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The Test

Andrew Bayer

30s preview

Key
12A · D♭ minor
BPM
128
Open Key
5m
Energy
98/100
Pop
14/100
Length
3:36
Released
2020
Genre
Progressive Trance
Loudness
-6.4 dB
Dynamics
9.1 dB
ISRC
GBEWA1910030

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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The Test runs 128 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a peak-time tempo progressive trance record. 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. Hotter than 98% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Reach:
better known than 84% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy98
Mood25Dark
Groove52
Acoustic0
Instrumental79
Live6
Speech6

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
35%
Low
30-130 Hz
30%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
21%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
14%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is The Test in?

The Test by Andrew Bayer is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is The Test?

The Test runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.

What mixes well with The Test?

From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.

Is The Test good for peak time?

With energy 98 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

12A11A · 1A · 12B

From 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 12A

1ASimple Mix Upper
11ASimple Mix Downer
12BTonal Shift·
1BDiagonal Mix Upper
11BDiagonal Mix Downer
9BCompatible Tone·
2AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
10AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
3AParallel Key Upper▲▲
9AParallel Key Downer▼▼
7ATritone Jump▲▲
4ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 12A at 128 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 98/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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