Nocturnal
30s preview
- BPM
- 192
- Half-time
- 96
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 26/100
- Length
- 4:24
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -10.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.6 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711101169
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Nocturnal: trance, B♭ major (6B), 192 BPM. The feel is 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 16 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- calmer than 98% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 94% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 85% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Nocturnal in?
Nocturnal by Orjan Nilsen is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Nocturnal?
Nocturnal runs at 192 BPM.
What mixes well with Nocturnal?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is Nocturnal good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 192 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 192 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 180-204 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 192 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 192 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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