Chupacabras
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 134
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 2:40
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -12.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.3 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ691400211
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo trance cut, Chupacabras sits in G major (9B) at 134 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 15 dB). A 2002 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 91% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 83% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Chupacabras in?
Chupacabras by Paul van Dyk is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Chupacabras?
Chupacabras runs at 134 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Chupacabras?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Chupacabras good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 134 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 9B at 134 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 126-142 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 134 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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