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Key
4A · F minor
BPM
125
Open Key
9m
Energy
95/100
Pop
31/100
Length
3:20
Released
2022
Genre
Trance
Loudness
-6.0 dB
Dynamics
12.5 dB
ISRC
NLF712203194

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

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At 125 BPM in F minor (4A), Offshore is a club-tempo trance production. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). Better known than 91% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.

Tempo:
slower than 80% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
Energy:
hotter than 78% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy95
Mood35Balanced
Groove53
Acoustic0
Instrumental90
Live13
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
33%
Low
30-130 Hz
28%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
24%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
16%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Offshore in?

Offshore by Armin van Buuren is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Offshore?

Offshore runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with Offshore?

From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.

Is Offshore good for peak time?

With energy 95 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

4A3A · 5A · 4B

From 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 4A

5ASimple Mix Upper
3ASimple Mix Downer
4BTonal Shift·
5BDiagonal Mix Upper
3BDiagonal Mix Downer
1BCompatible Tone·
6AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7AParallel Key Upper▲▲
1AParallel Key Downer▼▼
11ATritone Jump▲▲
8ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4A at 125 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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