Ben Böhmer — Ben Böhmer / Liva PA / One Day Festival / London / 21.06.2014
Melodic Techno · 1h 01m · analysed 21 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Ben Böhmer / Liva PA / One Day Festival / London / 21.06.2014 by Ben Böhmer scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (93/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (82/100).
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (2×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (26:00, 32:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
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.
A masterfully executed transition where the new bassline emerges organically from the previous track's texture.
Perfectly timed entry of a new melodic lead that elevates the energy for the festival crowd.
Surgical precision. The incoming track's atmosphere is introduced so subtly it feels like a single composition.
Clean handover of the kick and sub. No audible dip in energy or volume.
A textbook melodic techno transition. The incoming pads are introduced so subtly they feel like part of the original track.
About this melodic techno set
Ben Böhmer / Liva PA / One Day Festival / London / 21.06.2014 is a melodic techno DJ set by Ben Böhmer, running 1h 01m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 93/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 82/100.
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 13 points, moving between 20 and 85 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
5 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 409.4 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.
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%86
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%90
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%86
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%82
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%93
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (5)
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
A masterfully executed transition where the new bassline emerges organically from the previous track's texture.
Phrase-aligned layering
Perfectly timed entry of a new melodic lead that elevates the energy for the festival crowd.
Long EQ blend (64 bars)
Surgical precision. The incoming track's atmosphere is introduced so subtly it feels like a single composition.
Low-end swap on phrase
Clean handover of the kick and sub. No audible dip in energy or volume.
Long melodic blend with high-pass filtering
A textbook melodic techno transition. The incoming pads are introduced so subtly they feel like part of the original track.
Technical subscores
89
EQ balance
94
Beat alignment
86
Energy control
95
Tempo stability
87
Loudness control
91
Musical coherence
95
Harmonic compatibility
91
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
23 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
210 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,615
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
31
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
44
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
125
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (2×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (26:00, 32:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 16:20Atmospheric Peak
- 21:45Tension Plateau
- 28:30Atmospheric Layering
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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 Ben Böhmer's Ben Böhmer / Liva PA / One Day Festival / London / 21.06.2014 get?
- Ben Böhmer / Liva PA / One Day Festival / London / 21.06.2014 scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Ben Böhmer / Liva PA / One Day Festival / London / 21.06.2014?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 01m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 93/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 82/100.
- 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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