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A State of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Intro: License To DJ [Mix Cut])
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- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 54/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:34
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- A State of Trance Year Mix 2018
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -12.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.2 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711813782
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- A State of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Outro: The Verdict [Mix Cut])original5B · 131
A State of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Intro: License To DJ [Mix Cut]) runs 87 BPM in B minor (10A), a downtempo trance record. Tonally it lands balanced in mood. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 99% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 98% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 21%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A State of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Intro: License To DJ [Mix Cut]) in?
A State of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Intro: License To DJ [Mix Cut]) by Armin van Buuren is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A State of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Intro: License To DJ [Mix Cut])?
A State of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Intro: License To DJ [Mix Cut]) runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with A State of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Intro: License To DJ [Mix Cut])?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is A State of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Intro: License To DJ [Mix Cut]) good for peak time?
With energy 54 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 10A at 87 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 82-92 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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