Marco Carola — Marco Carola - Music On Closing 05.10.18 Live Mix at Amnesia Ibiza
Tech House · 1h 33m · Amnesia Ibiza · analysed 18 Aug 2026
About this tech house set
Marco Carola - Music On Closing 05.10.18 Live Mix at Amnesia Ibiza is a tech house DJ set by Marco Carola, running 1h 33m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 87/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This is how you hold a room for hours: not through drops, but through the relentless evolution of the groove.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 96/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 83/100.
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 54 points, moving between 70 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 53.7 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 20 ms.
Full SOONOS analysis
This is how you hold a room for hours: not through drops, but through the relentless evolution of the groove.
The 8 dimensions
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%89
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%85
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%83
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%96
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured execution (-) — weighted average was 89.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
Long EQ blend with high-pass filtering
Incoming track's percussion is introduced so subtly it feels like a natural progression of the first track.
Phrase-aligned bass swap
Clean transition where the low-end energy is handed over exactly on the 32-bar mark.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap on phrase
Textbook tech-house transition. The incoming kick replaces the outgoing one so smoothly it's almost imperceptible.
Percussive layering and mid-range handover
Excellent management of mid-frequency elements. The transition adds energy without cluttering the mix.
Long percussive blend
Expertly matched hats and shakers create a new composite rhythm.
EQ-based frequency swap
Smooth transition of the mid-range frequencies, maintaining vocal presence.
Technical subscores
90
EQ balance
94
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
96
Tempo stability
88
Loudness control
92
Musical coherence
86
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
19.6 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
30.7 ms
Drift p95
5,565
Boundaries detected
45
Hard cuts / h
15
Clipping events
179
Level jumps
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 (0:00, 8:00, 21:00, 25:00, 31:00, 35:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Groove continuity
- Vocal layering timing
- Energy management
Timeline
- 00:45Groove Lock
- 08:15Vocal Layering
- 15:20Groove Lock Peak
- 22:10Subtle Energy Lift
- 26:45Groove Lock Peak
Coaching notes
- Continue to master the 'invisible' transition; it is your greatest technical strength.
- Experiment with brief moments of silence or extreme filtering to create more dramatic tension/release cycles.
- Consider introducing a 'wildcard' track that breaks the genre mold slightly to add a layer of surprise.
- Experiment with more dramatic mid-range EQ cuts during vocal layering to create even more space.
- Consider a slightly more atmospheric outro to provide a 'cool down' after such high intensity.
- The tribal elements are strong; try layering a third percussive loop for added complexity during the peak.
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Questions about this analysis
- What score does Marco Carola's Marco Carola - Music On Closing 05.10.18 Live Mix at Amnesia Ibiza get?
- Marco Carola - Music On Closing 05.10.18 Live Mix at Amnesia Ibiza scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Marco Carola - Music On Closing 05.10.18 Live Mix at Amnesia Ibiza?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 33m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 96/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 83/100.
- 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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