Afrojack — JACKED Radio – 377 - SPECIAL COUNTDOWN NYE SET
BIG Room · 1h 02m · analysed 18 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
Public mix analysis — no affiliation or endorsement. This report measures a publicly available recording hosted on soundcloud.com. The scores are produced by SOONOS and do not imply any partnership with, or approval by, Afrojack.
In short
JACKED Radio – 377 - SPECIAL COUNTDOWN NYE SET by Afrojack scores 82/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is STORYTELLING (91/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (80/100).
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (3×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (42:00, 48:00, 57:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with a 'fake-out' drop to add a layer of surprise to the high-energy sections.
- Incorporate a brief ambient bridge to make the final peak feel even more massive.
- Monitor the high-frequency levels during aggressive filter sweeps to avoid ear fatigue.
Timestamped insights
Each moment below is tagged with how it was produced: “measured” comes from the DSP pass on the audio, “listening” comes from the multi-agent listening pass.
Strategic disruption
Perfectly timed energy handoff that maintains the momentum.
Smooth transition between two vocal-driven tracks, maintaining the melodic flow.
Efficient transition that keeps the energy high without any noticeable dip.
Strategic disruption
About this big room set
JACKED Radio – 377 - SPECIAL COUNTDOWN NYE SET is a big room DJ set by Afrojack, running 1h 02m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 82/100 overall — club ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is STORYTELLING at 91/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 80/100.
The final score is capped by measured beatmatching: the DSP layer overrides the listening layer whenever it measures an execution issue directly in the audio.
Analysis coverage for this file is 100% — the share of the set the engine could measure with full confidence.
Energy and structure
The energy curve was sampled at 15 points, moving between 80 and 98 on the SOONOS energy scale — a narrow dynamic range across the set.
10 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 990.6 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 27 ms.
How this score is built
Measured layer (DSP): the audio file is analysed directly — beat grid, tempo stability, loudness and energy. These values are measurements, not opinions.
Listening layer: a multi-agent pass reads musical intent — programming, storytelling, coherence and crowd effect. This layer interprets, it does not measure.
Fusion and ceilings: the two layers are merged, and the measured layer always wins on execution. When the DSP hears an execution problem, it caps the final score even if the listening layer is positive.
On this set, the ceiling applied is measured beatmatching.
Measured coverage for this file is 100% of the set.
Full SOONOS analysis
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%84
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%91
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%84
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%80
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%89
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured beatmatching — the weighted average before the cap was 86.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (10)
Perfect Phrase Match
Minor Level Jump
strategic_disruption
Seamless Vocal Blend
High-Impact Drop Swap
Rapid cut-in on the drop
Perfectly timed energy handoff that maintains the momentum.
16-bar EQ blend
Smooth transition between two vocal-driven tracks, maintaining the melodic flow.
Quick swap on the phrase boundary
Efficient transition that keeps the energy high without any noticeable dip.
Perfect Blend
Minor EQ Overlap
strategic_disruption
Seamless Cut
Technical subscores
86
EQ balance
92
Beat alignment
91
Energy control
94
Tempo stability
86
Loudness control
84
Musical coherence
87
Harmonic compatibility
88
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
27 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
219 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,726
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
25
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
13
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
118
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 99% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (3×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (42:00, 48:00, 57:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 12:45Masterful Buildup
- 16:10Peak Energy Drop
- 19:50Uplifting Vocal Moment
Coaching notes
- Experiment with a 'fake-out' drop to add a layer of surprise to the high-energy sections.
- Incorporate a brief ambient bridge to make the final peak feel even more massive.
- Monitor the high-frequency levels during aggressive filter sweeps to avoid ear fatigue.
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Methodology and limitations
This report is produced automatically from the published recording. It measures what is present in the audio file: a bad source encoding, a partial upload or a heavily processed broadcast version can change the measured values. Nothing here reflects the room, the crowd or the night itself.
Read the full SOONOS methodology →Questions about this analysis
- What score does Afrojack's JACKED Radio – 377 - SPECIAL COUNTDOWN NYE SET get?
- JACKED Radio – 377 - SPECIAL COUNTDOWN NYE SET scores 82/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is JACKED Radio – 377 - SPECIAL COUNTDOWN NYE SET?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 02m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- STORYTELLING is the strongest category at 91/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 80/100.
- How is this score calculated?
- SOONOS measures the audio with a DSP pass (beat grid, loudness, tempo, energy) and runs a multi-agent listening pass on top. Measured axes always override the listening layer, so an execution issue heard in the file caps the final score.
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