Kölsch — Kölsch - Live @ Trouw Amsterdam 31032012
Melodic Techno · 1h 00m · analysed 19 Aug 2026
About this melodic techno set
Kölsch - Live @ Trouw Amsterdam 31032012 is a melodic techno DJ set by Kölsch, running 1h 00m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 87/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This mix succeeds by treating transitions not as events, but as continuous musical evolutions.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 95/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 85/100.
The final score is capped by measured -: 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 20 and 92 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
5 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 518.4 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 8 ms.
Full SOONOS analysis
This mix succeeds by treating transitions not as events, but as continuous musical evolutions.
The 8 dimensions
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%93
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%87
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%85
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured execution (-) — weighted average was 91.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (5)
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
A textbook melodic techno blend. The transition is almost imperceptible, creating a perfect bridge between tracks.
Filter-assisted blend on phrase
Smooth transition using high-pass filtering to clear space for the incoming track's low end.
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
A beautiful handover where the incoming percussion replaces the outgoing rhythm almost imperceptibly.
Harmonic blend with mid-range swap
Perfect key alignment allows the melodic elements to intertwine without clashing.
Long EQ blend with gradual high-pass filter exit.
Transparent transition that feels like a single evolving track.
Technical subscores
90
EQ balance
94
Beat alignment
88
Energy control
95
Tempo stability
88
Loudness control
90
Musical coherence
95
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
7.7 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
130.7 ms
Drift p95
3,598
Boundaries detected
36
Hard cuts / h
6
Clipping events
103
Level jumps
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 (36:00, 44:00, 48:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 0:45Atmospheric Hook
- 8:15Groove Lock
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Questions about this analysis
- What score does Kölsch's Kölsch - Live @ Trouw Amsterdam 31032012 get?
- Kölsch - Live @ Trouw Amsterdam 31032012 scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Kölsch - Live @ Trouw Amsterdam 31032012?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 00m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 85/100.
- 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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