Lilly Palmer — Lilly Palmer live at EDC Las Vegas neonGarden 17/05/2024
Hard Techno · 1h 28m · EDC · 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, Lilly Palmer.
In short
Lilly Palmer live at EDC Las Vegas neonGarden 17/05/2024 by Lilly Palmer scores 86/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (91/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (84/100).
Lilly Palmer demonstrates why she is a festival staple, delivering a set that is as technically flawless as it is physically demanding.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Technical precision
- Energy consistency
- Crowd engagement
What weakened the set
- Repeated volume jumps (2×) — Gain-staging mismatches break perceived continuity and force the crowd to readjust. Detected 2× (05:42, 17:50).
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (20:00, 31:00, 33:00, 41:00, 44:00, 51:45). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with longer, more atmospheric breakdowns to create a greater sense of scale.
- Use subtle EQ carving in the 2kHz-5kHz range to reduce harshness during high-energy blends.
- Incorporate more 'surprise' elements like sudden rhythmic shifts to keep the audience on their toes.
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.
Smooth integration of the incoming percussion loop, maintaining the driving energy.
A slight level jump is audible, but it serves to emphasize the drop impact.
Perfectly timed transition that maximizes the energy of the new track's entry.
Perfectly executed handover, maintaining the driving sub-bass without any phase issues.
Smooth transition that builds rhythmic complexity without cluttering the mix.
High-impact transition that resets the energy before a massive peak-time drop.
Expertly executed transition that maintains the drive while introducing new rhythmic elements.
High-impact transition that resets the energy and launches into a more aggressive phase.
About this hard techno set
Lilly Palmer live at EDC Las Vegas neonGarden 17/05/2024 is a hard techno DJ set by Lilly Palmer, running 1h 28m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 86/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Lilly Palmer demonstrates why she is a festival staple, delivering a set that is as technically flawless as it is physically demanding.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 91/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 84/100.
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 45 points, moving between 70 and 96 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
8 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 754.6 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 19 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
Lilly Palmer demonstrates why she is a festival staple, delivering a set that is as technically flawless as it is physically demanding.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%88
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%90
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%84
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%91
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (8)
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
Smooth integration of the incoming percussion loop, maintaining the driving energy.
Quick mid-swap on the drop
A slight level jump is audible, but it serves to emphasize the drop impact.
Drop swap with echo-out on outgoing track
Perfectly timed transition that maximizes the energy of the new track's entry.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Perfectly executed handover, maintaining the driving sub-bass without any phase issues.
Mid-frequency layering and quick low swap
Smooth transition that builds rhythmic complexity without cluttering the mix.
Drop swap following a short breakdown
High-impact transition that resets the energy before a massive peak-time drop.
Long percussive blend with high-pass filtering
Expertly executed transition that maintains the drive while introducing new rhythmic elements.
Drop swap after a short breakdown
High-impact transition that resets the energy and launches into a more aggressive phase.
Technical subscores
87
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
93
Energy control
98
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
88
Musical coherence
84
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
19 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
199 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,273
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
12
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
77
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
123
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Repeated volume jumps
Gain-staging mismatches break perceived continuity and force the crowd to readjust. Detected 2× (05:42, 17:50).
Long static loops (6×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (20:00, 31:00, 33:00, 41:00, 44:00, 51:45). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Technical precision
- Energy consistency
- Crowd engagement
Timeline
- 01:15Energy Statement
- 06:45Tension Peak
- 05:42Risky pressure or vibe dip
- 12:45Groove Lock
- 18:40Energy Reset
- 17:50Risky pressure or vibe dip
- 28:45Tension Peak
Coaching notes
- Experiment with longer, more atmospheric breakdowns to create a greater sense of scale.
- Use subtle EQ carving in the 2kHz-5kHz range to reduce harshness during high-energy blends.
- Incorporate more 'surprise' elements like sudden rhythmic shifts to keep the audience on their toes.
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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 Lilly Palmer's Lilly Palmer live at EDC Las Vegas neonGarden 17/05/2024 get?
- Lilly Palmer live at EDC Las Vegas neonGarden 17/05/2024 scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Lilly Palmer live at EDC Las Vegas neonGarden 17/05/2024?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 28m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 91/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 84/100.
- 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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