Corsten's Countdown 496 Intro - Corsten's Countdown Yearmix of 2016
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:24
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Corsten's Countdown 496 (Corsten's Countdown Yearmix of 2016)
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -3.2 dB
- ISRC
- NLD681603166
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Corsten's Countdown 496 Intro - Corsten's Countdown Yearmix of 2016 is a mid-tempo trance track in C major (8B) at 118 BPM. 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.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 96% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 92% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Corsten's Countdown 496 Intro - Corsten's Countdown Yearmix of 2016 in?
Corsten's Countdown 496 Intro - Corsten's Countdown Yearmix of 2016 by Ferry Corsten is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Corsten's Countdown 496 Intro - Corsten's Countdown Yearmix of 2016?
Corsten's Countdown 496 Intro - Corsten's Countdown Yearmix of 2016 runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Corsten's Countdown 496 Intro - Corsten's Countdown Yearmix of 2016?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Corsten's Countdown 496 Intro - Corsten's Countdown Yearmix of 2016 good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 118 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%: 111-125 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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