Beautiful Place - Alt. Radio Mix by Paul van Dyk cover art

Beautiful Place - Alt. Radio Mix

Paul van Dyk

Key
9A · E minor
BPM
135
Open Key
2m
Energy
59/100
Pop
0/100
Length
3:43
Released
1996
Album
Beautiful Place
Genre
Trance
Loudness
-16.3 dB
ISRC
DEW760900112

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

Other versions

Against the original (11B at 135 BPM), this version holds the same tempo and moves the key from 11B to 9A.

At 135 BPM in E minor (9A), Beautiful Place - Alt. Radio Mix is a driving up-tempo trance production. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 1996 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.

Brightness:
brighter than 90% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Energy:
calmer than 89% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy59
Mood68Bright
Groove59
Acoustic4
Instrumental88
Live54
Speech3

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Beautiful Place - Alt. Radio Mix in?

Beautiful Place - Alt. Radio Mix by Paul van Dyk is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Beautiful Place - Alt. Radio Mix?

Beautiful Place - Alt. Radio Mix runs at 135 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.

What mixes well with Beautiful Place - Alt. Radio Mix?

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

Is Beautiful Place - Alt. Radio Mix good for peak time?

With energy 59 out of 100 at 135 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.

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 135 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%: 127-143 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 mid-set roller.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 135 — 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 135 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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