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The Falling [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Remix
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 137
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:37
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- VONYC Sessions 2011 (Mixed Version)
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -3.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711104470
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Fallingoriginal10A · 133
- The Falling - Paul van Dyk Remixremix10A · 133
Against the original (10A at 133 BPM), this version runs 4 BPM faster and moves the key from 10A to 8B.
At 137 BPM in C major (8B), The Falling [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Remix is a driving up-tempo trance production. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. 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. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 77% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is The Falling [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Remix in?
The Falling [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Remix by Paul van Dyk is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Falling [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Remix?
The Falling [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Remix runs at 137 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Falling [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Remix?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Falling [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Remix good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 137 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 137 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 129-145 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 97/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 137 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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