Marco Carola — Marco Carola - Music On Closing 10.10.19 - Live Mix at Pacha Ibiza
Tech House · 1h 29m · Pacha Ibiza · analysed 18 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Marco Carola - Music On Closing 10.10.19 - Live Mix at Pacha Ibiza by Marco Carola scores 86/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (81/100).
This is the sound of a DJ who trusts their tracks enough to let them breathe, creating a trance-like state through pure rhythm.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (0:00, 33:00, 39:00, 44:00, 52:00, 67:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Maintain this level of percussive focus; it is your strongest asset.
- Consider a very brief 'silence' or atmospheric break to reset the listener's ear after 20 minutes of heavy groove.
- Experiment with slightly more aggressive EQ cuts to create more dramatic 'reveals' of incoming tracks.
- Maintain the current level of EQ precision.
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.
Expertly executed handover. The incoming bassline replaces the outgoing one without any phase cancellation or volume dip.
Smooth transition, though a slight build-up in the low-mids was audible for 2 bars before the final cut.
Perfectly executed handover. The groove never wavers as the new bassline takes over.
The DJ layers the hats of the incoming track for 32 bars before swapping the mids.
Perfectly executed handover; the groove never wavers.
Subtle introduction of new percussive elements over 32 bars.
About this tech house set
Marco Carola - Music On Closing 10.10.19 - Live Mix at Pacha Ibiza is a tech house DJ set by Marco Carola, running 1h 29m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 86/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This is the sound of a DJ who trusts their tracks enough to let them breathe, creating a trance-like state through pure rhythm.
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.
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 40 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 112.5 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 8 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 the sound of a DJ who trusts their tracks enough to let them breathe, creating a trance-like state through pure rhythm.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%90
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%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%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Expertly executed handover. The incoming bassline replaces the outgoing one without any phase cancellation or volume dip.
Phased EQ swap
Smooth transition, though a slight build-up in the low-mids was audible for 2 bars before the final cut.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Perfectly executed handover. The groove never wavers as the new bassline takes over.
Percussive layering
The DJ layers the hats of the incoming track for 32 bars before swapping the mids.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Perfectly executed handover; the groove never wavers.
Progressive layering
Subtle introduction of new percussive elements over 32 bars.
Technical subscores
90
EQ balance
95
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
97
Tempo stability
91
Loudness control
93
Musical coherence
86
Harmonic compatibility
91
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
8 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
28 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,314
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
81
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
23
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
280
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
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, 33:00, 39:00, 44:00, 52:00, 67:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 06:45The Invisible Handover
- 08:30Percussive Peak
- 14:22The Perfect Handover
- 17:15Percussive Peak
- 25:15Groove Lock Peak
Coaching notes
- Maintain this level of percussive focus; it is your strongest asset.
- Consider a very brief 'silence' or atmospheric break to reset the listener's ear after 20 minutes of heavy groove.
- Experiment with slightly more aggressive EQ cuts to create more dramatic 'reveals' of incoming tracks.
- Maintain the current level of EQ precision.
- Experiment with slightly more varied track structures to avoid predictability.
- Use the high-pass filter more aggressively for dramatic tension releases.
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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 Marco Carola's Marco Carola - Music On Closing 10.10.19 - Live Mix at Pacha Ibiza get?
- Marco Carola - Music On Closing 10.10.19 - Live Mix at Pacha Ibiza scores 86/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Marco Carola - Music On Closing 10.10.19 - Live Mix at Pacha Ibiza?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 29m.
- 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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