Forge - Fretwell Mix
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 91/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 8:11
- Released
- 2003
- Album
- Forge
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -10.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.1 dB
- ISRC
- USA2P0505283
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Forge - Framewerk full On mixoriginal3A · 125
- Forgeoriginal2B · 132
- Forge - Framewerk's Cure The Soul mixoriginal2B · 125
- Forge - Kohra remixremix3A · 132
- Forge - Framewerk's Exposure remixremix2A · 125
- Forge (John Digweed & Nick Muir vs. Second Hand Satellites) (Iridium Flares Mix)original2B · 132
At 128 BPM in E minor (9A), Forge - Fretwell Mix is a peak-time tempo progressive house production. Tonally it lands 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 15 dB). A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 86% of Nick Muir's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 82% of Nick Muir's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of Nick Muir's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 80% of Nick Muir's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Forge - Fretwell Mix in?
Forge - Fretwell Mix by Nick Muir is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Forge - Fretwell Mix?
Forge - Fretwell Mix runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Forge - Fretwell Mix?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Forge - Fretwell Mix good for peak time?
With energy 91 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 128 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 91/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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