Formante
30s preview
- BPM
- 111
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 79/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 5:06
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -11.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.7 dB
- ISRC
- NL1JL1900040
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A mid-tempo house cut, Formante sits in A♭ major (4B) at 111 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. 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 16 dB). Darker than 99% of Nicola Cruz's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Formante in?
Formante by Nicola Cruz is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Formante?
Formante runs at 111 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Formante?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Formante good for peak time?
With energy 79 out of 100 at 111 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 111 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 104-118 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 111 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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