This Is Where It Starts
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 63/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 4:31
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -5.4 dB
- ISRC
- NLE711900443
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- This Is Where It Starts - Epic Pure Mixoriginal8B · 136
- This Is Where It Starts - Sheridan Grout Remixremix7B · 132
- This Is Where It Starts - Pure Mixoriginal7B · 136
- This Is Where It Starts - Orchestral Versionoriginal7B · 128
- This Is Where It Starts - Extended Pure Mixversion8B · 136
- This Is Where It Starts - Sheridan Grout Extended Remixremix7B · 132
This Is Where It Starts is a peak-time tempo trance track in F major (7B) at 128 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Calmer than 92% of Solarstone's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 85% of Solarstone's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is This Is Where It Starts in?
This Is Where It Starts by Solarstone is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is This Is Where It Starts?
This Is Where It Starts runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with This Is Where It Starts?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is This Is Where It Starts good for peak time?
With energy 63 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 7B at 128 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B 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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