Nitedrive
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 65
- Double-time
- 130
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 16/100
- Pop
- 18/100
- Length
- 3:29
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Dimension Intrusion (25th Anniversary Edition)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -15.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.1 dB
- ISRC
- CAM261800163
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 65 BPM in A minor (8A), Nitedrive is a techno production. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is focused in the upper-mids, present and forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). Slower than 99% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 99% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 89% of Richie Hawtin's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 14%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 36%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Nitedrive in?
Nitedrive by Richie Hawtin is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Nitedrive?
Nitedrive runs at 65 BPM.
What mixes well with Nitedrive?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Nitedrive good for peak time?
With energy 16 out of 100 at 65 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 65 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 61-69 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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 65 — 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 65 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
