Charlotte de Witte — Charlotte de Witte at KNTXT Sportpaleis (November 2019)

    Hard Techno · 1h 31m · analysed 18 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    86/100
    Level
    festival ready
    Duration
    1h 31m
    Genre
    Hard Techno

    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, Charlotte de Witte.

    In short

    Charlotte de Witte at KNTXT Sportpaleis (November 2019) by Charlotte de Witte scores 86/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (82/100).

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    Key takeaways

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (8:00, 29:30, 34:00, 43:15, 63:00, 79:00). 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.

    • 3:05Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 3:05

      Flawless transition from intro atmosphere into the first driving track.

    • 5:45Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 5:45

      Smooth introduction of new percussive layers over the existing groove.

    • 11:42Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 11:42

      Perfectly executed transition; the incoming kick takes over the sub-frequencies without any phase cancellation.

    • 15:15Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 15:15

      High-energy moment where both tracks hit a peak simultaneously, creating a massive wall of sound.

    • 20:30Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 20:30

      Smooth transition during a melodic break, allowing the new lead to emerge naturally.

    • 24:12Measured (DSP)90/100Listen at 24:12

      Seamless integration of the incoming kick, maintaining the driving energy perfectly.

    • 28:05Measured (DSP)85/100Listen at 28:05

      Uses the breakdown of Track A to introduce the atmospheric elements of Track B before a unified drop.

    About this hard techno set

    Charlotte de Witte at KNTXT Sportpaleis (November 2019) is a hard techno DJ set by Charlotte de Witte, running 1h 31m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 86/100 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 94/100; 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 38 points, moving between 30 and 96 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    7 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1129.8 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 20 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.

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    Full SOONOS analysis

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    The 8 dimensions

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

    Score breakdown

    TECHNIQUE

    How well did you execute?

    25%85
    Beat Alignmentmeasured82
    Transition Qualitymeasured66
    Phrase Accuracymeasured94
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured91
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured98
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured85

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%91
    Narrative ArcAI93
    ProgressionAI91
    Tension & ReleaseAI87
    Section AwarenessAI91
    Flow ContinuityAI94
    PayoffAI95

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%88
    Energy Curvemeasured83
    PacingAI90
    MomentumAI96
    Peak ManagementAI91
    Energy HandoffAI94
    Fatigue ControlAI65

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%82
    Unexpected MomentsAI79
    ContrastAI78
    Transition Varietymeasured95
    Selection RiskAI90
    FreshnessAI61
    Surprise ControlAI79

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%94
    Selection QualityAI92
    Identity ConsistencyAI99
    IntentionalityAI96
    ConfidenceAI97
    RestraintAI83
    SignatureAI95

    Energy arc

    0:0090:00

    Transitions analysed (7)

    3:05

    EQ-based low-end swap

    Flawless transition from intro atmosphere into the first driving track.

    92
    5:45

    High-pass filter blend

    Smooth introduction of new percussive layers over the existing groove.

    88
    11:42

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Perfectly executed transition; the incoming kick takes over the sub-frequencies without any phase cancellation.

    95
    15:15

    Double-drop layering

    High-energy moment where both tracks hit a peak simultaneously, creating a massive wall of sound.

    92
    20:30

    Mid-frequency swap during breakdown

    Smooth transition during a melodic break, allowing the new lead to emerge naturally.

    88
    24:12

    Long percussive blend with high-pass filter swap

    Seamless integration of the incoming kick, maintaining the driving energy perfectly.

    90
    28:05

    Breakdown transition into a drop swap

    Uses the breakdown of Track A to introduce the atmospheric elements of Track B before a unified drop.

    85

    Technical subscores

    91

    EQ balance

    95

    Beat alignment

    94

    Energy control

    98

    Tempo stability

    92

    Loudness control

    91

    Musical coherence

    86

    Harmonic compatibility

    92

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    20 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

    Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.

    203 ms

    Drift p95

    Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.

    5,434

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    111

    Hard cuts / h

    Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.

    47

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    207

    Level jumps

    Sudden volume steps between tracks.

    Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.

    Recurring patterns

    • Long static loops (6×)

      Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (8:00, 29:30, 34:00, 43:15, 63:00, 79:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    Timeline

    • 0:05Cinematic Hook
    • 2:30The First Drop
    • 13:45Groove Lock
    • 17:20Tension Peak
    • 22:05Vocal Hook Entry
    • 28:45Tension Peak
    • 28:05Risky pressure or vibe dip
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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.

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    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Charlotte de Witte's Charlotte de Witte at KNTXT Sportpaleis (November 2019) get?
    Charlotte de Witte at KNTXT Sportpaleis (November 2019) scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is Charlotte de Witte at KNTXT Sportpaleis (November 2019)?
    The analysed recording runs 1h 31m.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, 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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