01
Track selection
Are the songs right for the room? A good set builds towards something, like a story. It is not a random shuffle.
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What the judges score
Six things, the same for every mix.
Judges hold 60% of your score. They hear every mix with no name on it, so only the music counts.
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Six things decide the judges' 60%. Read them, then send in your best mix.
Click here to submit your mix Click here to read the rulesThe same six things apply to every mix, every time.
02
Mixing skill
Smooth transitions, clean beatmatching and good use of EQ. No train wrecks and no awkward silences.
Half of this score is beatmatching. Beat sync gets a set 5 out of 10 here. Manual beatmatching is scored from 0 to 10. The other half is transitions: how you recover from a trainwreck, EQ, phrasing, mixing in key where the mix needs it, and levels.
03
Energy and flow
Does the set build up and pay off? It needs real highs and lows, not 30 minutes at one level.
04
Originality
Does it sound like you? Unusual picks and fresh edits beat an obvious hits playlist.
05
Performance readiness
Would this set work in a packed room at 1 AM? Judges imagine themselves in the crowd.
06
Sound quality
Clean recording, sensible levels, no clipping or distortion. It should sound professional.
Judged on three things, equally: a clean recording, the quality of your track files, and no distortion.
How the score adds up
- Judges rate each of the six things from 0 to 10. All six count the same.
- The six ratings average into one score out of 100. That score is 60% of the combined result.
- The public vote is the other 40%.
Every live round later in the season uses the same six things and the same 60/40 split. Only the crowd's 40% is counted differently: a decibel meter reads the peak of each act's roar instead of an online vote. The Rules page explains how.