Motion Blur (NickBee remix)
- BPM
- 172
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 3:54
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.4 dB
- ISRC
- UKACT2230288
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Motion Blur (NickBee remix) is a drum n bass track in B♭ minor (3A) at 172 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Groovier than 89% of Noisia's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Motion Blur (NickBee remix) in?
Motion Blur (NickBee remix) by Noisia is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Motion Blur (NickBee remix)?
Motion Blur (NickBee remix) runs at 172 BPM.
What mixes well with Motion Blur (NickBee remix)?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Motion Blur (NickBee remix) good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 172 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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