The Ocean (Escape mix)
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 45/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 5:10
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -14.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ692000052
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Ocean (Escape mix): peak-time tempo trance, E major (12B), 130 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Calmer than 95% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 86% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 80% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is The Ocean (Escape mix) in?
The Ocean (Escape mix) by Paul van Dyk is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Ocean (Escape mix)?
The Ocean (Escape mix) runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Ocean (Escape mix)?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Ocean (Escape mix) good for peak time?
With energy 45 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 12B at 130 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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