Riva Starr — Riva Starr Pres. HYPERLOOP Live @ MOVEMENT DETROIT 2025
House · 1h 29m · Movement Detroit · analysed 25 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, Riva Starr.
In short
Riva Starr Pres. HYPERLOOP Live @ MOVEMENT DETROIT 2025 by Riva Starr scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (93/100) 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 (30:30, 33:00, 42:30, 45:00, 56:00, 63:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Introduce more dramatic EQ cuts or brief silences to create 'drop' moments.
- Experiment with atmospheric pads to add emotional depth to the industrial sound.
- Ensure low-end transitions are slightly more gradual to avoid abrupt energy shifts.
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.
The intro atmosphere dissolves perfectly into the first driving loop.
Introduction of new percussive elements without muddying the mid-range.
Seamless transition between two tracks with very similar kick profiles.
Solid beatmatch, though the bass handover felt slightly abrupt for the style.
Excellent use of layering to create a new rhythmic identity between tracks.
Clean exit of the previous track, allowing the new groove to take center stage.
Seamless transition, maintaining the rolling energy perfectly.
Excellent use of layering to build tension before the full track switch.
About this house set
Riva Starr Pres. HYPERLOOP Live @ MOVEMENT DETROIT 2025 is a house DJ set by Riva Starr, running 1h 29m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival 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 93/100; 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 46 points, moving between 20 and 94 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
8 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 587.3 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 22 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%82
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%89
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%93
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (8)
Long blend with high-pass filter exit
The intro atmosphere dissolves perfectly into the first driving loop.
EQ-based layering
Introduction of new percussive elements without muddying the mid-range.
Low-end swap on phrase
Seamless transition between two tracks with very similar kick profiles.
EQ-focused blend with a quick low-end swap.
Solid beatmatch, though the bass handover felt slightly abrupt for the style.
Long, layered blend using loops to build massive tension.
Excellent use of layering to create a new rhythmic identity between tracks.
Smooth filter-out transition.
Clean exit of the previous track, allowing the new groove to take center stage.
Long EQ blend with low-end swap
Seamless transition, maintaining the rolling energy perfectly.
Layered percussive blend
Excellent use of layering to build tension before the full track switch.
Technical subscores
87
EQ balance
93
Beat alignment
89
Energy control
93
Tempo stability
87
Loudness control
91
Musical coherence
85
Harmonic compatibility
89
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
22 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
219 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
5,340
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
105
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
33
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
268
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 (30:30, 33:00, 42:30, 45:00, 56:00, 63:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 0:05Atmospheric Hook
- 6:45Groove Lock Peak
- 14:50Groove Lock Peak
- 18:10Tension Plateau
- 24:15Industrial Texture Integration
- 27:30Mid-Range Frequency Buildup
- 30:00Peak Rhythmic Layering
Coaching notes
- Introduce more dramatic EQ cuts or brief silences to create 'drop' moments.
- Experiment with atmospheric pads to add emotional depth to the industrial sound.
- Ensure low-end transitions are slightly more gradual to avoid abrupt energy shifts.
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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 Riva Starr's Riva Starr Pres. HYPERLOOP Live @ MOVEMENT DETROIT 2025 get?
- Riva Starr Pres. HYPERLOOP Live @ MOVEMENT DETROIT 2025 scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Riva Starr Pres. HYPERLOOP Live @ MOVEMENT DETROIT 2025?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 29m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 93/100, 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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