Hours
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:00
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- ISRC
- DEW760700079
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Hours is a peak-time tempo trance track in B major (1B) at 128 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- slower than 94% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 89% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Hours in?
Hours by Paul van Dyk is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hours?
Hours runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Hours?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Hours good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 1B at 128 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 87/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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