Motif (ASOT 889) - Robert Nickson Remix
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 138
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 4:16
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- ASOT 889 - A State Of Trance Episode 889 (+XXL Guest Mix: Solarstone)
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -12.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.3 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711812991
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Motif - Robert Nickson Remixremix7B · 138
- Motif - Robert Nickson Extended Remixremix9B · 138
- Motiforiginal7B · 133
- Motif - Club Mixversion8B · 136
Against the original (7B at 133 BPM), this version runs 5 BPM faster and moves the key from 7B to 6A.
A driving up-tempo trance cut, Motif (ASOT 889) - Robert Nickson Remix sits in G minor (6A) at 138 BPM. 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 12 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of Solarstone's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 77% of Solarstone's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Motif (ASOT 889) - Robert Nickson Remix in?
Motif (ASOT 889) - Robert Nickson Remix by Solarstone is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Motif (ASOT 889) - Robert Nickson Remix?
Motif (ASOT 889) - Robert Nickson Remix runs at 138 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Motif (ASOT 889) - Robert Nickson Remix?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Motif (ASOT 889) - Robert Nickson Remix good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 138 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 138 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 130-146 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 81/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 138 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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