Jamie Jones — Jamie Jones live at Ultra Miami 2018
Tech House · 1h 34m · Ultra Music Festival · analysed 19 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Jamie Jones live at Ultra Miami 2018 by Jamie Jones scores 84/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (81/100).
This is how you build a set: by prioritizing the physical response of the dancefloor over individual track highlights.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Groove continuity
- Technical precision
- Selection
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (5×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (17:00, 36:30, 42:00, 71:00, 80:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Continue utilizing long blends to maintain the 'third track' energy.
- Experiment with more dramatic high-pass filter sweeps during breakdowns.
- Consider a 'reset' track with a completely different drum palette to surprise the crowd.
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.
Flawless transition; the incoming track's groove is introduced so subtly it feels like a natural progression of the first track.
A patient blend that uses the mid-frequencies to bridge two tracks with different percussive textures.
Invisible transition that maintains the rolling momentum perfectly.
High-impact moment that signals a new chapter in the set.
About this tech house set
Jamie Jones live at Ultra Miami 2018 is a tech house DJ set by Jamie Jones, running 1h 34m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 84/100 overall — club ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This is how you build a set: by prioritizing the physical response of the dancefloor over individual track highlights.
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 81/100.
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 25 points, moving between 65 and 92 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
6 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 587.1 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 20 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
This is how you build a set: by prioritizing the physical response of the dancefloor over individual track highlights.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%84
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%89
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%84
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%81
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)
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Flawless transition; the incoming track's groove is introduced so subtly it feels like a natural progression of the first track.
Phased mid-range blend
A patient blend that uses the mid-frequencies to bridge two tracks with different percussive textures.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap on phrase
Invisible transition that maintains the rolling momentum perfectly.
Phrase-aligned drop with vocal introduction
High-impact moment that signals a new chapter in the set.
Perfect Groove Lock
Minor EQ Overlap
Technical subscores
91
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
89
Energy control
95
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
91
Musical coherence
88
Harmonic compatibility
91
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
20 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
260 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,624
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
83
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
30
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
364
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (5×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (17:00, 36:30, 42:00, 71:00, 80:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Groove continuity
- Technical precision
- Selection
Timeline
- 0:45Vocal Hook Entry
- 6:50Energy Peak
- 18:45Groove Lock Mastery
- 22:10Energy Peak
Coaching notes
- Continue utilizing long blends to maintain the 'third track' energy.
- Experiment with more dramatic high-pass filter sweeps during breakdowns.
- Consider a 'reset' track with a completely different drum palette to surprise the crowd.
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 Jamie Jones's Jamie Jones live at Ultra Miami 2018 get?
- Jamie Jones live at Ultra Miami 2018 scores 84/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Jamie Jones live at Ultra Miami 2018?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 34m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 81/100.
- 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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