What score does Daniel Avery's Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018) get?

Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018) scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.

How long is Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018)?

The analysed recording runs 1h 58m.

Which part of the mix scores best?

IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 85/100.

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.

Daniel Avery

Daniel Avery — Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018)

Indie House · 1h 58m · analysed 22 Aug 2026

Overall score

86/100

Level

festival ready

Duration

1h 58m

Genre

Indie House

About this indie house set

Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018) is a indie house DJ set by Daniel Avery, running 1h 58m. 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 95/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 85/100.

The final score is capped by measured -: the DSP layer overrides the listening layer whenever it measures an execution issue directly in the audio.

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 26 points, moving between 10 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

4 transitions were detected and scored individually.

Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1092.1 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 24 ms.

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The 8 dimensions

Technical precision0

Track selection0

Energy arc0

Crowd control0

Harmonic depth0

Groove patience0

Creativity0

Signature0

Score breakdown

TECHNIQUE

How well did you execute?

25%86

Beat Alignmentmeasured77

Transition Qualitymeasured83

Phrase Accuracymeasured93

EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured90

Tempo Stability (estimated)measured95

Technical Cleanlinessmeasured80

STORYTELLING

Did the mix go somewhere?

25%92

Narrative ArcAI95

ProgressionAI91

Tension & ReleaseAI90

Section AwarenessAI93

Flow ContinuityAI95

PayoffAI84

ENERGY

Did you control the room?

20%87

Energy Curvemeasured88

PacingAI94

MomentumAI91

Peak ManagementAI89

Energy HandoffAI89

Fatigue ControlAI58

SURPRISE

Did you remain unpredictable?

15%85

Unexpected MomentsAI85

ContrastAI87

Transition Varietymeasured94

Selection RiskAI89

FreshnessAI56

Surprise ControlAI85

IDENTITY

Did the mix sound like you?

15%95

Selection QualityAI94

Identity ConsistencyAI97

IntentionalityAI96

ConfidenceAI95

RestraintAI94

SignatureAI95

Final score capped by measured execution (-) — weighted average was 89.

Energy arc

0:0071:00

Transitions analysed (4)

5:45

Long-form textural blend

Masterful transition from ambient noise to a structured beat.

14:35

Long textural blend with low-end swap

Seamless transition where the industrial drone of the first track becomes the atmosphere for the second.

20:15

EQ-based layering

Smooth introduction of a new percussive loop, perfectly phase-aligned.

26:15

Long EQ blend with bass handover

Perfectly executed long blend; the tracks become one for over a minute.

Technical subscores

EQ balance

Beat alignment

Energy control

Tempo stability

Loudness control

Musical coherence

Harmonic compatibility

Transition cleanliness

Measured (DSP)

23.8 ms

Beat-grid drift (median)

212 ms

Drift p95

7,062

Boundaries detected

Hard cuts / h

456

Clipping events

1031

Level jumps

Measurement confidence 99% · 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, 21:00, 35:00, 39:00, 43:00, 59:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

Timeline

5:45The Drop
8:15Texture Shift
15:45Groove Lock
22:10Textural Peak

Coaching notes

Continue to use long-form layering to maintain the hypnotic state.
Introduce a subtle melodic motif in the next segment to provide a narrative anchor.
Maintain the current level of EQ precision during rhythmic transitions.
Continue to explore the intersection of industrial textures and hypnotic rhythms.
Experiment with brief moments of silence to enhance the impact of your builds.
Maintain the exceptional level of restraint shown in your long blends.

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Questions about this analysis

What score does Daniel Avery's Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018) get?: Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018) scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
How long is Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018)?: The analysed recording runs 1h 58m.
Which part of the mix scores best?: IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 85/100.
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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