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Lie Down In Darkness [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Original Mix
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 8:24
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- VONYC Sessions 2011 (Mixed Version)
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -4.8 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711104466
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Lie Down In Darkness - Paul van Dyk Radio Editversion11B · 128
Lie Down In Darkness [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Original Mix runs 130 BPM in F minor (4A), a peak-time tempo trance record. It reads as dark and driving. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 80% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 80% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 75% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Lie Down In Darkness [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Original Mix in?
Lie Down In Darkness [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Original Mix by Paul van Dyk is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Lie Down In Darkness [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Original Mix?
Lie Down In Darkness [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Original Mix runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Lie Down In Darkness [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Original Mix?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Lie Down In Darkness [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 130 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 86/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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