Courage
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 183
- Half-time
- 92
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:04
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -6.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.5 dB
- ISRC
- FRUM71500919
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Courage: progressive house, A minor (8A), 183 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Joris Delacroix's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 98% of Joris Delacroix's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of Joris Delacroix's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 96% of Joris Delacroix's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Courage in?
Courage by Joris Delacroix is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Courage?
Courage runs at 183 BPM.
What mixes well with Courage?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Courage good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 183 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 183 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%: 172-194 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 183 — 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 183 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
