Forbidden Zone - Radio Edit
30s preview
- BPM
- 131
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 3:01
- Released
- 2023
- Album
- Set In Stone / Forbidden Zone
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Label
- Stress Records
- Loudness
- -9.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBEPM2302032
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Forbidden Zoneoriginal11A · 131
Against the original (11A at 131 BPM), this version holds the same tempo and moves the key from 11A to 11B.
At 131 BPM in A major (11B), Forbidden Zone - Radio Edit is a peak-time tempo progressive trance production. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). Hotter than 95% of Nick Muir's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- faster than 93% of Nick Muir's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 88% of Nick Muir's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 88% of Nick Muir's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Forbidden Zone - Radio Edit in?
Forbidden Zone - Radio Edit by Nick Muir is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Forbidden Zone - Radio Edit?
Forbidden Zone - Radio Edit runs at 131 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Forbidden Zone - Radio Edit?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Forbidden Zone - Radio Edit good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 131 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 131 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%: 123-139 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 96/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 131 — 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 131 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
