What score does Daniel Avery's Daniel Avery - Mixmag Cover Mix // 2018 get?

Daniel Avery - Mixmag Cover Mix // 2018 scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.

How long is Daniel Avery - Mixmag Cover Mix // 2018?

The analysed recording runs 1h 33m.

Which part of the mix scores best?

IDENTITY is the strongest category at 96/100, 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.

Daniel Avery

Daniel Avery — Daniel Avery - Mixmag Cover Mix // 2018

Indie House · 1h 33m · analysed 22 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

Overall score

85/100

Level

festival ready

Duration

1h 33m

Genre

Indie House

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 - Mixmag Cover Mix // 2018 by Daniel Avery scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (96/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (83/100).

Avery demonstrates that true energy comes from the tension between sound and silence.

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, 35:00, 40:00, 46:00, 50:45, 58:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

What to try next

Study the use of white noise as a tension-building tool.
Analyze the long blend at 84:15 for textural layering techniques.
Observe how the energy is sustained without traditional 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.

5:45Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 5:45
Perfectly executed transition where the new track's atmosphere absorbs the previous one.
10:12Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 10:12
Smooth transition that maintains the hypnotic state while introducing new rhythmic complexity.
16:15Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 16:15
A masterfully executed transition where the incoming track's percussion subtly replaces the outgoing one over 64 bars.
21:00Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 21:00
Clean bass handover that maintains the momentum perfectly.
24:45Measured (DSP)94/100Listen at 24:45
A masterclass in frequency management; the new percussive layer enters like it was always there.
29:30Measured (DSP)91/100Listen at 29:30
Perfectly timed bass handover. The energy remains constant while the groove evolves.

About this indie house set

Daniel Avery - Mixmag Cover Mix // 2018 is a indie house DJ set by Daniel Avery, running 1h 33m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.

The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

Avery demonstrates that true energy comes from the tension between sound and silence.

How the score breaks down

SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 96/100; 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 35 points, moving between 30 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

6 transitions were detected and scored individually.

Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1134.1 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 25 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.

Listen to the original set

Full SOONOS analysis

Avery demonstrates that true energy comes from the tension between sound and silence.

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

Beat Alignmentmeasured75

Transition Qualitymeasured82

Phrase Accuracymeasured93

EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured89

Tempo Stability (estimated)measured96

Technical Cleanlinessmeasured85

STORYTELLING

Did the mix go somewhere?

25%90

Narrative ArcAI95

ProgressionAI90

Tension & ReleaseAI86

Section AwarenessAI92

Flow ContinuityAI96

PayoffAI81

ENERGY

Did you control the room?

20%86

Energy Curvemeasured85

PacingAI94

MomentumAI91

Peak ManagementAI87

Energy HandoffAI89

Fatigue ControlAI53

SURPRISE

Did you remain unpredictable?

15%83

Unexpected MomentsAI83

ContrastAI84

Transition Varietymeasured95

Selection RiskAI88

FreshnessAI53

Surprise ControlAI83

IDENTITY

Did the mix sound like you?

15%96

Selection QualityAI94

Identity ConsistencyAI98

IntentionalityAI96

ConfidenceAI94

RestraintAI97

SignatureAI95

Energy arc

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