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Soundboard is a simple but useful sound board
In the video below I quickly run through the basics of Soundboard, from Ambrosia Software (makers of WireTap Studio and Snapz Pro, but they've made Mac apps and games for years). It's just what you'd think: a series of buttons tied to sounds, just like you'd see at a radio station for live broadcasting.But Soundboard brings the drag-and-drop ease of desktop computing to the table, and adds several small features that add up. Namely: quick editing and loop controls. Plus, you can route your audio using Soundflower, or just play what you want through speakers. Given the number of crank calls I made as a kid, I'm glad this wasn't around.
Soundboard normally sells for $29, but there's a free trial and you get 25% off if you're a WireTap owner. Also, Ambrosia is encouraging Sound Byte users to switch over with a $19 deal for registered owners of that application. If you've ever wanted a live radio show like Dingo and the Baby, then Soundboard may be just what you need.
Incidentally, the screencast above was made using the excellent site, Screenr.com. If the video won't play on an iPhone, just click here for the Screenr page.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ars_workerbee said 4:37PM on 8-21-2009
Soundboard is a really amazing app. It may not seem like a lot is going on, but it is. Its gorgeous, responsive, and damn nifty, espically when combined with their other apps.
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Wooster said 8:38PM on 8-21-2009
Ambrosia and Panic are the two third party Mac developers I know I'm looking at a quality product before I've hit download. The question of if I need said program is a second story.
That said, this is an application I 'almost' need. I work at a local Christian Radio station, and our current Enco based DAD system is like looking at Windows 95 pretending to be XP. (I mean, their site has Y2K compliance printed on it. What the?)
To be fair, Enco's solution is a complete suit, but, in an Apples for Apples scenario, SoundBoard has DAD's audio cart module solution beaten. Having Quicktime handling the back end means I'm not limited to wav and 'some' MP3 codecs (Again, what in the world?).
There are also some nice touches, I would've been satisfied if editing the audio clips sent me over to Quicktime Pro, but Ambrosia decided to include an onboard editor. It's significantly better then Encos.
Some complaints I have with sound board, Tabs are a wonderful feature, but after X number of tabs, the interface is unusable for quickly hitting the 'hidden tabs'. Considering the interface has a fixed widthxheight ratio, perhaps tab rows might be a viable solution? Because unless you've got a impossibly widescreen monitor you're never going to full screen SoundBoard.
In my mind mapping the perfect Mac solution to replace the sultry Enco soultion. I've got Djay handling the music, and SoundBoard managing dropins and PSAs. The only thing that my Mac system lacks is a proper program queuing system. While either application 'can' play the programming there's some issues. If someone can suggest a solution I would be eternally grateful.
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Keith said 6:41PM on 8-22-2009
Wooster,
I'm not sure what you mean by ' proper program queuing system'?
Is that something which plays a piece, and then waits for user input before playing the next piece of audio?