Giuseppe Ottaviani — Giuseppe Ottaviani @ DPRTMNT, Toronto 2026
Trance · 2h 01m · analysed 23 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Giuseppe Ottaviani @ DPRTMNT, Toronto 2026 by Giuseppe Ottaviani scores 86/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (82/100).
Ottaviani's ability to maintain a relentless groove while delivering euphoric peaks is a hallmark of his professional maturity.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Exceptional technical precision.
- Strong sense of narrative and energy flow.
- Elite-level crowd engagement through calculated drops.
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (21:00, 26:00, 30:00, 34:00, 48:00, 56:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with longer, more atmospheric breakdowns to heighten the emotional contrast.
- Incorporate a few 'surprise' tracks outside the core trance genre to showcase versatility.
- Fine-tune the gain staging during high-energy transitions to avoid minor level jumps.
- Incorporate more rhythmic variation in the mid-range to add texture to the driving sections.
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.
Invisible transition; the new track's energy perfectly replaces the old one.
High-impact transition that uses the breakdown to reset the energy for a new lead.
Perfectly executed transition between two driving trance tracks, maintaining energy through the low-end handover.
High-impact transition that uses the breakdown of the incoming track to reset the energy before a massive drop.
About this trance set
Giuseppe Ottaviani @ DPRTMNT, Toronto 2026 is a trance DJ set by Giuseppe Ottaviani, running 2h 01m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 86/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Ottaviani's ability to maintain a relentless groove while delivering euphoric peaks is a hallmark of his professional maturity.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 94/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE at 82/100.
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 40 and 95 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
6 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1053.9 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 22 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
Ottaviani's ability to maintain a relentless groove while delivering euphoric peaks is a hallmark of his professional maturity.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%82
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%87
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?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
Perfect Harmonic Blend
Seamless Energy Handoff
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Invisible transition; the new track's energy perfectly replaces the old one.
Drop swap after breakdown
High-impact transition that uses the breakdown to reset the energy for a new lead.
EQ-based bass swap on phrase
Perfectly executed transition between two driving trance tracks, maintaining energy through the low-end handover.
Breakdown layering into drop swap
High-impact transition that uses the breakdown of the incoming track to reset the energy before a massive drop.
Technical subscores
88
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
91
Energy control
96
Tempo stability
87
Loudness control
90
Musical coherence
94
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
22 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
211 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,219
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
148
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
99
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
365
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 (21:00, 26:00, 30:00, 34:00, 48:00, 56:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Exceptional technical precision.
- Strong sense of narrative and energy flow.
- Elite-level crowd engagement through calculated drops.
Timeline
- 16:45Melodic Peak
- 21:15Energy Surge
- 28:30Melodic Peak
Coaching notes
- Experiment with longer, more atmospheric breakdowns to heighten the emotional contrast.
- Incorporate a few 'surprise' tracks outside the core trance genre to showcase versatility.
- Fine-tune the gain staging during high-energy transitions to avoid minor level jumps.
- Incorporate more rhythmic variation in the mid-range to add texture to the driving sections.
- Experiment with longer, more complex layering of melodic stems to create unique mashup moments.
- Use subtle automation on lead synths to keep the high-energy sections feeling dynamic and evolving.
- Continue to explore the balance between driving rhythms and melodic peaks.
- Experiment with more dramatic filter work during transitions to enhance tension.
- Maintain the high standard of harmonic mixing displayed here.
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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 Giuseppe Ottaviani's Giuseppe Ottaviani @ DPRTMNT, Toronto 2026 get?
- Giuseppe Ottaviani @ DPRTMNT, Toronto 2026 scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Giuseppe Ottaviani @ DPRTMNT, Toronto 2026?
- The analysed recording runs 2h 01m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while TECHNIQUE 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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