About the Sun
- BPM
- 132
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 64/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:50
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Global DJ Broadcast - Top 20 May 2016
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -3.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1500830
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
About the Sun is a peak-time tempo trance track in A♭ major (4B) at 132 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Markus Schulz's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 87% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 82% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 77% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is About the Sun in?
About the Sun by Markus Schulz is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is About the Sun?
About the Sun runs at 132 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with About the Sun?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is About the Sun good for peak time?
With energy 64 out of 100 at 132 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 4B at 132 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 124-140 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 132 — 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 132 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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