Walking in the Dark
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 142
- Half-time
- 71
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:09
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Auraa
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.6 dB
- ISRC
- DEAE62000023
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Walking in the Dark - Keith Carnal Remixremix9B · 139
Walking in the Dark runs 142 BPM in C major (8B), a driving up-tempo techno record. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. More underground than 99% of Ellen Allien's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 93% of Ellen Allien's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Walking in the Dark in?
Walking in the Dark by Ellen Allien is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Walking in the Dark?
Walking in the Dark runs at 142 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Walking in the Dark?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Walking in the Dark good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 142 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 142 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 133-151 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 142 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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