Light On (Year in Review 2023)
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 74/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 3:11
- Released
- 2023
- Album
- Markus Schulz presents Year in Review 2023
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -11.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLD682304253
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Light Onoriginal8B · 126
- Light On - ZOYA Remixremix8B · 125
- Light Onoriginal8B · 126
- Light On - ZOYA Extended Remixremix8B · 125
Light On (Year in Review 2023) is a club-tempo trance track in C major (8B) at 126 BPM. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). More bass-heavy than 94% of Markus Schulz's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 87% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 84% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 36%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 2%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Light On (Year in Review 2023) in?
Light On (Year in Review 2023) by Markus Schulz is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Light On (Year in Review 2023)?
Light On (Year in Review 2023) runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Light On (Year in Review 2023)?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Light On (Year in Review 2023) good for peak time?
With energy 74 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 126 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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