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Not Everything Is as It Seems, Not Everything That Seems Is

Cornelius SA

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Key
4A · F minor
BPM
100
Double-time
200
Open Key
9m
Energy
22/100
Pop
0/100
Length
3:06
Released
2025
Genre
Downtempo
Loudness
-19.4 dB
Dynamics
14.7 dB
ISRC
GBEWA2503332

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

A slow-groove tempo downtempo cut, Not Everything Is as It Seems, Not Everything That Seems Is sits in F minor (4A) at 100 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 15 dB). Slower than 99% of Cornelius SA's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

Reach:
more underground than 99% of Cornelius SA's catalogue
Groove:
less groove-driven than 96% of Cornelius SA's catalogue
Energy:
calmer than 94% of Cornelius SA's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy22
Mood7Dark
Groove43
Acoustic96
Instrumental96
Live33
Speech3

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
35%
Low
30-130 Hz
39%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
20%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
5%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Not Everything Is as It Seems, Not Everything That Seems Is in?

Not Everything Is as It Seems, Not Everything That Seems Is by Cornelius SA is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Not Everything Is as It Seems, Not Everything That Seems Is?

Not Everything Is as It Seems, Not Everything That Seems Is runs at 100 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.

What mixes well with Not Everything Is as It Seems, Not Everything That Seems Is?

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

Is Not Everything Is as It Seems, Not Everything That Seems Is good for peak time?

With energy 22 out of 100 at 100 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.

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 100 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%: 94-106 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 100 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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