Clara Cuvé — (Increased volume)Clara Cuvé | Boiler Room x Bónusz Festival
Hard Techno · 1h 32m · Boiler Room · analysed 22 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
(Increased volume)Clara Cuvé | Boiler Room x Bónusz Festival by Clara Cuvé scores 84/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (91/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (80/100).
This DJ understands that in a festival setting, momentum is more important than perfection, using raw energy as a narrative tool.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Exceptional energy management
- Confident, intentional selection
- Strong industrial aesthetic
What weakened the set
- Repeated volume jumps (3×) — Gain-staging mismatches break perceived continuity and force the crowd to readjust. Detected 3× (5:12, 8:24, 29:42).
- Long static loops (4×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (46:00, 56:00, 59:30, 67:00). 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.
Solid introduction of the second track's kick, maintaining the driving momentum.
Expertly timed energy release that perfectly captures the festival atmosphere.
A bit cluttered in the mid-range for a few bars, but the energy remains high.
Smooth transition that evolves the texture without breaking the hypnotic state.
Intentional reset
Strategic disruption
Intentional reset
Smooth transition maintaining the industrial drive; EQ work is precise.
Slightly abrupt energy shift, though the beatmatch is solid.
About this hard techno set
(Increased volume)Clara Cuvé | Boiler Room x Bónusz Festival is a hard techno DJ set by Clara Cuvé, running 1h 32m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 84/100 overall — club ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This DJ understands that in a festival setting, momentum is more important than perfection, using raw energy as a narrative tool.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 91/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE at 80/100.
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 27 points, moving between 40 and 95 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
10 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 366.5 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
This DJ understands that in a festival setting, momentum is more important than perfection, using raw energy as a narrative tool.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%80
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%91
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (10)
EQ-heavy blend with low-end swap
Solid introduction of the second track's kick, maintaining the driving momentum.
High-pass filter sweep into a hard drop
Expertly timed energy release that perfectly captures the festival atmosphere.
Fast layering of industrial percussion
A bit cluttered in the mid-range for a few bars, but the energy remains high.
Long blend with gradual high-end introduction
Smooth transition that evolves the texture without breaking the hypnotic state.
Perfect Energy Handoff
intentional_reset
Minor EQ Overlap
Seamless Layering
strategic_disruption
Fast Cut
intentional_reset
High-pass filter blend with percussive overlap
Smooth transition maintaining the industrial drive; EQ work is precise.
Quick cut-in on the downbeat
Slightly abrupt energy shift, though the beatmatch is solid.
Technical subscores
84
EQ balance
90
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
93
Tempo stability
88
Loudness control
88
Musical coherence
76
Harmonic compatibility
84
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
23 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
168 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,512
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
323
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
2071
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
576
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Repeated volume jumps
Gain-staging mismatches break perceived continuity and force the crowd to readjust. Detected 3× (5:12, 8:24, 29:42).
Long static loops (4×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (46:00, 56:00, 59:30, 67:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Exceptional energy management
- Confident, intentional selection
- Strong industrial aesthetic
Timeline
- 0:30Atmospheric Hook
- 5:12Peak Energy Release
- 8:30Mid-Range Clutter
- 8:24Risky pressure or vibe dip
- 26:30Industrial Peak
- 29:42Risky 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.
Read the full SOONOS methodology →Questions about this analysis
- What score does Clara Cuvé's (Increased volume)Clara Cuvé | Boiler Room x Bónusz Festival get?
- (Increased volume)Clara Cuvé | Boiler Room x Bónusz Festival scores 84/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is (Increased volume)Clara Cuvé | Boiler Room x Bónusz Festival?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 32m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 91/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 80/100.
- 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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