What score does Avalon Emerson's Avalon Emerson - BBC 1 Essential Mix - (8/17/18) get?

Avalon Emerson - BBC 1 Essential Mix - (8/17/18) scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.

How long is Avalon Emerson - BBC 1 Essential Mix - (8/17/18)?

The analysed recording runs 1h 60m.

Which part of the mix scores best?

IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 85/100.

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.

Avalon Emerson

Avalon Emerson — Avalon Emerson - BBC 1 Essential Mix - (8/17/18)

Indie House · 1h 60m · analysed 21 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

Overall score

87/100

Level

festival ready

Duration

1h 60m

Genre

Indie House

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, Avalon Emerson.

In short

Avalon Emerson - BBC 1 Essential Mix - (8/17/18) by Avalon Emerson scores 87/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (85/100).

Avalon Emerson treats the Essential Mix as a canvas for a long-form sonic poem, where every transition is a deliberate stanza.

Key takeaways

What weakened the set

Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (0:00, 6:00, 10:00, 21:00, 33:30, 36:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

What to try next

Continue exploring the intersection of broken rhythms and 4/4 techno.
Use subtle high-frequency excitation to make the melodic layers pop more in a club environment.
Maintain the high level of phrase awareness shown in this segment.
Experiment with brief moments of total silence to further accentuate the melodic re-entries.

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.

4:15Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 4:15
Masterful transition from the BBC intro/ambient start into the first driving beat.
9:45Measured (DSP)86/100Listen at 9:45
Smooth integration of new high-hat patterns and mid-range synth elements.
13:12Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 13:12
Perfectly executed handover, maintaining sub-bass pressure.
17:45Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 17:45
Smooth introduction of new percussive elements via high-pass filter.

About this indie house set

Avalon Emerson - BBC 1 Essential Mix - (8/17/18) is a indie house DJ set by Avalon Emerson, running 1h 60m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 87/100 overall — festival ready.

The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

Avalon Emerson treats the Essential Mix as a canvas for a long-form sonic poem, where every transition is a deliberate stanza.

How the score breaks down

SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 94/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 85/100.

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 46 points, moving between 10 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

6 transitions were detected and scored individually.

Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 859.4 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 23 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.

Measured coverage for this file is 100% of the set.

Listen to the original set

Full SOONOS analysis

Avalon Emerson treats the Essential Mix as a canvas for a long-form sonic poem, where every transition is a deliberate stanza.

The 8 dimensions

Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.

Score breakdown

TECHNIQUE

How well did you execute?

25%86

Beat Alignmentmeasured78

Transition Qualitymeasured82

Phrase Accuracymeasured94

EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured88

Tempo Stability (estimated)measured95

Technical Cleanlinessmeasured78

STORYTELLING

Did the mix go somewhere?

25%91

Narrative ArcAI93

ProgressionAI89

Tension & ReleaseAI90

Section AwarenessAI91

Flow ContinuityAI93

PayoffAI86

ENERGY

Did you control the room?

20%87

Energy Curvemeasured91

PacingAI92

MomentumAI90

Peak ManagementAI89

Energy HandoffAI89

Fatigue ControlAI54

SURPRISE

Did you remain unpredictable?

15%85

Unexpected MomentsAI88

ContrastAI87

Transition Varietymeasured92

Selection RiskAI89

FreshnessAI54

Surprise ControlAI88

IDENTITY

Did the mix sound like you?

15%94

Selection QualityAI95

Identity ConsistencyAI95

IntentionalityAI95

ConfidenceAI93

RestraintAI92

SignatureAI95

Energy arc

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