Ilario Alicante — Ilario Alicante | Awakenings Summer festival 2023
Tech House · 2h 02m · Awakenings · analysed 23 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, Ilario Alicante.
In short
Ilario Alicante | Awakenings Summer festival 2023 by Ilario Alicante scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (92/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (82/100).
Ilario Alicante's ability to maintain such high levels of energy while still telling a coherent story is truly impressive.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (33:00, 48:30, 66:00, 70:00, 89:00, 93:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with slightly longer melodic breakdowns to create even more dramatic tension.
- Consider a brief, unexpected genre shift to surprise the audience and reset the energy baseline.
- Incorporate more recognizable vocal hooks to further enhance crowd engagement.
- Explore more complex layering techniques, such as using three decks, to create even more intricate soundscapes.
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.
Seamless handover of the low-end frequencies; the energy transition is almost imperceptible.
Effective use of high-frequency elements to bridge the two tracks before the full swap.
The 'My System' vocal acts as a bridge, making the track change almost imperceptible.
Effective use of filtering to clear space for the incoming high-hat pattern.
About this tech house set
Ilario Alicante | Awakenings Summer festival 2023 is a tech house DJ set by Ilario Alicante, running 2h 02m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Ilario Alicante's ability to maintain such high levels of energy while still telling a coherent story is truly impressive.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 92/100; 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 65 and 96 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1497.4 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 18 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
Ilario Alicante's ability to maintain such high levels of energy while still telling a coherent story is truly impressive.
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%91
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%86
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%92
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
EQ-balanced long blend
Seamless handover of the low-end frequencies; the energy transition is almost imperceptible.
Percussive layering
Effective use of high-frequency elements to bridge the two tracks before the full swap.
Perfect Blend
Seamless Handoff
Minor EQ Overlap
Long EQ blend with vocal loop preservation
The 'My System' vocal acts as a bridge, making the track change almost imperceptible.
High-pass filter transition into percussive peak
Effective use of filtering to clear space for the incoming high-hat pattern.
Technical subscores
87
EQ balance
93
Beat alignment
92
Energy control
96
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
87
Musical coherence
84
Harmonic compatibility
88
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
18 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
240 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,293
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
166
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
63
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
379
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 (33:00, 48:30, 66:00, 70:00, 89:00, 93:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 1:25The Drop
- 5:50Filter Reset
- 24:15Vocal Bridge Mastery
Coaching notes
- Experiment with slightly longer melodic breakdowns to create even more dramatic tension.
- Consider a brief, unexpected genre shift to surprise the audience and reset the energy baseline.
- Incorporate more recognizable vocal hooks to further enhance crowd engagement.
- Explore more complex layering techniques, such as using three decks, to create even more intricate soundscapes.
- Experiment with more diverse textures in the breakdowns.
- Incorporate subtle vocal elements to enhance emotional connection.
- Explore even longer, more gradual energy builds.
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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 Ilario Alicante's Ilario Alicante | Awakenings Summer festival 2023 get?
- Ilario Alicante | Awakenings Summer festival 2023 scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Ilario Alicante | Awakenings Summer festival 2023?
- The analysed recording runs 2h 02m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 92/100, 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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