The Dream
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 6:28
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.0 dB
- ISRC
- ITN3C2600018
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo techno cut, The Dream sits in A♭ major (4B) at 128 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). Better known than 89% of Sam Paganini's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 80% of Sam Paganini's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 79% of Sam Paganini's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 79% of Sam Paganini's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Dream in?
The Dream by Sam Paganini is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Dream?
The Dream runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Dream?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Dream good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 128 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
