Nova
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 53/100
- Length
- 5:42
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- Text Records
- Loudness
- -14.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBXNG2218001
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo deep house cut, Nova sits in F♯ minor (11A) at 128 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. 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 14 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 99% of Four Tet's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 79% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 75% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Nova in?
Nova by Four Tet is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Nova?
Nova runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Nova?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Nova good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 128 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 76/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
