Accelerator
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 4:21
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ691800153
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 138 BPM in D major (10B), Accelerator is a driving up-tempo trance production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 98% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 83% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Accelerator in?
Accelerator by Paul van Dyk is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Accelerator?
Accelerator runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Accelerator?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Accelerator good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 138 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 138 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 130-146 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 100/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — 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 138 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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