UMEK — UMEK presents POLYVINYL-IN THE MIX
Peak Techno · 1h 03m · analysed 19 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, UMEK.
In short
UMEK presents POLYVINYL-IN THE MIX by UMEK scores 85/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (81/100).
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (5×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (0:00, 32:00, 50:00, 53:00, 57:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with more dramatic EQ carving during long blends.
- Incorporate subtle melodic elements to enhance emotional depth.
- Use FX more creatively to signal upcoming transitions.
- Maintain the current level of technical precision; it is world-class.
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.
Intentional reset
About this peak techno set
UMEK presents POLYVINYL-IN THE MIX is a peak techno DJ set by UMEK, running 1h 03m. 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 94/100; 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 25 points, moving between 70 and 92 on the SOONOS energy scale — a moderate dynamic range across the set.
8 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 322.1 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 16 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%88
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%90
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%84
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%94
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (8)
perfect
perfect
Perfect Blend
intentional_reset
Seamless Handover
Minor EQ Overlap
Perfect Blend
Surgical EQ Swap
Minor Level Jump
Technical subscores
92
EQ balance
96
Beat alignment
91
Energy control
97
Tempo stability
91
Loudness control
92
Musical coherence
86
Harmonic compatibility
93
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
16 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
201 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
3,767
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.
36
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 (5×)
Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (0:00, 32:00, 50:00, 53:00, 57:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Coaching notes
- Experiment with more dramatic EQ carving during long blends.
- Incorporate subtle melodic elements to enhance emotional depth.
- Use FX more creatively to signal upcoming transitions.
- Maintain the current level of technical precision; it is world-class.
- Consider a brief atmospheric breakdown to add emotional depth to the industrial drive.
- Experiment with subtle melodic layering to signal transitions between major set chapters.
- Introduce a final melodic hook in the last 3 minutes to provide an emotional resolution.
- Experiment with a 'hard cut' transition once per set to add a moment of high-impact surprise.
- Utilize more dramatic filter sweeps during breakdowns to further heighten tension.
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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 UMEK's UMEK presents POLYVINYL-IN THE MIX get?
- UMEK presents POLYVINYL-IN THE MIX scores 85/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is UMEK presents POLYVINYL-IN THE MIX?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 03m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, 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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