Doc Martin — Doc Martin SXM Festival Mix Live mix
House · 1h 03m · analysed 22 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, Doc Martin.
In short
Doc Martin SXM Festival Mix Live mix by Doc Martin scores 74/100 in the SOONOS analysis (solid). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (82/100).
Doc Martin proves that technical invisibility is the highest form of DJ mastery.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Technical perfection
- Elite groove management
- Sophisticated track selection
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (3×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (5:00, 31:00, 37:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Maintain the long-blend philosophy as it defines the set's identity.
- Use subtle filter automation to add movement to static loops.
- Introduce a signature melodic element to anchor the narrative.
- Continue to prioritize phrase alignment for seamless energy handovers.
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 masterfully executed transition where the incoming track's bassline replaces the outgoing one perfectly on the phrase.
Smooth integration of new rhythmic elements, maintaining the hypnotic momentum.
Strategic disruption
About this house set
Doc Martin SXM Festival Mix Live mix is a house DJ set by Doc Martin, running 1h 03m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 74/100 overall — solid.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Doc Martin proves that technical invisibility is the highest form of DJ mastery.
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 82/100.
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 17 points, moving between 65 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 53.7 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 28 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
Doc Martin proves that technical invisibility is the highest form of DJ mastery.
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%88
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%82
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%94
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured beatmatching — the weighted average before the cap was 86.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
A masterfully executed transition where the incoming track's bassline replaces the outgoing one perfectly on the phrase.
Layered percussion blend
Smooth integration of new rhythmic elements, maintaining the hypnotic momentum.
Perfect Blend
Surgical EQ Swap
Minor Level Drift
Perfect Blend
Minor EQ Overlap
strategic_disruption
Technical subscores
91
EQ balance
94
Beat alignment
89
Energy control
93
Tempo stability
90
Loudness control
91
Musical coherence
89
Harmonic compatibility
91
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
28 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
36 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,758
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
21
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
0
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
74
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (3×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (5:00, 31:00, 37:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Technical perfection
- Elite groove management
- Sophisticated track selection
Timeline
- 4:20Groove Lock
- 8:55Energy Surge
Coaching notes
- Maintain the long-blend philosophy as it defines the set's identity.
- Use subtle filter automation to add movement to static loops.
- Introduce a signature melodic element to anchor the narrative.
- Continue to prioritize phrase alignment for seamless energy handovers.
Curious how your own set scores?
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 Doc Martin's Doc Martin SXM Festival Mix Live mix get?
- Doc Martin SXM Festival Mix Live mix scores 74/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (solid), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Doc Martin SXM Festival Mix Live mix?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 03m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 82/100.
- 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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