Drowning
30s preview
- BPM
- 129
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 74/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 5:50
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -8.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711900117
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Drowning: peak-time tempo trance, E♭ minor (2A), 129 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 94% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 88% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 79% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 77% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Drowning in?
Drowning by Orjan Nilsen is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Drowning?
Drowning runs at 129 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Drowning?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Drowning good for peak time?
With energy 74 out of 100 at 129 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 2A at 129 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 121-137 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 129 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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