Chris Lake — Chris Lake San Francisco 2025 | Full Set
Tech House · 1h 60m · analysed 20 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, Chris Lake.
In short
Chris Lake San Francisco 2025 | Full Set by Chris Lake scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (92/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (83/100).
This DJ understands that in tech-house, the space between the beats is as important as the beats themselves.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Elite groove continuity
- Flawless technical execution
- Strong track selection
- Exceptional energy management and peak-time selection.
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, 36:00, 42:30, 48:00, 56:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with longer, more atmospheric transitions to add depth.
- Use subtle melodic elements to create a more complex emotional arc.
- Vary the intensity of the kick drum to create more dynamic movement.
- Experiment with more aggressive high-pass filtering on the outgoing track to create even sharper drops.
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.
Perfectly executed swap of the kick and sub-bass, maintaining the energy without any phase cancellation.
Effective use of high-pass filtering to create a brief tension moment before dropping the next track.
Smooth integration of the incoming track's percussion, creating a hybrid groove for several bars.
Perfectly executed tech-house transition, maintaining the groove while introducing new percussive elements.
About this tech house set
Chris Lake San Francisco 2025 | Full Set is a tech house DJ set by Chris Lake, running 1h 60m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This DJ understands that in tech-house, the space between the beats is as important as the beats themselves.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 92/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 83/100.
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 49 points, moving between 40 and 95 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 932.9 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 22 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
This DJ understands that in tech-house, the space between the beats is as important as the beats themselves.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%83
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%89
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%83
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%92
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
Perfect Blend
Seamless Handover
Minor EQ Overlap
Long EQ blend with low-end handover
Perfectly executed swap of the kick and sub-bass, maintaining the energy without any phase cancellation.
Filter sweep and loop-out
Effective use of high-pass filtering to create a brief tension moment before dropping the next track.
32-bar blend with mid-range focus
Smooth integration of the incoming track's percussion, creating a hybrid groove for several bars.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Perfectly executed tech-house transition, maintaining the groove while introducing new percussive elements.
Technical subscores
88
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
97
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
90
Musical coherence
87
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
22 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
237 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,167
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
90
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
0
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
349
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 (24:00, 28:00, 36:00, 42:30, 48:00, 56:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Elite groove continuity
- Flawless technical execution
- Strong track selection
- Exceptional energy management and peak-time selection.
- Flawless technical execution and phrase alignment.
- Strong crowd-engagement through recognizable vocal stabs.
- Exceptional crowd engagement and energy management.
- Flawless phrasing and narrative pacing.
- Strong artistic identity and confidence.
Timeline
- 15:30Groove Lock Peak
- 20:45Tension Plateau
- 28:30Groove Lock Peak
Coaching notes
- Experiment with longer, more atmospheric transitions to add depth.
- Use subtle melodic elements to create a more complex emotional arc.
- Vary the intensity of the kick drum to create more dynamic movement.
- Experiment with more aggressive high-pass filtering on the outgoing track to create even sharper drops.
- Incorporate more atmospheric FX layers during the final breakdown to enhance the emotional depth.
- Practice micro-adjustments on the mid-EQ during vocal overlaps to avoid any frequency masking.
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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 Chris Lake's Chris Lake San Francisco 2025 | Full Set get?
- Chris Lake San Francisco 2025 | Full Set scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Chris Lake San Francisco 2025 | Full Set?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 60m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 92/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 83/100.
- 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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