VTSS — VTSS at Dekmantel Festival 2023
Hard Techno · 1h 60m · 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, VTSS.
In short
VTSS at Dekmantel Festival 2023 by VTSS scores 83/100 in the SOONOS analysis (club ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (94/100) and the weakest is TECHNIQUE (78/100).
VTSS masters the art of 'functional aggression,' where every technical choice serves the singular goal of dancefloor momentum.
Key takeaways
What worked
- Exceptional energy management
- Strong artistic identity
- Precise technical execution
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (36:00, 41:00, 84:00, 92:00, 108:00, 112:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Experiment with longer, more atmospheric breakdowns to enhance the impact of the drops.
- Incorporate more varied synth textures to add emotional layers to the industrial grit.
- Maintain the current level of technical precision in EQ swaps, as it is a major strength.
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 artistic
Intentional reset
Strategic disruption
Strategic disruption
About this hard techno set
VTSS at Dekmantel Festival 2023 is a hard techno DJ set by VTSS, running 1h 60m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 83/100 overall — club ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
VTSS masters the art of 'functional aggression,' where every technical choice serves the singular goal of dancefloor momentum.
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 78/100.
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 19 points, moving between 85 and 100 on the SOONOS energy scale — a narrow dynamic range across the set.
9 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 332.7 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 27 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
VTSS masters the art of 'functional aggression,' where every technical choice serves the singular goal of dancefloor momentum.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%78
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%87
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%85
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%94
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Final score capped by measured beatmatching — the weighted average before the cap was 87.
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (9)
Perfect Layer
intentional_artistic
Minor EQ Overlap
High-Impact Swap
intentional_reset
Perfect Blend
Minor EQ Overlap
strategic_disruption
Clean Drop Swap
Seamless Layering
Perfect Energy Handoff
strategic_disruption
Minor EQ Overlap
Technical subscores
85
EQ balance
91
Beat alignment
93
Energy control
93
Tempo stability
88
Loudness control
89
Musical coherence
79
Harmonic compatibility
86
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
27 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
177 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,153
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
177
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
162
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
606
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 (36:00, 41:00, 84:00, 92:00, 108:00, 112:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What SOONOS heard
- Exceptional energy management
- Strong artistic identity
- Precise technical execution
Coaching notes
- Experiment with longer, more atmospheric breakdowns to enhance the impact of the drops.
- Incorporate more varied synth textures to add emotional layers to the industrial grit.
- Maintain the current level of technical precision in EQ swaps, as it is a major strength.
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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 VTSS's VTSS at Dekmantel Festival 2023 get?
- VTSS at Dekmantel Festival 2023 scores 83/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (club ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is VTSS at Dekmantel Festival 2023?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 60m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 94/100, while TECHNIQUE is the lowest at 78/100.
- 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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