Sweet Escape (ASOT 1231)
- BPM
- 145
- Half-time
- 73
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 32/100
- Length
- 3:13
- Released
- 2025
- Album
- ASOT 1231 - A State of Trance Episode 1231 (Including A State Of Trance Showcase - Mix 008: Protoculture)
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -6.9 dB
- ISRC
- NLF712504340
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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Sweet Escape (ASOT 1231) is a driving up-tempo trance track in A♭ major (4B) at 145 BPM. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Less groove-driven than 97% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 92% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 81% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Sweet Escape (ASOT 1231) in?
Sweet Escape (ASOT 1231) by Armin van Buuren is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sweet Escape (ASOT 1231)?
Sweet Escape (ASOT 1231) runs at 145 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sweet Escape (ASOT 1231)?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sweet Escape (ASOT 1231) good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 145 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 145 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 136-154 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 145 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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