Brainbox
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 137
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 3:14
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -7.2 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Brainbox is a driving up-tempo trance track in D minor (7A) at 137 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 85% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 84% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 84% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 77% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Brainbox in?
Brainbox by Ferry Corsten is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Brainbox?
Brainbox runs at 137 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Brainbox?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Brainbox good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 137 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 137 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 129-145 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 137 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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