Daniel Avery — Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018)
Indie House · 1h 58m · analysed 22 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, Daniel Avery.
In short
Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018) by Daniel Avery scores 86/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (85/100).
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, 21:00, 35:00, 39:00, 43:00, 59:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- 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.
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.
Masterful transition from ambient noise to a structured beat.
Seamless transition where the industrial drone of the first track becomes the atmosphere for the second.
Smooth introduction of a new percussive loop, perfectly phase-aligned.
Perfectly executed long blend; the tracks become one for over a minute.
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.
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.
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%86
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%85
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (4)
Long-form textural blend
Masterful transition from ambient noise to a structured beat.
Long textural blend with low-end swap
Seamless transition where the industrial drone of the first track becomes the atmosphere for the second.
EQ-based layering
Smooth introduction of a new percussive loop, perfectly phase-aligned.
Long EQ blend with bass handover
Perfectly executed long blend; the tracks become one for over a minute.
Technical subscores
90
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
91
Energy control
95
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
94
Musical coherence
91
Harmonic compatibility
93
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
24 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
212 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,062
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
31
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
456
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
1031
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
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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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 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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