Hoffnungsschimmer
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 28/100
- Length
- 4:46
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Afterlife
- Loudness
- -7.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 19.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEEC32000173
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Hoffnungsschimmer runs 120 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a club-tempo techno record. It reads as bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 20 dB). Slower than 99% of Kevin de Vries's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 99% of Kevin de Vries's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 94% of Kevin de Vries's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 77% of Kevin de Vries's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hoffnungsschimmer in?
Hoffnungsschimmer by Kevin de Vries is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hoffnungsschimmer?
Hoffnungsschimmer runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Hoffnungsschimmer?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hoffnungsschimmer good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 120 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
