Harlequin Plays Bells - Alter Ego Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 114
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 73/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 6:28
- Released
- 1995
- Album
- Touch Themes
- Genre
- Trance
- Label
- Cocoon Digital
- Loudness
- -10.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.0 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ209501240
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Harlequin Plays Bellsoriginal4B · 113
Against the original (4B at 113 BPM), this version runs 1 BPM faster and moves the key from 4B to 3B.
A mid-tempo trance cut, Harlequin Plays Bells - Alter Ego Remix sits in D♭ major (3B) at 114 BPM. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 1995 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 92% of Sven Väth's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 87% of Sven Väth's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 76% of Sven Väth's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Harlequin Plays Bells - Alter Ego Remix in?
Harlequin Plays Bells - Alter Ego Remix by Sven Väth is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Harlequin Plays Bells - Alter Ego Remix?
Harlequin Plays Bells - Alter Ego Remix runs at 114 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Harlequin Plays Bells - Alter Ego Remix?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Harlequin Plays Bells - Alter Ego Remix good for peak time?
With energy 73 out of 100 at 114 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 114 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 107-121 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 114 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 114 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
