What score does Deniz Bul's Deniz Bul - Arènes de Nîmes, Cercle (DJ Set) get?

Deniz Bul - Arènes de Nîmes, Cercle (DJ Set) scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.

How long is Deniz Bul - Arènes de Nîmes, Cercle (DJ Set)?

The analysed recording runs 1h 25m.

Which part of the mix scores best?

IDENTITY is the strongest category at 92/100, 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.

Deniz Bul

Deniz Bul — Deniz Bul - Arènes de Nîmes, Cercle (DJ Set)

High Tech Minimal · 1h 25m · Cercle · analysed 22 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

Overall score

86/100

Level

festival ready

Duration

1h 25m

Genre

High Tech Minimal

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, Deniz Bul.

In short

Deniz Bul - Arènes de Nîmes, Cercle (DJ Set) by Deniz Bul scores 86/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (92/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (83/100).

The DJ uses the venue's natural reverb to enhance the cinematic quality of the melodic breakdowns.

Key takeaways

What worked

Surgical EQ precision
Exceptional narrative pacing
Strong artistic identity

What weakened the set

Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (0:00, 6:00, 32:00, 36:50, 43:00, 49:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

What to try next

Maintain the long, patient blends as they are a core strength.
Experiment with slightly more aggressive filter work during breakdowns.
Consider a 'reset' moment with a beatless atmospheric bridge to reset the crowd's ears.
Experiment with more aggressive mid-range EQ cuts to create 'holes' in the mix for tension.

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.

5:28Measured (DSP)94/100Listen at 5:28
Masterful transition. The incoming track's hats are introduced at 5:10, with a full bass swap at 5:28 that is virtually imperceptible.
10:24Measured (DSP)91/100Listen at 10:24
Clean energy injection. The DJ swaps the top-end percussion on the start of a new 32-bar phrase, refreshing the momentum.
11:45Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 11:45
Seamless transition into a more driving percussive groove.
15:12Measured (DSP)95/100Listen at 15:12
Excellent use of high-pass filtering to build tension before the drop.
19:30Measured (DSP)88/100Listen at 19:30
Smooth introduction of a new melodic motif over the existing groove.
28:00Measured (DSP)82/100Listen at 28:00
Intentional reset

About this high tech minimal set

Deniz Bul - Arènes de Nîmes, Cercle (DJ Set) is a high tech minimal DJ set by Deniz Bul, running 1h 25m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 86/100 overall — festival ready.

The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

The DJ uses the venue's natural reverb to enhance the cinematic quality of the melodic breakdowns.

How the score breaks down

SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 92/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 83/100.

The final score is capped by measured beatmatching: 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 41 points, moving between 40 and 95 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

7 transitions were detected and scored individually.

Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 257.8 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 27 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.

On this set, the ceiling applied is measured beatmatching.

Measured coverage for this file is 100% of the set.

Listen to the original set

Full SOONOS analysis

The DJ uses the venue's natural reverb to enhance the cinematic quality of the melodic breakdowns.

The 8 dimensions

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

Score breakdown

TECHNIQUE

How well did you execute?

25%85

Beat Alignmentmeasured70

Transition Qualitymeasured86

Phrase Accuracymeasured94

EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured91

Tempo Stability (estimated)measured96

Technical Cleanlinessmeasured70

STORYTELLING

Did the mix go somewhere?

25%90

Narrative ArcAI92

ProgressionAI89

Tension & ReleaseAI87

Section AwarenessAI90

Flow ContinuityAI93

PayoffAI91

ENERGY

Did you control the room?

20%87

Energy Curvemeasured85

PacingAI90

MomentumAI94

Peak ManagementAI89

Energy HandoffAI91

Fatigue ControlAI67

SURPRISE

Did you remain unpredictable?

15%83

Unexpected MomentsAI82

ContrastAI85

Transition Varietymeasured92

Selection RiskAI84

FreshnessAI64

Surprise ControlAI82

IDENTITY

Did the mix sound like you?

15%92

Selection QualityAI90

Identity ConsistencyAI97

IntentionalityAI93

ConfidenceAI95

RestraintAI86

SignatureAI91

Final score capped by measured beatmatching — the weighted average before the cap was 88.

Energy arc

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