Once There Were Raves (extended mix)
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- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 2:37
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -5.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.6 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711907759
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 128 BPM in C major (8B), Once There Were Raves (extended mix) is a peak-time tempo trance production. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). Hotter than 97% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 96% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Once There Were Raves (extended mix) in?
Once There Were Raves (extended mix) by Orjan Nilsen is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Once There Were Raves (extended mix)?
Once There Were Raves (extended mix) runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Once There Were Raves (extended mix)?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Once There Were Raves (extended mix) good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 128 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 100/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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