Downbeat, down beat or Down Beat may refer to:
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Downbeat and upbeat
In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse (regularly repeating event), of the ''mensural level'' (or ''beat level''). The beat is often defined as the rhythm listeners would tap their toes to when listening to a pi ...
, the first and last beats, respectively, of a measure in music
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DownBeat
''DownBeat'' (styled in all caps) is an American music magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond", the last word indicating its expansion beyond the jazz realm that it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1 ...
'', an American jazz magazine
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Downtempo
Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may ...
or downbeat, a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music
* Down Beat, the NATO reporting name of the Leninets PN radar carried by the Russian/Soviet
Tupolev Tu-22K and
Tupolev Tu-22M
The Tupolev Tu-22M (; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev, Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. The bomber was reported as being designated ...
bombers
* Downbeat Jazz Club, a
jazz club in New York City
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