Hernan Cattaneo — Hernan Cattaneo - White Ocean - Burning Man 2015 (Sunrise set)
Progressive · 2h 25m · Burning MAN · analysed 21 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Hernan Cattaneo - White Ocean - Burning Man 2015 (Sunrise set) by Hernan Cattaneo scores 88/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (96/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (88/100).
True mastery is found in the notes you don't play and the transitions you don't hear.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Exceptional patience and restraint.
- Invisible, long-form blending.
- Perfect contextual awareness.
- Exceptional patience and restraint in mixing.
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (0:00, 11:00, 27:30, 33:00, 43:00, 56:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Continue to prioritize long, atmospheric blends to maintain the set's hypnotic quality.
- Experiment with subtle vocal snippets to add a human element to the deep progressive groove.
- Maintain the current level of restraint; it is your greatest strength in this context.
- Maintain the patient pacing; it is your greatest asset in this context.
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.
An invisible transition that perfectly maintains the hypnotic state.
Beautifully executed melodic transition that feels like a natural evolution.
A masterclass in progressive mixing; the tracks merge into a single entity.
Smooth transition that maintains the hypnotic flow while shifting the melodic focus.
A seamless transition where the incoming bassline replaces the outgoing one without any phase issues.
About this progressive set
Hernan Cattaneo - White Ocean - Burning Man 2015 (Sunrise set) is a progressive DJ set by Hernan Cattaneo, running 2h 25m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 88/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
True mastery is found in the notes you don't play and the transitions you don't hear.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 96/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 88/100.
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 62 points, moving between 40 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 191.6 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 16 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
True mastery is found in the notes you don't play and the transitions you don't hear.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%90
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%93
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%92
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%88
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%96
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (5)
64-bar EQ blend with subtle low-end handover
An invisible transition that perfectly maintains the hypnotic state.
Harmonic blend with high-frequency lead introduction
Beautifully executed melodic transition that feels like a natural evolution.
Long-form EQ cross-fade with subtle filtering
A masterclass in progressive mixing; the tracks merge into a single entity.
Harmonic layering and high-pass filtering
Smooth transition that maintains the hypnotic flow while shifting the melodic focus.
Long EQ blend with harmonic matching
A seamless transition where the incoming bassline replaces the outgoing one without any phase issues.
Technical subscores
90
EQ balance
96
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
96
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
95
Musical coherence
95
Harmonic compatibility
93
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
16 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
67 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
8,683
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
10
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
29
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
152
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 (0:00, 11:00, 27:30, 33:00, 43:00, 56:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Exceptional patience and restraint.
- Invisible, long-form blending.
- Perfect contextual awareness.
- Exceptional patience and restraint in mixing.
- Deeply emotive track selection.
- Flawless technical execution of long blends.
- Masterful pacing
- Flawless technical execution
- Deep emotional resonance
Timeline
- 0:45Atmospheric Hook
- 8:30Melodic Dawn
- 15:45Texture Integration
- 21:30Emotional Peak
- 26:30Atmospheric Peak
Coaching notes
- Continue to prioritize long, atmospheric blends to maintain the set's hypnotic quality.
- Experiment with subtle vocal snippets to add a human element to the deep progressive groove.
- Maintain the current level of restraint; it is your greatest strength in this context.
- Maintain the patient pacing; it is your greatest asset in this context.
- Continue to prioritize harmonic compatibility in your long blends.
- Experiment with even longer, more complex layering to further blur the lines between tracks.
- Continue to leverage long-form blends to maintain the hypnotic state.
- Experiment with subtle high-frequency modulation to add texture to the atmospheric peaks.
- Maintain the current level of restraint; it is what separates this set from standard club fare.
- Continue to use long-form blends to blur the lines between tracks.
- Maintain the warm, round EQ profile to suit the sunrise atmosphere.
- Keep the narrative focus on emotional evolution rather than rhythmic complexity.
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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 Hernan Cattaneo's Hernan Cattaneo - White Ocean - Burning Man 2015 (Sunrise set) get?
- Hernan Cattaneo - White Ocean - Burning Man 2015 (Sunrise set) scores 88/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Hernan Cattaneo - White Ocean - Burning Man 2015 (Sunrise set)?
- The analysed recording runs 2h 25m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 96/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 88/100.
- 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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