The Reason
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 10:15
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -10.9 dB
- ISRC
- DKZVA0900605
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Reason is a peak-time tempo progressive trance track in A major (11B) at 128 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Liquid Soul's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Liquid Soul's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 89% of Liquid Soul's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 86% of Liquid Soul's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is The Reason in?
The Reason by Liquid Soul is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Reason?
The Reason runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Reason?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Reason good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 128 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 75/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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