Comments on: SoundBoard http://www.xnapid.com Mon, 31 May 2010 22:08:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: trak http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2685 trak Mon, 31 May 2010 22:08:53 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2685 I'm using Virtual Audio Cables (a great program for anyone recording podcasts via skype) to push any audio I play on my computer to a line for my co-host on skype, and a line out to my headphones (so I can hear the audio sample) and a line to my recording software. I’m using Virtual Audio Cables (a great program for anyone recording podcasts via skype) to push any audio I play on my computer to a line for my co-host on skype, and a line out to my headphones (so I can hear the audio sample) and a line to my recording software.

]]> By: Dan http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2684 Dan Mon, 31 May 2010 18:42:58 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2684 I'm glad it's working now :) Windows Media Player uses whatever the default speaker is set to in your Windows Audio Control Panel. That doesn't help if you're trying to play sounds with SoundBoard in (e.g.) Skype while using your normal speakers for something else, though... I'm still looking for ways to get that feature out to everyone, though, have no fear :) I’m glad it’s working now :)

Windows Media Player uses whatever the default speaker is set to in your Windows Audio Control Panel. That doesn’t help if you’re trying to play sounds with SoundBoard in (e.g.) Skype while using your normal speakers for something else, though…

I’m still looking for ways to get that feature out to everyone, though, have no fear :)

]]> By: trak http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2682 trak Mon, 31 May 2010 05:43:44 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2682 Dan, I tried to recreate the problem and I can't. All mp3 files are playing fine. The only thing I can think of is that I restarted my PC this morning. I wish I could help you out be pinpointed what caused it, but It's playing mp3s just fine now. Is it possible to change Windows Media Player's output line? I rarely use WMP. Thanks for your response. I really appreciate it. Dan,

I tried to recreate the problem and I can’t. All mp3 files are playing fine. The only thing I can think of is that I restarted my PC this morning. I wish I could help you out be pinpointed what caused it, but It’s playing mp3s just fine now.

Is it possible to change Windows Media Player’s output line? I rarely use WMP.

Thanks for your response. I really appreciate it.

]]> By: Dan http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 Dan Sun, 30 May 2010 20:20:54 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2681 If you play those same MP3s in Windows Media Player, do you encounter any issues? (That's all SoundBoard is doing under the hood, playing it with WMP.) Could you send one of the troublesome mp3s to soundboard@xnapid.com so I can test it out? Thanks. I'm sorry you've had to convert mp3s to wav files, that's something I really wanted to avoid. Can you also include in that e-mail a more complete description of your computer's specs and anything else that might be helpful? (E.g. 32-bit or 64-bit, whether you have any other sound software running at the same time, and so on.) Particularly, if you can provide reproducible steps, including what other programs are running at the time, that would help me a ton in figuring out what's broken. At this point I don't plan on adding fast forward or rewind to SoundBoard, as it's mainly meant for shorter sound snippets rather than longer mp3s. However I'll put it on the list of possibilities :) I've been looking in to choosing the output line, but it looks like for now SoundBoard is going to be stuck with using whatever Windows has set as the currently active output line. This is an architectural limitation of using the Windows Media Player control in SoundBoard, but since it's probably the most useful missing feature, I'll continue looking for ways around this. Thanks for the input! If you play those same MP3s in Windows Media Player, do you encounter any issues? (That’s all SoundBoard is doing under the hood, playing it with WMP.)

Could you send one of the troublesome mp3s to soundboard@xnapid.com so I can test it out? Thanks. I’m sorry you’ve had to convert mp3s to wav files, that’s something I really wanted to avoid. Can you also include in that e-mail a more complete description of your computer’s specs and anything else that might be helpful? (E.g. 32-bit or 64-bit, whether you have any other sound software running at the same time, and so on.) Particularly, if you can provide reproducible steps, including what other programs are running at the time, that would help me a ton in figuring out what’s broken.

At this point I don’t plan on adding fast forward or rewind to SoundBoard, as it’s mainly meant for shorter sound snippets rather than longer mp3s. However I’ll put it on the list of possibilities :)

I’ve been looking in to choosing the output line, but it looks like for now SoundBoard is going to be stuck with using whatever Windows has set as the currently active output line. This is an architectural limitation of using the Windows Media Player control in SoundBoard, but since it’s probably the most useful missing feature, I’ll continue looking for ways around this.

Thanks for the input!

