Paul van Dyk About "Symmetries"
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 59/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 1:48
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- Evolution (Special Version)
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -9.1 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ691200038
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Paul van Dyk About "Symmetries": club-tempo trance, A major (11B), 126 BPM. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. A 2012 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.
- Tempo:
- slower than 96% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 89% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 77% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Paul van Dyk About "Symmetries" in?
Paul van Dyk About "Symmetries" by Paul van Dyk is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Paul van Dyk About "Symmetries"?
Paul van Dyk About "Symmetries" runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Paul van Dyk About "Symmetries"?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Paul van Dyk About "Symmetries" good for peak time?
With energy 59 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 126 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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