Dixon — Dixon // Club Quarantäne (27.06.20)
Indie House · 1h 30m · analysed 18 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, Dixon.
In short
Dixon // Club Quarantäne (27.06.20) by Dixon scores 89/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (86/100).
The DJ treats the mix as a single, evolving instrument rather than a sequence of tracks.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Exceptional narrative patience
- Invisible, surgical mixing
- Deep emotional resonance
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (14:00, 22:00, 26:00, 45:00, 53:00, 63:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Maintain the exceptional level of technical precision.
- Experiment with brief, sharp frequency cuts for momentary tension release.
- Consider a slightly more pronounced 'reset' moment to mark new chapters.
- Study the use of frequency isolation in the 84:15 transition to replicate this level of smoothness.
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.
A masterclass in transparency; the transition is felt rather than heard, maintaining the hypnotic flow perfectly.
Seamless integration of new melodic elements while phasing out the previous track's core loop.
A masterclass in transparency; the tracks merge into a single rhythmic entity.
Smooth transition that builds energy through spectral addition.
A masterfully executed transition where the incoming track's atmosphere is introduced minutes before the kick swap.
About this indie house set
Dixon // Club Quarantäne (27.06.20) is a indie house DJ set by Dixon, running 1h 30m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 89/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
The DJ treats the mix as a single, evolving instrument rather than a sequence of tracks.
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 86/100.
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 47 points, moving between 10 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
5 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 926.5 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 13 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
The DJ treats the mix as a single, evolving instrument rather than a sequence of tracks.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%87
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%92
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%89
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%86
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (5)
Long EQ blend with subtle low-end handover
A masterclass in transparency; the transition is felt rather than heard, maintaining the hypnotic flow perfectly.
Layered transition with mid-range focus
Seamless integration of new melodic elements while phasing out the previous track's core loop.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
A masterclass in transparency; the tracks merge into a single rhythmic entity.
Progressive layering of high-frequency elements
Smooth transition that builds energy through spectral addition.
Extended EQ blend with high-pass filtering
A masterfully executed transition where the incoming track's atmosphere is introduced minutes before the kick swap.
Technical subscores
91
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
91
Energy control
96
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
94
Musical coherence
93
Harmonic compatibility
93
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
13 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
242 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,363
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
99
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
51
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
399
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 (14:00, 22:00, 26:00, 45:00, 53:00, 63:30). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Exceptional narrative patience
- Invisible, surgical mixing
- Deep emotional resonance
Timeline
- 0:00Atmospheric Opening
- 5:30Groove Lock
- 8:45Tension Peak
- 14:20Groove Lock
- 20:10Tension Peak
- 26:45Atmospheric Peak
- 30:10Rhythmic Shift
Coaching notes
- Maintain the exceptional level of technical precision.
- Experiment with brief, sharp frequency cuts for momentary tension release.
- Consider a slightly more pronounced 'reset' moment to mark new chapters.
- Study the use of frequency isolation in the 84:15 transition to replicate this level of smoothness.
- Experiment with adding a very subtle field recording or ambient layer during the final 2 minutes to enhance the cinematic feel.
- Analyze the track selection in this segment to understand how to maintain a 'dark' mood without losing the dancefloor's trust.
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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 Dixon's Dixon // Club Quarantäne (27.06.20) get?
- Dixon // Club Quarantäne (27.06.20) scores 89/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Dixon // Club Quarantäne (27.06.20)?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 30m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 86/100.
- 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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