Marco Carola — Marco Carola: live at Sound Nightclub - Los Angeles, February 24 2017
Tech House · 1h 01m · analysed 18 Aug 2026
About this tech house set
Marco Carola: live at Sound Nightclub - Los Angeles, February 24 2017 is a tech house DJ set by Marco Carola, running 1h 01m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
True mastery is found in the ability to make two tracks sound like a single, evolving organism.
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 81/100.
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 20 points, moving between 70 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a narrow dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 110.6 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 26 ms.
Full SOONOS analysis
True mastery is found in the ability to make two tracks sound like a single, evolving organism.
The 8 dimensions
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%86
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%82
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%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured execution (-) — weighted average was 86.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
64-bar EQ layering
An invisible transition where the incoming track's hats are introduced so gradually they feel like part of the original track.
Low-end swap on phrase
Perfectly timed bass swap that maintains the momentum without any audible dip in energy.
Perfect Blend
Minor EQ Overlap
Seamless Handover
64-bar percussive layering
Incredible patience. The incoming track's hats are introduced so subtly they feel like part of the original loop.
Low-end swap on phrase
Perfectly timed bass swap. No phase cancellation detected in the sub-frequencies.
Technical subscores
92
EQ balance
96
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
97
Tempo stability
90
Loudness control
92
Musical coherence
88
Harmonic compatibility
93
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
25.7 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
34.2 ms
Drift p95
3,613
Boundaries detected
84
Hard cuts / h
70
Clipping events
172
Level jumps
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (1×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (33:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 26:15The Invisible Blend
Coaching notes
- Maintain the current level of percussive layering; it is your strongest asset.
- Experiment with brief, high-pass filter sweeps to create tension before a phrase change.
- Consider a 'reset' moment with a melodic breakdown to contrast the driving percussion.
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Questions about this analysis
- What score does Marco Carola's Marco Carola: live at Sound Nightclub - Los Angeles, February 24 2017 get?
- Marco Carola: live at Sound Nightclub - Los Angeles, February 24 2017 scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Marco Carola: live at Sound Nightclub - Los Angeles, February 24 2017?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 01m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, 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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