First Line
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 68/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 4:58
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- The Traveler
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Bedrock Records
- Loudness
- -13.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBEPM1400922
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
First Line runs 118 BPM in D major (10B), a mid-tempo progressive house record. The feel is dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 89% of Nick Muir's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 83% of Nick Muir's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 82% of Nick Muir's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 81% of Nick Muir's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is First Line in?
First Line by Nick Muir is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is First Line?
First Line runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with First Line?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is First Line good for peak time?
With energy 68 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 10B at 118 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
