Gold Dust by Markus Schulz cover art

Gold Dust

Markus Schulz

Key
12A · D♭ minor
BPM
140
Half-time
70
Open Key
5m
Energy
75/100
Pop
0/100
Length
4:20
Released
2020
Album
Escape
Genre
Trance
Loudness
-6.9 dB
ISRC
NLE712000707

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

At 140 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Gold Dust is a driving up-tempo trance production. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. More underground than 99% of Markus Schulz's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.

Tempo:
faster than 98% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
Groove:
less groove-driven than 79% of Markus Schulz's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy75
Mood16Dark
Groove47
Acoustic3
Instrumental0
Live9
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Gold Dust in?

Gold Dust by Markus Schulz is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Gold Dust?

Gold Dust runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.

What mixes well with Gold Dust?

From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.

Is Gold Dust good for peak time?

With energy 75 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.

Mixes harmonically

12A11A · 1A · 12B

From 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.

#TrackKey·BPM

Every move from 12A

1ASimple Mix Upper
11ASimple Mix Downer
12BTonal Shift·
1BDiagonal Mix Upper
11BDiagonal Mix Downer
9BCompatible Tone·
2AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
10AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
3AParallel Key Upper▲▲
9AParallel Key Downer▼▼
7ATritone Jump▲▲
4ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 12A at 140 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%: 132-148 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 high-intensity peak cut.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 140 — 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 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

#TrackKey·BPM

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