Acacia - GMJ Shards of Light Mix
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 142
- Half-time
- 71
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 58/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:52
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Underground Selections 01
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -14.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.7 dB
- ISRC
- US83Z1774642
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Acacia - GMJ 'Wisdom of the Ages' Mixoriginal8A · 120
- Acacia - GMJ 'Wisdom of the Ages' Mixoriginal8A · 120
- Acacia - GMJ 'Akashic Dub' Mixversion8A · 120
At 142 BPM in A minor (8A), Acacia - GMJ Shards of Light Mix is a driving up-tempo progressive house production. Tonally it lands bright and easy. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. 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 16 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of GMJ's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of GMJ's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 99% of GMJ's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of GMJ's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Acacia - GMJ Shards of Light Mix in?
Acacia - GMJ Shards of Light Mix by GMJ is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Acacia - GMJ Shards of Light Mix?
Acacia - GMJ Shards of Light Mix runs at 142 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Acacia - GMJ Shards of Light Mix?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Acacia - GMJ Shards of Light Mix good for peak time?
With energy 58 out of 100 at 142 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 142 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 142 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
