Reception
30s preview
- BPM
- 176
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 44/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:22
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -14.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.1 dB
- ISRC
- NLQ881700040
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Reception: trance, B♭ minor (3A), 176 BPM. The feel is dark and steady. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 94% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 91% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 5%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Reception in?
Reception by Ferry Corsten is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Reception?
Reception runs at 176 BPM.
What mixes well with Reception?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Reception good for peak time?
With energy 44 out of 100 at 176 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 176 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 165-187 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A 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 176 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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