Karolina Interlude
- BPM
- 64
- Double-time
- 128
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 52/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:59
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- Upfront with Zakes Bantwini
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -17.1 dB
- ISRC
- ZAZ641200008
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 64 BPM in F♯ major (2B), Karolina Interlude is a deep house production. The feel is dark and steady. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 96% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Karolina Interlude in?
Karolina Interlude by Zakes Bantwini is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Karolina Interlude?
Karolina Interlude runs at 64 BPM.
What mixes well with Karolina Interlude?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Karolina Interlude good for peak time?
With energy 52 out of 100 at 64 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 64 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 60-68 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 64 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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