Derrick Carter — Essential Mix 1996-09-01 - Derrick Carter
House · 1h 60m · analysed 19 Aug 2026
About this house set
Essential Mix 1996-09-01 - Derrick Carter is a house DJ set by Derrick Carter, running 1h 60m. 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 95/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 81/100.
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 39 points, moving between 40 and 92 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 604.9 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 25 ms.
Full SOONOS analysis
The 8 dimensions
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%83
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%83
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%81
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured execution (-) — weighted average was 86.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
Perfect Blend
Minor Phase Drift
Percussive Blend
Vocal Layering
intentional_reset
Bassline Swap
Perfect Blend
Minor EQ Overlap
strategic_disruption
Technical subscores
82
EQ balance
85
Beat alignment
87
Energy control
86
Tempo stability
85
Loudness control
90
Musical coherence
84
Harmonic compatibility
84
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
24.5 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
223.3 ms
Drift p95
7,166
Boundaries detected
6
Hard cuts / h
76
Clipping events
97
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 (36:00, 40:00, 60:00, 69:00, 76:00, 110:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 21:45Risky pressure or vibe dip
Curious how your own set scores?
Questions about this analysis
- What score does Derrick Carter's Essential Mix 1996-09-01 - Derrick Carter get?
- Essential Mix 1996-09-01 - Derrick Carter scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Essential Mix 1996-09-01 - Derrick Carter?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 60m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 81/100.
- 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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