
With energy 72 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 124 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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