Step Right On
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:22
- Released
- 2003
- Album
- Global
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ690200107
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Step Right On - DVD MAin studio Versionoriginal4B · 140
- Step Right On!original3B · 140
Step Right On runs 140 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a driving up-tempo trance record. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 77% 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 Step Right On in?
Step Right On by Paul van Dyk is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Step Right On?
Step Right On runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Step Right On?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Step Right On good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 140 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — 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 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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