NYC Beat
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 82/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:17
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -7.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBEFR0701014
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
NYC Beat: club-tempo house, G minor (6A), 124 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. Vocals read as instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 92% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 82% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is NYC Beat in?
NYC Beat by Armand Van Helden is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is NYC Beat?
NYC Beat runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with NYC Beat?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is NYC Beat good for peak time?
With energy 82 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 124 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 82/100).
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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