Questions.
The mix
What do I get?
One continuous audio file, however long the mix is, as an MP3. It is never split into parts. You also get a tracklist showing the BPM, key and energy of each song. Those three figures are our estimates.
How long can a mix be?
Up to 4 hours. You choose the length, and the price follows it.
How many songs do I need?
About 27 songs for each hour of DJ mix, and about 17 for each hour of full songs. As you choose a length, we show you how many you need. The minimum is 2.
What's the difference between DJ mix and Full songs?
In a DJ mix, songs are shortened and joined by transitions, one into the next. In Full songs, every song plays whole, joined to the next.
Can I use a playlist from a streaming app?
No. Sonobolt works from audio files you have the rights to use, and a streaming subscription doesn't give those rights. Your own recordings, and music you have licensed or commissioned, all work.
Can I skip ahead?
Yes. The mix is one audio file, so you move through it in your player like any long recording. The tracklist shows where each song starts.
Can I set the order?
Yes. Keep your own order, or let Sonobolt choose. You can also set how the mix moves, such as building to a peak, and add a request in your own words.
Can I edit the mix afterwards?
No. You receive one finished file. Length, style, order and your request are all set before you start.
Will all my songs be in the mix?
Usually, but not always. A song that can't be used, or doesn't fit with the others, stays out, and your order page tells you which. If that makes the mix shorter than you ordered, you pay only for the length delivered.
How does it work?
The method is ours. What happens to your files is no secret: it's all below, and in the Terms and Privacy Policy.
Is it software or a person?
Software makes the mix. No person chooses the order or the edits. Software also checks every finished mix. If that check fails, one of our team reviews the mix to decide whether it should go out, and only to judge its quality.
How long does it take?
It depends on how many songs you bring and how long the mix runs, and longer mixes take longer. You don't have to wait for it. Once your songs have uploaded you can close the page, and we'll email your link when your mix is ready.
DJs
Does this replace DJs?
No. On stage, a DJ brings the energy and reads the crowd. Sonobolt was started by a DJ, for the hours with no DJ.
How is this different from automix?
Automix runs live in an app, and someone has to keep it running. Sonobolt returns your songs joined into one continuous mix with transitions, in one file, checked by software before it reaches you.
I'm a DJ. What's in it for me?
Bring your own tracks and hear a running order you hadn't tried, at full length, with every transition done and each track's BPM, key and energy listed. Tools for producers and musicians are coming later.
Price and payment
How much does it cost?
AED 99 per hour of mix, worked out by the minute. A three-hour mix is AED 297. There's no subscription, and nothing is added at checkout. See how pricing works.
What if the mix comes out shorter than I ordered?
You pay for the length delivered. The quote you saw at the start is the most you can pay.
What if something is wrong with my mix?
Tell us at [email protected], ideally before the link closes. If a mix is faulty, we'll run it again at no cost or refund the order, whichever you prefer. A new run needs your songs uploaded again, because we deleted them when the mix was made. A difference in taste isn't a fault. Your consumer rights are always kept: see the Terms.
What if a mix can't be made?
You owe nothing, and anything already collected comes back to you.
Your songs and your mix
How long do you keep my songs?
Your songs and everything made from them while mixing are deleted as soon as your mix is ready. We don't back them up. Your order, the confirmations you ticked and your invoice, none of which contain audio, are kept for the periods in the Privacy Policy.
How long is my mix kept?
For 24 hours from the moment we send your link. Then it's deleted. We keep no backup, so this link is the only copy. Please download it in time and keep your own copy.
What if I miss the 24 hours?
The mix can't be restored. Unless the fault is ours, we can't be responsible for a mix that wasn't downloaded in time. To have it again, you would upload your songs and pay for a new mix.
What if the link never arrives?
Then the 24 hours don't start. We keep the mix and keep trying for up to 72 hours. If we still can't reach you, the mix is deleted and you owe nothing. If your link doesn't work because of a fault on our side, tell us and we'll send a new one at no charge.
Who can hear my music?
Nobody, as a rule. There are no public pages, feeds or sharing, and your music is never used to train anything or to build a catalogue. Your mix sits behind a private link, so treat that link like a password: anyone holding it can open the mix. One of our team reviews a mix only if our check has flagged it, as above. The Privacy Policy has the full detail.
What do you keep after the music has gone?
Your order, your invoice, the confirmations you ticked and a fingerprint of each uploaded file. None of it contains audio, and audio can't be rebuilt from it. The Privacy Policy says for how long and why.
Rights
Which songs can I use?
Songs that are yours to use this way: your own recordings and compositions, and music you have licensed or commissioned for it. Buying or downloading a song doesn't by itself give you those rights, and neither does a streaming subscription. If you aren't sure, please check before you upload. You confirm your rights for each mix, and the Terms have the detail.
Do you supply music?
No. We have no catalogue, and we recommend, sell and license no songs. Everything in your mix comes from you, along with any transitions and sounds our software adds.
Can I play my mix in public, or publish it?
Only as far as your own rights allow. A mix comes with no licence from us for the songs in it. Playing music at a business or an event usually needs public-performance licences, and those are yours to arrange. In the UAE they come from bodies such as EMRA and Music Nation. The Terms explain this.
About Sonobolt
Where is Sonobolt available?
In the United Arab Emirates. We don't offer the service in other countries.
Who can order?
Anyone aged 18 or over, or the age of majority where you live if that is higher. We ask you to confirm this with each order.
Who runs Sonobolt?
quotesdone technologies, a sole establishment in Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai, serving customers across the UAE. It was founded by Ahmad Al Zain, known on stage as DJ Zaino. Read his story. You can reach us at [email protected] or +971 56 791 8605.