Patrick Topping — Patrick Topping NYE 2020 Beatport x Absolut Global Celebration
Tech House · 1h 37m · analysed 21 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, Patrick Topping.
In short
Patrick Topping NYE 2020 Beatport x Absolut Global Celebration by Patrick Topping scores 84/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (90/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (81/100).
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (1:00, 32:00, 40:00, 43:00, 50:00, 76:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Introduce more melodic elements to create emotional peaks.
- Experiment with longer, more experimental breakdowns to add variety.
- Use subtle FX like delay or reverb on vocal stabs to add depth.
- Vary the transition styles occasionally to keep the listener surprised.
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.
Perfectly executed transition, maintaining the drive without any audible dip.
Perfectly executed handover of the bass frequencies, maintaining the groove without a hitch.
Exceptional layering where the two tracks complement each other's rhythmic patterns perfectly.
Smooth use of high-pass filtering to clear space for the incoming track's low end.
Intentional reset
Strategic disruption
About this tech house set
Patrick Topping NYE 2020 Beatport x Absolut Global Celebration is a tech house DJ set by Patrick Topping, running 1h 37m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 84/100 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 90/100; 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 31 points, moving between 40 and 95 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 408.9 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 21 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 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%85
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%85
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%90
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
32-bar EQ blend with low-end swap
Perfectly executed transition, maintaining the drive without any audible dip.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Perfectly executed handover of the bass frequencies, maintaining the groove without a hitch.
Layered percussion blend
Exceptional layering where the two tracks complement each other's rhythmic patterns perfectly.
Filter-assisted transition
Smooth use of high-pass filtering to clear space for the incoming track's low end.
Countdown Peak
intentional_reset
Vocal Layering
Groove Swap
strategic_disruption
Technical subscores
87
EQ balance
94
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
96
Tempo stability
89
Loudness control
89
Musical coherence
86
Harmonic compatibility
90
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
21 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
218 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,821
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
77
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
41
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
271
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 (1:00, 32:00, 40:00, 43:00, 50:00, 76:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Coaching notes
- Introduce more melodic elements to create emotional peaks.
- Experiment with longer, more experimental breakdowns to add variety.
- Use subtle FX like delay or reverb on vocal stabs to add depth.
- Vary the transition styles occasionally to keep the listener surprised.
- Continue to leverage long, layered blends to maintain the 'hypnotic engine' feel.
- Experiment with more dramatic rhythmic resets to further emphasize the peak moments.
- Maintain the high-quality digital gain staging observed in this segment.
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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 Patrick Topping's Patrick Topping NYE 2020 Beatport x Absolut Global Celebration get?
- Patrick Topping NYE 2020 Beatport x Absolut Global Celebration scores 84/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Patrick Topping NYE 2020 Beatport x Absolut Global Celebration?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 37m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 90/100, 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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