Charlotte de Witte — Charlotte de Witte - Awakenings Festival 2025
Hard Techno · 1h 60m · Awakenings · 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, Charlotte de Witte.
In short
Charlotte de Witte - Awakenings Festival 2025 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 (4:00, 16:00, 48:00, 56:00, 62:30, 70:00). 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.
Smooth transition, though a slight level jump was audible in the mids.
Perfectly executed transition that uses the vocal to bridge the energy gap.
High-impact switch that maintains the relentless momentum.
Incoming track's percussion layers perfectly over the outgoing groove. Transparent low-end swap.
Quick introduction of a new lead element. Slight mid-range density increase but handled well with EQ.
Perfectly timed re-entry. The DJ holds the silence just long enough to maximize the impact of the new kick.
Perfectly phased kicks; the incoming track's percussion enters subtly before the low-end swap.
About this hard techno set
Charlotte de Witte - Awakenings Festival 2025 is a hard techno DJ set by Charlotte de Witte, running 1h 60m. 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 45 points, moving between 70 and 98 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 809.0 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 17 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%84
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%92
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%87
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%94
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
EQ-based swap on the 32nd bar
Smooth transition, though a slight level jump was audible in the mids.
Long blend with vocal layering
Perfectly executed transition that uses the vocal to bridge the energy gap.
Hard cut on the drop
High-impact switch that maintains the relentless momentum.
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
Incoming track's percussion layers perfectly over the outgoing groove. Transparent low-end swap.
Fast layering with mid-range focus
Quick introduction of a new lead element. Slight mid-range density increase but handled well with EQ.
Drop swap after vocal breakdown
Perfectly timed re-entry. The DJ holds the silence just long enough to maximize the impact of the new kick.
Long EQ blend with high-pass filter exit
Perfectly phased kicks; the incoming track's percussion enters subtly before the low-end swap.
Technical subscores
91
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
94
Energy control
97
Tempo stability
90
Loudness control
89
Musical coherence
85
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
17 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
201 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,152
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
190
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
86
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
413
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 (4:00, 16:00, 48:00, 56:00, 62:30, 70:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 00:45Identity Established
- 07:40Vocal Peak
- 16:50Groove Lock
- 21:10Tension Peak
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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 Charlotte de Witte's Charlotte de Witte - Awakenings Festival 2025 get?
- Charlotte de Witte - Awakenings Festival 2025 scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Charlotte de Witte - Awakenings Festival 2025?
- 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 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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