Mark Farina — Mark Farina @ Music Box 07.11.2025
House · 2h 18m · analysed 19 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, Mark Farina.
In short
Mark Farina @ Music Box 07.11.2025 by Mark Farina scores 84/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (81/100).
Mark Farina's ability to maintain a 'head-nod' groove for 12 minutes straight is a testament to his mastery of the jackin' house style.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Exceptional groove continuity.
- Thematic track selection.
- Professional pacing and restraint.
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (6:00, 13:00, 34:00, 39:00, 46:00, 50:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Maintain this level of technical precision; it is the mix's greatest strength.
- Consider a 'reset' moment (e.g., a 16-bar breakdown) to refresh the listener's ears.
- Introduce a slightly more aggressive bassline in the next segment to evolve the energy.
- Leverage the melodic synth elements earlier in the set to create more emotional peaks.
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.
A masterclass in transparency. The incoming bassline is introduced so subtly it feels like a natural evolution of the first track.
Clean transition that uses a breakdown to introduce the new rhythmic core. Energy is perfectly maintained.
Invisible transition where the new percussion replaces the old without a perceptible energy shift.
Smooth handover of the melodic elements while keeping the low-end locked.
About this house set
Mark Farina @ Music Box 07.11.2025 is a house DJ set by Mark Farina, running 2h 18m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 84/100 overall — club ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Mark Farina's ability to maintain a 'head-nod' groove for 12 minutes straight is a testament to his mastery of the jackin' house style.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 94/100; 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 48 points, moving between 40 and 88 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
6 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 269.6 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 20 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
Mark Farina's ability to maintain a 'head-nod' groove for 12 minutes straight is a testament to his mastery of the jackin' house style.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%83
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%88
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%83
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%94
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
64-bar EQ blend with low-end swap
A masterclass in transparency. The incoming bassline is introduced so subtly it feels like a natural evolution of the first track.
Phrase-perfect percussive handover
Clean transition that uses a breakdown to introduce the new rhythmic core. Energy is perfectly maintained.
64-bar EQ blend
Invisible transition where the new percussion replaces the old without a perceptible energy shift.
Mid-frequency swap
Smooth handover of the melodic elements while keeping the low-end locked.
perfect
minor
Technical subscores
89
EQ balance
93
Beat alignment
88
Energy control
94
Tempo stability
88
Loudness control
90
Musical coherence
88
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
20 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
117 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
8,252
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
262
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
0
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
781
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 (6:00, 13:00, 34:00, 39:00, 46:00, 50:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Exceptional groove continuity.
- Thematic track selection.
- Professional pacing and restraint.
Timeline
- 0:45Narrative Hook
- 4:12Groove Lock
- 14:30Groove Lock Peak
- 21:15Vocal Entry
Coaching notes
- Maintain this level of technical precision; it is the mix's greatest strength.
- Consider a 'reset' moment (e.g., a 16-bar breakdown) to refresh the listener's ears.
- Introduce a slightly more aggressive bassline in the next segment to evolve the energy.
- Leverage the melodic synth elements earlier in the set to create more emotional peaks.
- Use more aggressive high-pass filtering during transitions to create a 'thinner' sound before the new bass drops in.
- Experiment with layering two different vocal tracks to create a 'mashup' feel that fits the urban aesthetic.
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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 Mark Farina's Mark Farina @ Music Box 07.11.2025 get?
- Mark Farina @ Music Box 07.11.2025 scores 84/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Mark Farina @ Music Box 07.11.2025?
- The analysed recording runs 2h 18m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, 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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