MK — MK - Summer Mix 2013
House · 1h 02m · analysed 24 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, MK.
In short
MK - Summer Mix 2013 by MK scores 84/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (89/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (81/100).
The DJ's strength lies in their ability to lock into a groove and maintain it with technical flawlessness, though more artistic risk-taking would elevate the set further.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Technical precision in transitions
- Consistent and infectious groove
- Excellent track selection for the theme
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (5×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (32:48, 41:00, 50:00, 52:00, 56:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Use more aggressive EQ cuts in the mid-range during long overlaps to prevent frequency masking.
- Experiment with 'teasing' upcoming vocal hooks earlier in the mix to build anticipation.
- Incorporate brief moments of silence or atmospheric ambient bridges to reset the dancefloor's ears.
- Use EQ more creatively during transitions to highlight specific elements of the incoming track.
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.
Transparent transition where the incoming bassline replaces the outgoing one perfectly on phrase.
Smooth transition, though a slight buildup in the 500Hz-1kHz range is audible during the overlap.
High-pass filter used to thin out the outgoing track before a clean drop into the new groove.
Strategic disruption
About this house set
MK - Summer Mix 2013 is a house DJ set by MK, running 1h 02m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 84/100 overall — club ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
The DJ's strength lies in their ability to lock into a groove and maintain it with technical flawlessness, though more artistic risk-taking would elevate the set further.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 89/100; 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 25 points, moving between 65 and 90 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
9 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1057.0 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 25 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
The DJ's strength lies in their ability to lock into a groove and maintain it with technical flawlessness, though more artistic risk-taking would elevate the set further.
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%86
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%86
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%89
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (9)
64-bar EQ blend, low-end handover
Transparent transition where the incoming bassline replaces the outgoing one perfectly on phrase.
Mid-frequency layering with vocal overlap
Smooth transition, though a slight buildup in the 500Hz-1kHz range is audible during the overlap.
Filter sweep and drop swap
High-pass filter used to thin out the outgoing track before a clean drop into the new groove.
Perfect Blend
Minor EQ Overlap
Seamless Handover
Perfect Blend
Minor EQ Overlap
strategic_disruption
Seamless Vocal Swap
Technical subscores
86
EQ balance
93
Beat alignment
86
Energy control
95
Tempo stability
88
Loudness control
90
Musical coherence
89
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
25 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
259 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,727
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
65
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
113
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
256
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (5×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (32:48, 41:00, 50:00, 52:00, 56:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Technical precision in transitions
- Consistent and infectious groove
- Excellent track selection for the theme
Timeline
- 01:45Groove Lock
- 05:50Vocal Peak
- 08:15Energy Plateau
Coaching notes
- Use more aggressive EQ cuts in the mid-range during long overlaps to prevent frequency masking.
- Experiment with 'teasing' upcoming vocal hooks earlier in the mix to build anticipation.
- Incorporate brief moments of silence or atmospheric ambient bridges to reset the dancefloor's ears.
- Use EQ more creatively during transitions to highlight specific elements of the incoming track.
- Incorporate more varied percussion loops to keep the groove evolving.
- Experiment with temporary BPM shifts or dramatic pauses to surprise the audience.
- Focus on building a more complex emotional narrative beyond pure euphoria.
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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 MK's MK - Summer Mix 2013 get?
- MK - Summer Mix 2013 scores 84/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is MK - Summer Mix 2013?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 02m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 89/100, 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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