This Generation [Indio]
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:56
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- City Series Collection
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -3.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- NLD681500580
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- This Generation [Indio] - Radio Editversion8B · 128
At 128 BPM in C major (8B), This Generation [Indio] is a peak-time tempo trance production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). 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.
- Groove:
- groovier than 95% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 85% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 82% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is This Generation [Indio] in?
This Generation [Indio] by Markus Schulz is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is This Generation [Indio]?
This Generation [Indio] runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with This Generation [Indio]?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is This Generation [Indio] good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 128 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 128 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%: 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 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 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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