Pegboard Nerds — 2F Friendly Sessions, Ep. 36 (Includes Pegboard Nerds Guest Mix)
Electro 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, Pegboard Nerds.
In short
2F Friendly Sessions, Ep. 36 (Includes Pegboard Nerds Guest Mix) by Pegboard Nerds scores 76/100 in the SOONOS analysis (solid). The strongest dimension is STORYTELLING (83/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (75/100).
The DJ uses nostalgia as a powerful tool to anchor the listener before diving into deeper rhythmic territory.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Technical precision in digital mixing.
- Highly coherent track selection.
- Professional narrative pacing.
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (4×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (39:00, 41:00, 45:00, 54:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with 64-bar builds to increase anticipation.
- Use more subtle EQ filtering during transitions to create a more cohesive flow.
- Incorporate a 'wildcard' track from a different genre to surprise the audience.
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 from the intro talk into the first major track. The low-end handover is invisible.
Smooth introduction of new percussive elements. The energy lift is subtle but effective.
Excellent harmonic compatibility between tracks. The mid-range swap is handled with great care.
Crisp transition that maintains the energy floor while introducing new melodic elements.
Aggressive but precise cut that fits the high-energy EDM style perfectly.
Slightly muddy in the low-mids during the overlap, but recovered quickly.
Strategic disruption
Intentional reset
About this electro house set
2F Friendly Sessions, Ep. 36 (Includes Pegboard Nerds Guest Mix) is a electro house DJ set by Pegboard Nerds, running 1h 02m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 76/100 overall — solid.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
The DJ uses nostalgia as a powerful tool to anchor the listener before diving into deeper rhythmic territory.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is STORYTELLING at 83/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 75/100.
The final score is capped by measured beatmatching: the DSP layer overrides the listening layer whenever it measures an execution issue directly in the audio.
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 30 points, moving between 20 and 95 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
9 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1250.5 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 28 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.
On this set, the ceiling applied is measured beatmatching.
Measured coverage for this file is 100% of the set.
Full SOONOS analysis
The DJ uses nostalgia as a powerful tool to anchor the listener before diving into deeper rhythmic territory.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%82
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%83
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%77
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%75
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%82
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured beatmatching — the weighted average before the cap was 80.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (9)
32-bar EQ blend, low swap on phrase
Perfectly executed transition from the intro talk into the first major track. The low-end handover is invisible.
Percussive layering with high-pass filter
Smooth introduction of new percussive elements. The energy lift is subtle but effective.
Harmonic blend with mid-range swap
Excellent harmonic compatibility between tracks. The mid-range swap is handled with great care.
Short impact blend with high-pass filter
Crisp transition that maintains the energy floor while introducing new melodic elements.
Crossfader cut on the downbeat
Aggressive but precise cut that fits the high-energy EDM style perfectly.
Longer EQ blend during breakdown
Slightly muddy in the low-mids during the overlap, but recovered quickly.
Perfect Blend
strategic_disruption
Minor EQ Overlap
Peak Energy Handoff
intentional_reset
Technical subscores
85
EQ balance
93
Beat alignment
88
Energy control
95
Tempo stability
85
Loudness control
86
Musical coherence
84
Harmonic compatibility
89
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
28 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
204 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,706
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.
1178
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
426
Level jumps
Sudden volume steps between tracks.
Measurement confidence 100% · analysed on the full audio.
Recurring patterns
Long static loops (4×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (39:00, 41:00, 45:00, 54:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Technical precision in digital mixing.
- Highly coherent track selection.
- Professional narrative pacing.
Timeline
- 02:18Narrative Launch
- 04:20Emotional Peak
- 07:15Groove Stabilization
- 12:15Energy Peak
- 16:45Rhythmic Shift
- 19:05Risky pressure or vibe dip
Coaching notes
- Experiment with 64-bar builds to increase anticipation.
- Use more subtle EQ filtering during transitions to create a more cohesive flow.
- Incorporate a 'wildcard' track from a different genre to surprise the audience.
Curious how your own set scores?
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 Pegboard Nerds's 2F Friendly Sessions, Ep. 36 (Includes Pegboard Nerds Guest Mix) get?
- 2F Friendly Sessions, Ep. 36 (Includes Pegboard Nerds Guest Mix) scores 76/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (solid), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is 2F Friendly Sessions, Ep. 36 (Includes Pegboard Nerds Guest Mix)?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 02m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- STORYTELLING is the strongest category at 83/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 75/100.
- 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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