Aly & Fila — Future Sound of Egypt 626 with Aly & Fila (It's All About The Melody Album Special)
Trance · 1h 60m · analysed 05 Sept 2026 · source: mixcloud.com
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In short
Future Sound of Egypt 626 with Aly & Fila (It's All About The Melody Album Special) by Aly & Fila scores 89/100 in the SOONOS analysis (festival ready). The strongest dimension is IDENTITY (95/100) and the weakest is SURPRISE (86/100).
The DJ treats the mix as a single, evolving composition rather than a series of tracks, a hallmark of elite trance mixing.
Key takeaways
What weakened the set
- Long static loops (6×) — Sections sitting on the same loop without layering, EQ moves or tension shifts (31:00, 46:15, 56:00, 67:15, 72:00, 78:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
What to try next
- Continue to leverage harmonic mixing as it is clearly a core strength.
- Consider adding a few 'surprise' elements (non-trance samples or unexpected FX) to break the predictability of the genre structure.
- Maintain the high production quality of the broadcast; the EQ balance is professional.
- Maintain the current balance of breakdown length and rhythmic drive.
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.
- 4:12Measured (DSP)95/100
Perfectly timed transition from the spoken intro into the first track's kick.
- 11:20Measured (DSP)96/100
Flawless integration of melodic elements; the transition is virtually invisible.
- 14:55Measured (DSP)92/100
High-impact transition that perfectly captures the energy of the new track's drop.
- 17:20Measured (DSP)95/100
A textbook trance transition. The incoming track's energy is introduced so smoothly it feels like a natural progression of the first track.
- 22:00Measured (DSP)92/100
Uses the structural breakdown of the incoming track to exit the previous energy peak. Very effective for narrative pacing.
- 24:45Measured (DSP)96/100
Perfectly executed transition where the melodic elements of the incoming track emerge naturally from the outgoing groove.
- 29:15Measured (DSP)94/100
Clean handover of the bass energy exactly on the 32-bar boundary, maintaining peak momentum.
About this trance set
Future Sound of Egypt 626 with Aly & Fila (It's All About The Melody Album Special) is a trance DJ set by Aly & Fila, running 1h 60m. It was measured by the SOONOS multi-agent engine and scores 89/100 overall — festival ready.
The engine files this performance as “Promising”.
The DJ treats the mix as a single, evolving composition rather than a series of tracks, a hallmark of elite trance mixing.
How the score breaks down
SOONOS scores this set across 5 weighted categories. The strongest is IDENTITY at 95/100; the weakest is SURPRISE at 86/100.
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 66 points, moving between 20 and 96 on the SOONOS energy scale — a wide dynamic range across the set.
7 transitions were detected and scored individually.
Beat-grid measurement (DSP) reports 1254.3 grid breaks per hour, with a median beat offset of 17 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 DJ treats the mix as a single, evolving composition rather than a series of tracks, a hallmark of elite trance mixing.
The 8 dimensions
Not available — the 8-dimension profile was not measured for this set.
Score breakdown
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
25%89
TECHNIQUE
How well did you execute?
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
25%93
STORYTELLING
Did the mix go somewhere?
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
20%90
ENERGY
Did you control the room?
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
15%86
SURPRISE
Did you remain unpredictable?
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
15%95
IDENTITY
Did the mix sound like you?
Energy arc
Transitions analysed (7)
Atmospheric crossfade into rhythmic intro
Perfectly timed transition from the spoken intro into the first track's kick.
Long harmonic EQ blend
Flawless integration of melodic elements; the transition is virtually invisible.
Phrase-aligned drop swap
High-impact transition that perfectly captures the energy of the new track's drop.
Long EQ blend with phrase-perfect low-end swap
A textbook trance transition. The incoming track's energy is introduced so smoothly it feels like a natural progression of the first track.
Breakdown transition using reverb tails and filter sweeps
Uses the structural breakdown of the incoming track to exit the previous energy peak. Very effective for narrative pacing.
Long harmonic EQ blend
Perfectly executed transition where the melodic elements of the incoming track emerge naturally from the outgoing groove.
Phrase-aligned low-end swap
Clean handover of the bass energy exactly on the 32-bar boundary, maintaining peak momentum.
Technical subscores
92
EQ balance
97
Beat alignment
90
Energy control
97
Tempo stability
91
Loudness control
95
Musical coherence
96
Harmonic compatibility
94
Transition cleanliness
Measured (DSP)
17 ms
Beat-grid drift (median)
Typical gap between the two tracks' beats while they play together. Lower is tighter.
203 ms
Drift p95
Worst-case drift: 95% of the set stays tighter than this value.
7,165
Boundaries detected
Points where the audio changes track or section.
47
Hard cuts / h
Abrupt track changes per hour, with no blend between the two records.
106
Clipping events
Moments where the recording hits the ceiling and distorts.
175
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 (31:00, 46:15, 56:00, 67:15, 72:00, 78:00). Long loops kill dancefloor momentum.
Timeline
- 0:05Cinematic Hook
- 4:45Melodic Entry
- 10:30Melodic Peak
- 13:15Breakdown Reset
- 20:15Melodic Peak
- 22:45Atmospheric Reset
- 26:30Emotional Reset
- 29:45Melodic Climax
Coaching notes
- Continue to leverage harmonic mixing as it is clearly a core strength.
- Consider adding a few 'surprise' elements (non-trance samples or unexpected FX) to break the predictability of the genre structure.
- Maintain the high production quality of the broadcast; the EQ balance is professional.
- Maintain the current balance of breakdown length and rhythmic drive.
- Experiment with subtle live FX during transitions to add a layer of performance.
- Ensure the high-end frequencies remain crisp during dense melodic peaks.
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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 Aly & Fila's Future Sound of Egypt 626 with Aly & Fila (It's All About The Melody Album Special) get?
- Future Sound of Egypt 626 with Aly & Fila (It's All About The Melody Album Special) scores 89/100 in the SOONOS Mix Database (festival ready), based on audio measurement plus multi-agent listening.
- How long is Future Sound of Egypt 626 with Aly & Fila (It's All About The Melody Album Special)?
- The analysed recording runs 1h 60m.
- Which part of the mix scores best?
- IDENTITY is the strongest category at 95/100, while SURPRISE is the lowest at 86/100.
- 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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