
Howl at the Moon (Mix Cut) - Solarstone Retouch
30s preview
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 6:09
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Solarstone presents Pure Trance 2 - Mixed By Solarstone & Giuseppe Ottaviani
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -8.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- NLD681801501
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Howl At the Moon - Solarstone Retouch Editversion9B · 138
Howl at the Moon (Mix Cut) - Solarstone Retouch: driving up-tempo trance, B♭ minor (3A), 138 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 84% of Solarstone's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- darker than 78% of Solarstone's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 77% of Solarstone's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 75% of Solarstone's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Howl at the Moon (Mix Cut) - Solarstone Retouch in?
Howl at the Moon (Mix Cut) - Solarstone Retouch by Solarstone is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Howl at the Moon (Mix Cut) - Solarstone Retouch?
Howl at the Moon (Mix Cut) - Solarstone Retouch runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Howl at the Moon (Mix Cut) - Solarstone Retouch?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Howl at the Moon (Mix Cut) - Solarstone Retouch good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 138 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 138 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 130-146 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 92/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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