Derrick Carter — Lost In Bass 483: DERRICK CARTER & JO MINEAULT
House · 2h 00m · analysed 19 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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, Derrick Carter.
In short
Lost In Bass 483: DERRICK CARTER & JO MINEAULT by Derrick Carter scores 60/100 in the SOONOS analysis (developing). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (90/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (80/100).
This DJ understands that the space between the beats is just as important as the beats themselves.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (8:00, 14:00, 18:00, 22:00, 25:30, 30:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
- Beat alignment needs work — typical drift of 30 ms — Measured median beat-grid drift is 30 ms across the transitions. Reference: pro ≤ 25 ms, needs work 30-42 ms, must be reworked > 42 ms. Above ~30 ms the kick flams and dancers feel the blend slipping.
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.
Perfectly timed transition from the host's voice into the musical atmosphere.
Smooth introduction of the percussive elements under the cinematic pads.
Very smooth transition, excellent management of the low-end handover.
Effective use of high-pass filtering to mask the incoming track's entry.
Clean bass swap exactly on the 32-bar phrase boundary.
Smooth transition, though the incoming track's mids were slightly dominant early on.
Perfectly executed handover. The groove never wavered.
About this house set
Lost In Bass 483: DERRICK CARTER & JO MINEAULT is a house DJ set by Derrick Carter, running 2h 00m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 60/100 overall — developing.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This DJ understands that the space between the beats is just as important as the beats themselves.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 90/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 80/100.
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 53 points, moving between 10 and 94 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 487.3 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 30 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.
Full SOONOS analysis
This DJ understands that the space between the beats is just as important as the beats themselves.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%80
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%86
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%80
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%90
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured beatmatching — the weighted average before the cap was 83.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
Crossfade from spoken intro to cinematic track
Perfectly timed transition from the host's voice into the musical atmosphere.
Long EQ blend into rolling house groove
Smooth introduction of the percussive elements under the cinematic pads.
Long EQ blend
Very smooth transition, excellent management of the low-end handover.
Filter sweep blend
Effective use of high-pass filtering to mask the incoming track's entry.
Bass swap on phrase
Clean bass swap exactly on the 32-bar phrase boundary.
EQ blend with high-pass filter
Smooth transition, though the incoming track's mids were slightly dominant early on.
Long blend with low-end swap on phrase
Perfectly executed handover. The groove never wavered.
Technical subscores
85
EQ balance
89
Beat alignment
86
Energy control
90
Tempo stability
85
Loudness control
88
Musical coherence
83
Harmonic compatibility
86
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
30 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
158 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,182
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
64
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
25
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
417
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 (8:00, 14:00, 18:00, 22:00, 25:30, 30:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Beat alignment needs work — typical drift of 30 ms
Measured median beat-grid drift is 30 ms across the transitions. Reference: pro ≤ 25 ms, needs work 30-42 ms, must be reworked > 42 ms. Above ~30 ms the kick flams and dancers feel the blend slipping.
Timeline
- 00:05Radio Intro
- 06:45Atmospheric Peak
- 11:20Groove Lock
- 15:45Groove Lock
- 20:10Energy Plateau
- 27:30Groove Lock
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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 Lost In Bass 483: DERRICK CARTER & JO MINEAULT get?
- Lost In Bass 483: DERRICK CARTER & JO MINEAULT scores 60/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (developing), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Lost In Bass 483: DERRICK CARTER & JO MINEAULT?
- The analysed recording runs 2h 00m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 90/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 80/100.
- 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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