New York City [Take Me Away]
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 50/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 4:12
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -10.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- NLE711700341
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- New York City [Take Me Away] - Extended Mixversion11A · 128
A peak-time tempo trance cut, New York City [Take Me Away] sits in F♯ minor (11A) at 128 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and steady. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. 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 12 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 97% of Markus Schulz's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 79% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 77% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is New York City [Take Me Away] in?
New York City [Take Me Away] by Markus Schulz is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is New York City [Take Me Away]?
New York City [Take Me Away] runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with New York City [Take Me Away]?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is New York City [Take Me Away] good for peak time?
With energy 50 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 128 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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