Sara Landry — Sara Landry - Live @ Ultra Miami 2026
Hard Techno · 2h 01m · Ultra Music Festival · analysed 20 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com
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In short
Sara Landry - Live @ Ultra Miami 2026 by Sara Landry scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (92/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (81/100).
This set demonstrates how technical aggression can be harnessed into a coherent, hypnotic narrative for large-scale environments.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (0:00, 18:30, 31:00, 66:00, 70:00, 88:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Incorporate more mid-frequency filtering to create 'breathing' space in dense tracks.
- Experiment with 160-BPM 'fake-out' drops to surprise the audience.
- Use more stereo-width automation on atmospheric layers to enhance the festival scale.
- Introduce a 32-bar ambient break to reset the crowd's ears before the final peak.
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.
Seamless integration of the new percussive loop while maintaining the low-end drive.
Aggressive but precise transition that resets the energy for the next track.
Perfectly timed energy handoff that maintains the driving momentum.
Smooth integration of two tracks, creating a dense, hypnotic wall of sound.
Perfectly timed energy injection that maintains the industrial gallop.
Smooth integration of a vocal hook over the existing rhythm track.
About this hard techno set
Sara Landry - Live @ Ultra Miami 2026 is a hard techno DJ set by Sara Landry, running 2h 01m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 85/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
This set demonstrates how technical aggression can be harnessed into a coherent, hypnotic narrative for large-scale environments.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 92/100; 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 39 points, moving between 85 and 98 on the SOONOS energy scale — a narrow dynamic range across the set.
6 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1096.7 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 18 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
This set demonstrates how technical aggression can be harnessed into a coherent, hypnotic narrative for large-scale environments.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%84
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%91
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%92
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (6)
EQ-based blend with high-pass filtering
Seamless integration of the new percussive loop while maintaining the low-end drive.
Hard swap on the downbeat
Aggressive but precise transition that resets the energy for the next track.
High-pass filter sweep into a hard kick swap
Perfectly timed energy handoff that maintains the driving momentum.
Long percussive blend with mid-range EQ layering
Smooth integration of two tracks, creating a dense, hypnotic wall of sound.
Hard cut on the 1 with high-pass filter release
Perfectly timed energy injection that maintains the industrial gallop.
16-bar EQ blend with mid-range dominance
Smooth integration of a vocal hook over the existing rhythm track.
Technical subscores
86
EQ balance
93
Beat alignment
92
Energy control
96
Tempo stability
87
Loudness control
92
phrase alignment
89
Musical coherence
81
Harmonic compatibility
87
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
18 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
181 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,252
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
72
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
30
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
370
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 (0:00, 18:30, 31:00, 66:00, 70:00, 88:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 5:30Vocal Peak
- 9:45Tension Breakdown
- 15:20Industrial Peak
- 20:45Tension Plateau
- 26:30Industrial Saturation
- 30:15Vocal Breakdown
Coaching notes
- Incorporate more mid-frequency filtering to create 'breathing' space in dense tracks.
- Experiment with 160-BPM 'fake-out' drops to surprise the audience.
- Use more stereo-width automation on atmospheric layers to enhance the festival scale.
- Introduce a 32-bar ambient break to reset the crowd's ears before the final peak.
- Layer a high-frequency noise oscillator during transitions to further blur the lines between tracks.
- Experiment with sudden BPM shifts (±2 BPM) to create momentary disorientation.
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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 Sara Landry's Sara Landry - Live @ Ultra Miami 2026 get?
- Sara Landry - Live @ Ultra Miami 2026 scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Sara Landry - Live @ Ultra Miami 2026?
- The analysed recording runs 2h 01m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 92/100, 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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