Trapped in an Orbit
30s preview
- BPM
- 111
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 6:55
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Tech House
- Label
- These Eyes
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.2 dB
- ISRC
- QMEU31711007
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Trapped in an Orbit - Lauer Remixremix3B · 116
Trapped in an Orbit is a mid-tempo tech house track in D♭ minor (12A) at 111 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 96% of Marc Romboy's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Trapped in an Orbit in?
Trapped in an Orbit by Marc Romboy is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Trapped in an Orbit?
Trapped in an Orbit runs at 111 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Trapped in an Orbit?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Trapped in an Orbit good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 111 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 111 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 104-118 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 111 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 111 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
