What score does Avalon Emerson's Essential Mix 2018-08-18 - Avalon Emerson get?

Essential Mix 2018-08-18 - Avalon Emerson scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.

How long is Essential Mix 2018-08-18 - Avalon Emerson?

The analysed recording runs 1h 60m.

Which part of the mix scores best?

IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 86/100.

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 — Essential Mix 2018-08-18 - Avalon Emerson

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

Essential Mix 2018-08-18 - Avalon Emerson by Avalon Emerson scores 87/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (86/100).

This segment is a testament to the power of rhythmic complexity in building a compelling club narrative.

Key takeaways

What worked

Technical precision
Eclectic selection
Sophisticated narrative arc

What weakened the set

Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (24:00, 28:00, 34:00, 36:00, 40:00, 72:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

What to try next

Maintain the current level of technical precision.
Experiment with even longer, more experimental blends.
Consider adding a few more 'peak' moments to break up the hypnosis.
Experiment with even longer tension plateaus.

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.

05:12Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 05:12
A masterclass in frequency management; the new track's percussion enters almost imperceptibly.
09:45Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 09:45
Seamless integration of two rhythmic patterns, creating a complex, driving groove.
23:00Measured (DSP)82/100Listen at 23:00
Strategic disruption
26:12Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 26:12
A masterfully executed blend that evolves over 32 bars, creating a seamless transition between two complex rhythmic structures.

About this indie house set

Essential Mix 2018-08-18 - Avalon Emerson 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”.

This segment is a testament to the power of rhythmic complexity in building a compelling club narrative.

How the score breaks down

SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 95/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 86/100.

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 42 points, moving between 40 and 92 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

6 transitions were detected and scored individually.

Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 867.9 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

This segment is a testament to the power of rhythmic complexity in building a compelling club narrative.

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)measured90

Tempo Stability (estimated)measured93

Technical Cleanlinessmeasured78

STORYTELLING

Did the mix go somewhere?

25%91

Narrative ArcAI94

ProgressionAI91

Tension & ReleaseAI88

Section AwarenessAI91

Flow ContinuityAI92

PayoffAI85

ENERGY

Did you control the room?

20%87

Energy Curvemeasured89

PacingAI92

MomentumAI90

Peak ManagementAI89

Energy HandoffAI89

Fatigue ControlAI56

SURPRISE

Did you remain unpredictable?

15%86

Unexpected MomentsAI86

ContrastAI88

Transition Varietymeasured93

Selection RiskAI89

FreshnessAI60

Surprise ControlAI86

IDENTITY

Did the mix sound like you?

15%95

Selection QualityAI95

Identity ConsistencyAI95

IntentionalityAI96

ConfidenceAI94

RestraintAI92

SignatureAI95

Energy arc

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