]]> By: trak http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2680 trak Sun, 30 May 2010 09:28:18 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2680 PS. What a great little program. I've seen it around but I've never used it because I normally use Audacity for my sound board needs. However, while recording on my new 13 inch notebook I realized that there's not enough desktop space for Adobe Soundbooth, Audacity, and the show notes for my podcast. (I usually record on a dual monitor rig so it's easy to run several apps, at once, for recording.) This little program allows me to do almost everything I want to do in small little window. The only downside is that I can't jump to different locations in the audio file (fast forward, rewind.) Do you have plans to add this feature? One other thing. It would be really nice to be able to select the output line (Speakers/RealTek/etc) manually. I guess it just plays through Microsoft Sound Mapper? That's fine, but it forces me to record from the sound mapper which makes any of the audio from my computer audible on my podcast. Fortunately I don't have a lot of extraneous sounds playing while I'm recording. PS. What a great little program. I’ve seen it around but I’ve never used it because I normally use Audacity for my sound board needs. However, while recording on my new 13 inch notebook I realized that there’s not enough desktop space for Adobe Soundbooth, Audacity, and the show notes for my podcast. (I usually record on a dual monitor rig so it’s easy to run several apps, at once, for recording.) This little program allows me to do almost everything I want to do in small little window.

The only downside is that I can’t jump to different locations in the audio file (fast forward, rewind.) Do you have plans to add this feature?

One other thing. It would be really nice to be able to select the output line (Speakers/RealTek/etc) manually. I guess it just plays through Microsoft Sound Mapper? That’s fine, but it forces me to record from the sound mapper which makes any of the audio from my computer audible on my podcast. Fortunately I don’t have a lot of extraneous sounds playing while I’m recording.

]]> By: trak http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2679 trak Sun, 30 May 2010 09:16:41 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2679 Update on the last post. The program works fine with WAV files, but not MP3 files. I thought I read that the program was supposed to work with any files. No big deal, I can convert my file to wave very easily. Update on the last post. The program works fine with WAV files, but not MP3 files. I thought I read that the program was supposed to work with any files. No big deal, I can convert my file to wave very easily.

]]> By: trak http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2678 trak Sun, 30 May 2010 09:13:34 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2678 Heads up. I'm using SoundBoard 2.4, and I'm running windows 7 with .net 4 and SoundBoard is not working. I'm able to open an audio file and begin playing it, but as soon as I click anywhere within the application while it is playing a file the application locks up. The file continues to play but the application says "Not Responding". I end up having to force the program to quit. Heads up. I’m using SoundBoard 2.4, and I’m running windows 7 with .net 4 and SoundBoard is not working. I’m able to open an audio file and begin playing it, but as soon as I click anywhere within the application while it is playing a file the application locks up. The file continues to play but the application says “Not Responding”. I end up having to force the program to quit.

]]> By: Dan http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Dan Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:53:30 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2320 Thanks for the information. I'll have a fix for that in the next update (but there's no ETA on it yet, sorry). Thanks for the information. I’ll have a fix for that in the next update (but there’s no ETA on it yet, sorry).

]]> By: Chris http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2319 Chris Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:44:36 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2319 OK, no I just purchased and have never used this program before so I am creating a new soundboard file. I did get the numbers to work, but only the numbers above the letter keys. The number keypad (even though the number lock is on) does not work for this. Windows XP Pro SP3, WMP 11, .NET 3.5 SP1 as well as .NET 3.0 SP2, .NET 2 SP2, and .NET 1.1 OK, no I just purchased and have never used this program before so I am creating a new soundboard file. I did get the numbers to work, but only the numbers above the letter keys. The number keypad (even though the number lock is on) does not work for this. Windows XP Pro SP3, WMP 11, .NET 3.5 SP1 as well as .NET 3.0 SP2, .NET 2 SP2, and .NET 1.1

]]> By: Dan http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/comment-page-1/#comment-2318 Dan Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:44:10 +0000 http://dev.xnapid.com/?page_id=39#comment-2318 Hi Chris, I'm sorry you're having issues with SoundBoard's hotkeys. Could you please get me the information I asked Marc for in <a href="http://www.xnapid.com/soundboard/#comment-2309" rel="nofollow">this comment</a>, as well as verify that you're using the latest version of SoundBoard when you see the issue? Could you also check whether the hotkey issue only happens when you're using a pre-2.3 save file? Thanks! Dan Hi Chris,

I’m sorry you’re having issues with SoundBoard’s hotkeys. Could you please get me the information I asked Marc for in this comment, as well as verify that you’re using the latest version of SoundBoard when you see the issue?

Could you also check whether the hotkey issue only happens when you’re using a pre-2.3 save file?

Thanks!
Dan

]]>