Distractions – Movement 3
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 8:39
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -9.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1001363
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Distractions – Movement 3 is a club-tempo progressive trance track in C major (8B) at 126 BPM. 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 12 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 97% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 83% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Distractions – Movement 3 in?
Distractions – Movement 3 by Andrew Bayer is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Distractions – Movement 3?
Distractions – Movement 3 runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Distractions – Movement 3?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Distractions – Movement 3 good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 126 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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