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Corsten's Countdown 454 Intro [CC454]
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 80
- Double-time
- 160
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:59
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Corsten's Countdown 454
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -3.2 dB
- ISRC
- NLD681600702
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Corsten's Countdown 454 Intro [CC454]: downtempo trance, F minor (4A), 80 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 97% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 90% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 83% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Corsten's Countdown 454 Intro [CC454] in?
Corsten's Countdown 454 Intro [CC454] by Ferry Corsten is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Corsten's Countdown 454 Intro [CC454]?
Corsten's Countdown 454 Intro [CC454] runs at 80 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Corsten's Countdown 454 Intro [CC454]?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Corsten's Countdown 454 Intro [CC454] good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 80 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 4A at 80 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%: 75-85 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 80 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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