SoundBoard
SoundBoard is a small program to help set up sound effects and background music for parties or computer-hosted internet radio shows.
Features of SoundBoard 2.3:
- Ten sound clips per page for easy grouping of related sounds.
- Plays any sound formats for which Windows has codecs (using Windows Media Player).
- Play/Pause and Stop buttons for each sound.
- Allows the volume for each sound position to be individually controlled.
- Saves the volume and mute settings for each sound position.
- Allows the sound buttons to be renamed as desired - simply right-click on the desired button.
- Allows sounds to be placed in 'repeat' mode by right-clicking the sound button and choosing "Repeat Mode".
- Hotkeys for each sound: 1-0 for buttons 1-10, Page Up/Page Down to change pages, and Backspace to stop all sounds.
- Free upgrades to any minor version updates to Soundboard (2.x).
SoundBoard 2.3 requires that both Windows Media Player 11 and the .NET Framework 3.5 or newer be installed on your computer. Please visit Windows Update to install the newest versions of these products.
Download the trial version of SoundBoard 2.3 now - click here!
Planned features for the next version of SoundBoard:
- The ability to customize the key bindings.
- The ability to change the number of sounds per page.
SoundBoard 2.3 is $15 USD. To purchase, create a Xnapid.com customer account (or log in, if you already have one). Click the "My software" link, then click "Purchase" next to SoundBoard 2.3. Your payment will be routed through Paypal.
To request features or suggest improvements, please send an e-mail to soundboard@xnapid.com or leave a comment here. As a bonus, if you suggest a feature and we implement it, you'll get a free upgrade to the next major version (or the current version if you haven't purchased it yet)!
Note for those who purchased SoundBoard via e-mail: Create a Xnapid.com customer account by clicking "My account" above, and send an e-mail to soundboard@xnapid.com with your real name and your Xnapid.com customer account username so we can be sure to add your SoundBoard purchase to your customer account.
December 14th, 2009 - 16:49
I was just curious how the progress is going with v2.3? I really like what I got with v2.2 and the one thing missing is what you already have implemented for v2.3 …aka keyboard shortcuts. I’d also be a bit curious if you’ve thought of adding the option to add more than 10 sounds per page. I’ve been using the program for my podcast and would love to see v2.3 soon.
Thanks
December 17th, 2009 - 11:51
Hi Marc,
Thanks for your interest. I apologize for putting off the release so long; I will make sure it gets a higher priority than some of my other projects so you’ll get it soon. I’ll post an update on Xnapid.com’s main page when it’s ready
2.3 will definitely support keyboard shortcuts, and I’ll look in to supporting more sounds per page. Thanks for the input, I’m always willing to find ways to make SoundBoard easier to use.
Heron
February 7th, 2010 - 10:00
Hi, Looks like a good product. What is compatibility like with Windows 7? Thanks.
February 7th, 2010 - 15:33
SoundBoard is fully compatible with Windows 7.
If you’re not sure whether it will work, please download the trial version and test it!
February 8th, 2010 - 08:25
Thanks, Heron. I went ahead and got the trial version. Everything in the trial that is supposed to work does — and it’s very much what I need. However, not sure if this is because it’s a trial version but the display is a little funky. The right column “boxes” are not alighed with the left column. Here’s a screenshot: [Edit: URL removed] … I am using a new 11.5″ laptop with Windows 7. Tried compatibility mode and different display resolutions but didn’t get it to change. Would appreciate some help with this. Many thanks, Heron.
February 8th, 2010 - 10:44
Do you have any custom themes enabled, maybe with different text sizes or custom fonts? If so, does it work properly if you disable the theme? (As much detail as you can give me will be helpful so I can duplicate the issue here.)
February 8th, 2010 - 12:00
Hi Heron … good suggestion. I went to Display and on the main Display screen it says “Make it easier to read what’s on your screen” … current setting is Medium which is 125%. I set it at Smaller which is 100% and SoundBoard looks normal. Good diagnosis! Since it’s more helpful for us to have the larger text/items, is there any possible fix so that we can use that Medium setting with SoundBoard? Again, many thanks for your help.
February 8th, 2010 - 12:03
Thanks for checking for me, Julie. I will figure out a fix for the next release.
February 8th, 2010 - 12:05
I appreciate your help and am going to purchase the licenses now for our 2 computers. Thanks you again.