Daniel Avery — Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (13th August 2020)
Indie House · 1h 01m · analysed 22 Aug 2026
About this indie house set
Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (13th August 2020) is a indie house DJ set by Daniel Avery, running 1h 01m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 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 96/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE 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 18 points, moving between 20 and 82 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
6 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1310.8 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 21 ms.
Full SOONOS analysis
The 8 dimensions
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%85
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%91
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%88
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%86
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 89.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
Long textural blend
A masterfully executed transition where the tracks merge into a single sonic entity.
EQ-focused layering
Smooth handover of the low-end frequencies, maintaining the hypnotic momentum.
Perfect Blend
intentional_artistic
Seamless EQ Swap
intentional_artistic
Minor Level Drift
Long EQ blend with subtle high-pass filtering.
A masterfully executed transition that feels like a natural evolution of the track.
Technical subscores
90
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
89
Energy control
94
Tempo stability
87
Loudness control
93
Musical coherence
92
Harmonic compatibility
92
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
21.4 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
239.1 ms
Drift p95
3,618
Boundaries detected
56
Hard cuts / h
39
Clipping events
370
Level jumps
Measurement confidence 99% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (4×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (21:00, 24:00, 28:00, 34:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 04:30Atmospheric Shift
- 08:45Textural Peak
Coaching notes
- Experiment with brief moments of total silence to reset the atmospheric pressure.
- Introduce a warmer, more hopeful harmonic element for emotional contrast.
- Slightly increase the mid-range presence to add more physical impact to the groove.
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Questions about this analysis
- What score does Daniel Avery's Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (13th August 2020) get?
- Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (13th August 2020) scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (13th August 2020)?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 01m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 96/100, while TECHNIQUE 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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