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Lightwave (club mix)

Markus Schulz

Key
9A · E minor
BPM
165
Half-time
83
Open Key
2m
Energy
68/100
Pop
0/100
Length
3:49
Released
2011
Genre
Trance
Loudness
-11.7 dB
ISRC
NLF711100853

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

Lightwave (club mix): very fast trance, E minor (9A), 165 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Markus Schulz's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.

Reach:
more underground than 99% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
Energy:
calmer than 83% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
Groove:
less groove-driven than 83% of Markus Schulz's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy68
Mood19Dark
Groove46
Acoustic5
Instrumental65
Live18
Speech5

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Lightwave (club mix) in?

Lightwave (club mix) by Markus Schulz is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Lightwave (club mix)?

Lightwave (club mix) runs at 165 BPM, a very fast track.

What mixes well with Lightwave (club mix)?

From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.

Is Lightwave (club mix) good for peak time?

With energy 68 out of 100 at 165 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.

Mixes harmonically

9A8A · 10A · 9B

From 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 9A

10ASimple Mix Upper
8ASimple Mix Downer
9BTonal Shift·
10BDiagonal Mix Upper
8BDiagonal Mix Downer
6BCompatible Tone·
11AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12AParallel Key Upper▲▲
6AParallel Key Downer▼▼
4ATritone Jump▲▲
1ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9A at 165 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 155-175 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.

Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 165 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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