Sub Focus — SUB FOCUS @ EDC LAS VEGAS 2024 | circuitGROUNDS

    Drum AND Bass · 1h 01m · EDC · analysed 20 Aug 2026 · source: soundcloud.com

    Overall score
    87/100
    Level
    festival ready
    Duration
    1h 01m
    Genre
    Drum AND Bass

    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, Sub Focus.

    In short

    SUB FOCUS @ EDC LAS VEGAS 2024 | circuitGROUNDS by Sub Focus scores 87/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (83/100).

    The engine files this performance as “Promising”.

    Key takeaways

    What weakened the set

    • Long static loops (4×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (8:15, 33:45, 49:00, 55:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    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.

    • 2:24Measured (DSP)96/100Listen at 2:24

      Perfectly timed impact, swapping the low end on the first beat of the phrase.

    • 5:48Measured (DSP)92/100Listen at 5:48

      Smooth integration of a new lead melody over the existing drum pattern.

    • 13:12Measured (DSP)100/100Listen at 13:12

      Intentional reset

    • 18:45Measured (DSP)100/100Listen at 18:45

      Strategic disruption

    • 23:00Measured (DSP)100/100Listen at 23:00

      Intentional reset

    • 25:45Measured (DSP)94/100Listen at 25:45

      Perfectly timed drop where both tracks hit their peak energy simultaneously.

    • 29:12Measured (DSP)90/100Listen at 29:12

      Smooth transition between two melodic D&B tracks, maintaining vocal clarity.

    About this drum and bass set

    SUB FOCUS @ EDC LAS VEGAS 2024 | circuitGROUNDS is a drum and bass DJ set by Sub Focus, running 1h 01m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 87/100 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 94/100; the weakest is TECHNIQUE at 83/100.

    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 20 points, moving between 20 and 98 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.

    8 transitions were detected and scored individually.

    Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 727.3 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.

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    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
    Beat Alignmentmeasured74
    Transition Qualitymeasured85
    Phrase Accuracymeasured95
    EQ & Frequency Control (estimated)measured90
    Tempo Stability (estimated)measured96
    Technical Cleanlinessmeasured43

    STORYTELLING

    Did the mix go somewhere?

    25%93
    Narrative ArcAI94
    ProgressionAI92
    Tension & ReleaseAI92
    Section AwarenessAI93
    Flow ContinuityAI93
    PayoffAI98

    ENERGY

    Did you control the room?

    20%88
    Energy Curvemeasured88
    PacingAI92
    MomentumAI97
    Peak ManagementAI95
    Energy HandoffAI95
    Fatigue ControlAI43

    SURPRISE

    Did you remain unpredictable?

    15%84
    Unexpected MomentsAI85
    ContrastAI87
    Transition Varietymeasured96
    Selection RiskAI92
    FreshnessAI39
    Surprise ControlAI85

    IDENTITY

    Did the mix sound like you?

    15%94
    Selection QualityAI95
    Identity ConsistencyAI98
    IntentionalityAI96
    ConfidenceAI97
    RestraintAI81
    SignatureAI93

    Energy arc

    0:0060:46

    Transitions analysed (8)

    2:24

    Double Drop / Drop Swap

    Perfectly timed impact, swapping the low end on the first beat of the phrase.

    96
    5:48

    Long Melodic Blend

    Smooth integration of a new lead melody over the existing drum pattern.

    92
    13:12

    Perfect Double Drop

    intentional_reset

    100
    15:45

    Minor EQ Overlap

    82
    18:45

    Elite Vocal Blend

    strategic_disruption

    100
    23:00

    High-Impact Switch

    intentional_reset

    100
    25:45

    Double-drop with high-pass filter sweep

    Perfectly timed drop where both tracks hit their peak energy simultaneously.

    94
    29:12

    Long EQ blend over 32 bars

    Smooth transition between two melodic D&B tracks, maintaining vocal clarity.

    90

    Technical subscores

    90

    EQ balance

    96

    Beat alignment

    94

    Energy control

    96

    Tempo stability

    91

    Loudness control

    90

    Musical coherence

    90

    Harmonic compatibility

    92

    Transition cleanliness

    Measured (DSP)

    25 ms

    Beat-grid drift (median)

    Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.

    183 ms

    Drift p95

    Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.

    3,629

    Boundaries detected

    Points where the audio changes track or section.

    20

    Hard cuts / h

    Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.

    0

    Clipping events

    Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.

    135

    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 (8:15, 33:45, 49:00, 55:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.

    Timeline

    • 0:05Cinematic Intro
    • 7:15Strategic Breakdown
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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.

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    Questions about this analysis

    What score does Sub Focus's SUB FOCUS @ EDC LAS VEGAS 2024 | circuitGROUNDS get?
    SUB FOCUS @ EDC LAS VEGAS 2024 | circuitGROUNDS scores 87/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
    How long is SUB FOCUS @ EDC LAS VEGAS 2024 | circuitGROUNDS?
    The analysed recording runs 1h 01m.
    Which part of the mix scores best?
    IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 83/100.
    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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