Daniel Avery — Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (27th February 2018)

    Indie House · 1h 01m · analysed 22 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    73/100
    Level
    solid
    Duration
    1h 01m
    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 - NTS Radio (27th February 2018) by Daniel Avery scores 73/100 in the SOONOS analysis (solid). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (96/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (55/100).

    You aren't just playing tracks; you are curating a physical space through sound.

    Key takeaways

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (1×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (9:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    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.

    • 6:38Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 6:38

      A masterclass in transitioning from ambient to beat-driven techno without breaking the spell.

    • 23:00Measured (DSP)82/100Listen at 23:00

      Intentional reset

    • 25:12Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 25:12

      Perfectly executed handover; the transition is felt as a shift in texture rather than a change in tracks.

    About this indie house set

    Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (27th February 2018) is a indie house DJ set by Daniel Avery, running 1h 01m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 73/100 overall — solid.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    You aren't just playing tracks; you are curating a physical space through sound.

    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 55/100.

    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 5 points, moving between 10 and 70 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    5 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1917.3 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 76 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.

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    You aren't just playing tracks; you are curating a physical space through sound.

    The 8 dimensions

    Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.

    Score breakdown

    TECHNIQUE

    How well did you execute?

    25%55
    Beat Alignmentmeasured15
    Transition Qualitymeasured79
    Phrase Accuracymeasured94
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured90
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured95
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured75

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%91
    Narrative ArcAI95
    ProgressionAI91
    Tension & ReleaseAI88
    Section AwarenessAI92
    Flow ContinuityAI96
    PayoffAI80

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%85
    Energy Curvemeasured89
    PacingAI94
    MomentumAI90
    Peak ManagementAI87
    Energy HandoffAI90
    Fatigue ControlAI34

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%83
    Unexpected MomentsAI86
    ContrastAI86
    Transition Varietymeasured95
    Selection RiskAI88
    FreshnessAI34
    Surprise ControlAI86

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%96
    Selection QualityAI94
    Identity ConsistencyAI98
    IntentionalityAI97
    ConfidenceAI95
    RestraintAI97
    SignatureAI95

    Energy arc

    0:0012:00

    Transitions analysed (5)

    6:38

    Atmospheric crossfade into rhythmic pulse

    A masterclass in transitioning from ambient to beat-driven techno without breaking the spell.

    95
    13:20

    Perfect Blend

    100
    18:40

    Atmospheric Handoff

    100
    23:00

    Minor EQ Overlap

    intentional_reset

    82
    25:12

    Long EQ blend with low-end swap

    Perfectly executed handover; the transition is felt as a shift in texture rather than a change in tracks.

    95

    Technical subscores

    90

    EQ balance

    95

    Beat alignment

    89

    Energy control

    95

    Tempo stability

    89

    Loudness control

    93

    Musical coherence

    92

    Harmonic compatibility

    92

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    76 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

    Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.

    258 ms

    Drift p95

    Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.

    3,623

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    5

    Hard cuts / h

    Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.

    111

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    248

    Level jumps

    Sudden volume steps between tracks.

    Measurement confidence 99% · analysed on the full audio.

    Recurring patterns

    • Long static loops (1×)

      Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (9:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    Timeline

    • 6:45The Arrival
    • 10:20Groove Saturation
    • 28:30Atmospheric Peak
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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.

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    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Daniel Avery's Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (27th February 2018) get?
    Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (27th February 2018) scores 73/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (solid), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is Daniel Avery - NTS Radio (27th February 2018)?
    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 55/100.
    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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