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Rock This [Mix Cut] - V1 Edit
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 133
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 72/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:20
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- VONYC Sessions 2011 (Mixed Version)
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -3.0 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711104484
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Rock Thisoriginal3B · 132
- Rock This - Exense Remixremix3B · 132
- Rock This - Extended Mixversion2B · 132
- Rock This - V1 Editversion3B · 132
Against the original (3B at 132 BPM), this version runs 1 BPM faster and moves the key from 3B to 7B.
Rock This [Mix Cut] - V1 Edit runs 133 BPM in F major (7B), a peak-time tempo trance record. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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.
- Brightness:
- darker than 95% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 79% 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 Rock This [Mix Cut] - V1 Edit in?
Rock This [Mix Cut] - V1 Edit by Paul van Dyk is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Rock This [Mix Cut] - V1 Edit?
Rock This [Mix Cut] - V1 Edit runs at 133 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Rock This [Mix Cut] - V1 Edit?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Rock This [Mix Cut] - V1 Edit good for peak time?
With energy 72 out of 100 at 133 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 133 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 125-141 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 133 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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