momentary (choir version)
30s preview
- BPM
- 98
- Double-time
- 196
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 1/100
- Pop
- 54/100
- Length
- 2:05
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -31.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBBBA1800109
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- momentary - string quartet versionoriginal11A · 80
- momentary - choir versionoriginal11A · 67
At 98 BPM in A major (11B), momentary (choir version) is a slow-groove tempo downtempo production. The feel is subdued and even. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). Better known than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 93% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 46%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 2%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is momentary (choir version) in?
momentary (choir version) by Olafur Arnalds is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is momentary (choir version)?
momentary (choir version) runs at 98 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with momentary (choir version)?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is momentary (choir version) good for peak time?
With energy 1 out of 100 at 98 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 98 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%: 92-104 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 98 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 98 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
