Secrets In The Dark - Hector Couto Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 82/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:36
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Secrets In The Dark
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -5.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBLNZ1100169
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Secrets In The Dark - Alex Kenji Remixremix9A · 126
- Secrets In The Dark - Radio Editversion1B · 126
- Secrets in the Darkoriginal10A · 126
Against the original (10A at 126 BPM), this version runs 2 BPM slower and moves the key from 10A to 12A.
Secrets In The Dark - Hector Couto Remix: club-tempo house, D♭ minor (12A), 124 BPM. It reads as 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 keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Chris Lake's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 98% of Chris Lake's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Secrets In The Dark - Hector Couto Remix in?
Secrets In The Dark - Hector Couto Remix by Chris Lake is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Secrets In The Dark - Hector Couto Remix?
Secrets In The Dark - Hector Couto Remix runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Secrets In The Dark - Hector Couto Remix?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Secrets In The Dark - Hector Couto Remix good for peak time?
With energy 82 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 124 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 82/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
