Daniel Avery — Daniel Avery - Mixmag Cover Mix // 2018
Indie House · 1h 33m · analysed 22 Aug 2026
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.
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 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.
Full SOONOS analysis
Avery demonstrates that true energy comes from the tension between sound and silence.
The 8 dimensions
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%86
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%90
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%86
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%96
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured execution (-) — weighted average was 88.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Perfectly executed transition where the new track's atmosphere absorbs the previous one.
Atmospheric layering and filter sweep
Smooth transition that maintains the hypnotic state while introducing new rhythmic complexity.
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
A masterfully executed transition where the incoming track's percussion subtly replaces the outgoing one over 64 bars.
Low-end swap on the 1st beat of the phrase
Clean bass handover that maintains the momentum perfectly.
Long spectral blend
A masterclass in frequency management; the new percussive layer enters like it was always there.
Low-end swap on phrase
Perfectly timed bass handover. The energy remains constant while the groove evolves.
Technical subscores
89
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
88
Energy control
96
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
93
Musical coherence
90
Harmonic compatibility
92
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
25 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
218.4 ms
Drift p95
5,553
Boundaries detected
8
Hard cuts / h
88
Clipping events
391
Level jumps
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 (8:00, 35:00, 40:00, 46:00, 50:45, 58:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 2:30Atmospheric Immersion
- 8:15Groove Lock-in
- 14:30Textural Evolution
- 19:45Tension Peak
Coaching notes
- 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.
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Questions about this analysis
- 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.
More Daniel Avery sets analysed
- Daniel Avery Essential Mix (March 2018)86
- Daniel Avery - Essential Mix (October 2025)86
- Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (13th August 2020)85
- Daniel Avery 6 Mix (October 2013)84
- Daniel Avery - Unfold XXVI (13.03.2022)84
- Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (2nd January 2018)73
- Daniel Avery - NTS Show (May 2017)73
- Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (27th February 2018)73
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