Counting the Points
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 51/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 7:39
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1100631
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Counting the Points is a peak-time tempo progressive trance track in D minor (7A) at 128 BPM. The feel is balanced in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 94% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 91% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 79% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Counting the Points in?
Counting the Points by Andrew Bayer is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Counting the Points?
Counting the Points runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Counting the Points?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Counting the Points good for peak time?
With energy 51 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 128 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
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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