Mark Farina — Mark Farina - Mushroom Jazz Mix Tape - Jan. 23, 1992.

    House · 47 min · analysed 19 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    80/100
    Level
    club ready
    Duration
    47 min
    Genre
    House

    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, Mark Farina.

    In short

    Mark Farina - Mushroom Jazz Mix Tape - Jan. 23, 1992. by Mark Farina scores 80/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (97/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (55/100).

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    Key takeaways

    What weakened the set

    • Beat alignment needs work — typical drift of 45 ms — Measured median beat-grid drift is 45 ms across the transitions. Reference: pro ≤ 25 ms, needs work 30-42 ms, must be reworked > 42 ms. Above ~30 ms the kick flams and dancers feel the blend slipping.

    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.

    About this house set

    Mark Farina - Mushroom Jazz Mix Tape - Jan. 23, 1992. is a house DJ set by Mark Farina, running 47 min. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 80/100 overall — club ready.

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    How the score breaks down

    SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 97/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE at 55/100.

    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 5 points, moving between 50 and 85 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.

    7 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1609.7 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 45 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.

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    The 8 dimensions

    Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.

    Score breakdown

    TECHNIQUE

    How well did you execute?

    25%55
    Beat Alignmentmeasured37
    Transition Qualitymeasured85
    Phrase Accuracymeasured95
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured84
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured92
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured80

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%90
    Narrative ArcAI95
    ProgressionAI89
    Tension & ReleaseAI84
    Section AwarenessAI93
    Flow ContinuityAI95
    PayoffAI82

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%84
    Energy Curvemeasured89
    PacingAI94
    MomentumAI91
    Peak ManagementAI87
    Energy HandoffAI89
    Fatigue ControlAI27

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%85
    Unexpected MomentsAI86
    ContrastAI90
    Transition Varietymeasured97
    Selection RiskAI92
    FreshnessAI34
    Surprise ControlAI86

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%97
    Selection QualityAI97
    Identity ConsistencyAI99
    IntentionalityAI97
    ConfidenceAI95
    RestraintAI93
    SignatureAI98

    Energy arc

    35:0047:00

    Transitions analysed (7)

    2:45

    Perfect Blend

    100
    6:25

    Minor Level Drift

    intentional_reset

    82
    10:12

    Seamless Phrasing

    100
    13:30

    Perfect Blend

    intentional_artistic

    100
    18:45

    Minor Drift

    82
    23:00

    Seamless Handoff

    intentional_artistic

    100
    26:12

    Long rhythmic blend

    Perfectly aligned breaks; the transition is almost invisible as the jazz elements swap.

    92

    Technical subscores

    84

    EQ balance

    90

    Beat alignment

    87

    Energy control

    92

    Tempo stability

    85

    Loudness control

    93

    Musical coherence

    89

    Harmonic compatibility

    87

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    45 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

    Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.

    183 ms

    Drift p95

    Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.

    2,810

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    4

    Hard cuts / h

    Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.

    145

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    914

    Level jumps

    Sudden volume steps between tracks.

    Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.

    Recurring patterns

    • Beat alignment needs work — typical drift of 45 ms

      Measured median beat-grid drift is 45 ms across the transitions. Reference: pro ≤ 25 ms, needs work 30-42 ms, must be reworked > 42 ms. Above ~30 ms the kick flams and dancers feel the blend slipping.

    Timeline

    • 28:15Groove Lock
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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.

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    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Mark Farina's Mark Farina - Mushroom Jazz Mix Tape - Jan. 23, 1992. get?
    Mark Farina - Mushroom Jazz Mix Tape - Jan. 23, 1992. scores 80/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is Mark Farina - Mushroom Jazz Mix Tape - Jan. 23, 1992.?
    The analysed recording runs 47 min.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 97/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 55/100.
    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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