The Mule
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 6:10
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -4.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711101985
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Mule is a peak-time tempo trance track in A♭ minor (1A) at 128 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 96% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 78% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Mule in?
The Mule by Orjan Nilsen is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Mule?
The Mule runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Mule?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Mule good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 128 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 88/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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