Area 51 (Menno de Jong mix)
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:39
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -7.2 dB
- ISRC
- NLE711500469
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Area 51 (Menno de Jong mix) runs 140 BPM in A minor (8A), a driving up-tempo trance record. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Talla 2XLC's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 81% of Talla 2XLC's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Area 51 (Menno de Jong mix) in?
Area 51 (Menno de Jong mix) by Talla 2XLC is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Area 51 (Menno de Jong mix)?
Area 51 (Menno de Jong mix) runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Area 51 (Menno de Jong mix)?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Area 51 (Menno de Jong mix) good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 140 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 98/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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