Derrick Carter — Essential Mix 2001-04-08 - Pete Tong & Derrick Carter
House · 1h 60m · analysed 19 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Essential Mix 2001-04-08 - Pete Tong & Derrick Carter by Derrick Carter scores 86/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (83/100).
This is how you build a story through rhythm; every percussive addition feels like a necessary chapter in the narrative.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Impeccable groove continuity
- Sophisticated track selection
- Mature pacing and restraint
- Groove continuity
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (4:00, 8:00, 24:00, 31:00, 36:00, 40:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Continue to leverage the live crowd noise to build energy during breakdowns.
- Maintain the warm analog EQ balance; it suits the Chicago house style perfectly.
- Experiment with even longer blends to further enhance the hypnotic state.
- Continue to explore subtle melodic layering to add emotional depth to the driving rhythms.
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.
Smooth transition maintaining the percussive drive. The new kick takes over seamlessly.
Expert use of the isolator to bring in the next track's vocal hook without muddying the mids.
Expertly managed frequencies, allowing the new groove to emerge naturally.
A patient transition that builds energy through rhythmic complexity.
Smooth integration of a new vocal hook, providing a fresh focal point.
Expertly executed transition that maintains the groove while shifting the percussive focus.
About this house set
Essential Mix 2001-04-08 - Pete Tong & Derrick Carter is a house DJ set by Derrick Carter, running 1h 60m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 86/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This is how you build a story through rhythm; every percussive addition feels like a necessary chapter in the narrative.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 94/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 83/100.
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 46 points, moving between 60 and 90 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
6 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 636.9 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 23 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.
Full SOONOS analysis
This is how you build a story through rhythm; every percussive addition feels like a necessary chapter in the narrative.
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
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%89
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%94
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Smooth transition maintaining the percussive drive. The new kick takes over seamlessly.
Filtered vocal overlay
Expert use of the isolator to bring in the next track's vocal hook without muddying the mids.
Long EQ blend
Expertly managed frequencies, allowing the new groove to emerge naturally.
Percussive layering
A patient transition that builds energy through rhythmic complexity.
Vocal-led transition
Smooth integration of a new vocal hook, providing a fresh focal point.
Long percussive blend with EQ layering
Expertly executed transition that maintains the groove while shifting the percussive focus.
Technical subscores
87
EQ balance
87
Beat alignment
87
Energy control
87
Tempo stability
87
Loudness control
90
Musical coherence
82
Harmonic compatibility
85
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
23 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
203 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,174
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
28
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
97
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
394
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
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 (4:00, 8:00, 24:00, 31:00, 36:00, 40:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Impeccable groove continuity
- Sophisticated track selection
- Mature pacing and restraint
- Groove continuity
- Rhythmic layering
- Genre authenticity
Timeline
- 08:42Filter Sweep Peak
- 15:20Groove Lock
- 20:45Tension Peak
- 25:30Vocal Hook Peak
- 30:15Percussive Saturation
Coaching notes
- Continue to leverage the live crowd noise to build energy during breakdowns.
- Maintain the warm analog EQ balance; it suits the Chicago house style perfectly.
- Experiment with even longer blends to further enhance the hypnotic state.
- Continue to explore subtle melodic layering to add emotional depth to the driving rhythms.
- Experiment with brief, high-pass filter sweeps during long blends to create micro-tension.
- Maintain the excellent pacing and restraint shown in this segment.
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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.
Read the full SOONOS methodology →Questions about this analysis
- What score does Derrick Carter's Essential Mix 2001-04-08 - Pete Tong & Derrick Carter get?
- Essential Mix 2001-04-08 - Pete Tong & Derrick Carter scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Essential Mix 2001-04-08 - Pete Tong & Derrick Carter?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 60m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, 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.
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