Ben’s Nightmare
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- BPM
- 171
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 20/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:24
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -25.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 19.4 dB
- ISRC
- NLQ881800185
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 171 BPM in E major (12B), Ben’s Nightmare is a trance production. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 19 dB). Faster than 99% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 97% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 39%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 2%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Ben’s Nightmare in?
Ben’s Nightmare by Ferry Corsten is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Ben’s Nightmare?
Ben’s Nightmare runs at 171 BPM.
What mixes well with Ben’s Nightmare?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Ben’s Nightmare good for peak time?
With energy 20 out of 100 at 171 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 171 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 161-181 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 171 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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