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 Sound Show

Advanced Soundboard for Live Performances

     

Free Version Available

Sound Show is a powerful yet intuitive soundboard and multimedia player designed to make managing audio cues effortless for performances of any scale.

Organize your sounds into customizable grids across multiple tabs. When a sound plays, it appears in a dedicated player on the left, giving you independent volume and playback control for each track.

But Sound Show is more than a fast, flexible sound player, it’s a complete live performance toolkit. Display visuals such as images, videos, or even a live webcam feed. Automate your show with programmable sequences, build playlists, trigger text-to-speech, and much more, all from a clear and simple interface.

Sound Show keeps the tech out of your way so you can stay in the moment!

Sound Show shines wherever sound matters, everywhere that calls for rock-solid audio

 Theatre techs     RPG game masters     Sports DJs     Improv shows     Podcasts, radio and streaming    
 Parties     Corporate events     Dance shows


Price

Great tools shouldn’t just be for the big players, that's why the core version of Sound Show is free to use.

When you need more, you can upgrade to Sound Show Pro to unlock all the additional features at a fair price  

Also it helps me continue to innovate, ensuring that Sound Show keeps getting better.

Free

€ 0. 00 

  • Most features
  • Up to 10 tabs, 40 sounds per tab
  • Limited visual customization
  • Some modules locked (MIDI, lighting...)

Pro

 35 .00

  • Unlimited sounds & tabs
  • Custom grid sizes, skins, icons, layouts...
  • MIDI, Stream Deck, OBS, QLC+, android remote control integrations
  • Up to 8 audio outputs

Loved by creators

Rated 4.6/5 on itch.io

Great software, it fits all our needs. We are an amateur theatre company in Abrantes – Portugal.

Congratulations for your work.


I am a game master for several Role Playing Games and running online games in 2009. I quickly realized that it was a great opportunity to add a soundtrack to my games, be it music or sound effects to punctuate events in the game and increase immersion for my players. 

I have tried many tools to achieve these goals, and lately Sound Show has become my favorite tool for running games, both online and around a table. 

  Sound Show user on the Sound Show forum

I have found wonderful use for this in the world of pro wrestling!
[...]
I also purchased a Pro edition too because I wanted to support the cause. I used to use sports sounds pro and this is sooo much more stable!

  Sound Show user on Discord



 I cannot recommend SoundShow enough.

It offers incredible flexibility, both in organization and playback. You can set up multiple playlists, running Music separately from Ambient sounds like rain or city streets, as well as triggering unique Sound FX like gunshots or screams on the fly. Additionally, I asked for a way to customize the UI icons, and the creator responded a day later - talk about customer service!

Sound Show user on Reddit


Some Features in Action

Play Sounds

Layer

Left click to on a button to add a sound to the currently playing sounds

Crossfade

Right click on a button to crossfade with the currently playing sounds. Those sounds will fade-out while the new sound will fade-in

Configure

Define many presets on the sounds you use directly within Sound Show :

  • Color of the button
  • Start volume
  • Start and stop times
  • Sound effects (echo, pitch ...)
  • And many more
Drag and drop files

Drag and drop files from file explorer to easily add sounds

  • Drag and drop multiple sounds at the same time
  • Drag and drop an entire folder to create a new tab with all the sounds of the folder

Project on a second display


  • Video
  • Image
  • Text
  • Webcam
  • Camera filter
  • Background color
Play Instructions

Program simple or more complex sequence of elements to be played

  • Script sequences of your show
  • Build sound landscapes 
  • Launch random sounds by pressing a single button

You can specify if the instruction waits for a user input or start automatically, if it has a delay or not, if instructions start simultaneously or one after another... and many other things.


FeatureDescriptionDetailsFreeProPlatform
SoundsPlay sounds to audio output devicemp3, wav, flac, mp2, wma, ogg, aiffAll
Sound configurationDefine many presets on the soundsStart time, Stop time, Sound effects (echo, pitch, reverb..), Volume...All
Buttons customizationAdapt the content of buttonsColor, Label, Duration infoAll
Drag and dropAdd media elements by drag and dropping from file explorerSingle files, multiple files or folderWindows, Mac
Keyboard ShortcutsLaunch sounds from keyboard and control playbackOption to do it also when in backgroundAll
FadesFade-in, Fade-outs, crossfadesAll
VideoProject video in full screen on second displaymp4, wmv, avi, mpeg, mpg, flv, mov, wma, webm, ogv, vp8
On Linux only formats: webm, ogv and vp8
All
ImagesProject images in full screen on second displaypng, bmp, jpg, jpegAll
WebcamProject a webcam feed in full screen on second displayAll
Camera filtersAdd filter effects on projected mediaOld movie, paper, invert colors...All
BackgroundProject an unified color on second displayAll
TextProject a text on second displayConfigure font size, style, color All
Play modeDifferent way to start an element such as cross-fadesNormal, fade in, crossfade, toggle...All
PlaylistPlay sounds one after anotherAutoplay, shuffle, loop, save and load playlistAll
InstructionsProgram simple or more complex sequence of elements to be played Simultaneous or not with delay wait for user input...All
Text-to-speechText read by your operating systemNeed to have the voices installed in your OSWindows, Mac
Freesound.orgSearch the impressive library directly from within Sound ShowAll
SearchQuickly find sounds based on titles and tagsAll
WaveformVisualize the waveform of the soundAll
Export/ImportShare your project to different computer through usb key or shared driveAll
SupportGet help or request featureDiscord, facebook or web site contact formAll
Multiple audio outputsPlay sounds to different audio devices for example to preview sound with headsetMax 2Max 8All
Unlimited sounds and tabsHave no limits to the sounds in your projectThe limit in the free version is 10 tabs and 40 items per tabAll
SkinsChange the skin of the interface to display different colorsAll
Custom iconsUse custom icons for your buttonsAll
Custom grids sizesSet custom grid rows count and grid columns countAll
Microphone recordingDirectly record from your microphone to a button✅ 
All
Volume BoostIncrease the volume above its max valueUp to 150% of normal volumeAll
RemoteControl Sound Show from your android phoneAll
MidiUse a midi controller to control Sound ShowWindows, Mac, (Not tested on Linux)

Stream Deck

Use your Stream Deck device to control Sound Show



Windows,
Mac

LightingConnect to QLC+ to control DMX lights from within Sound Show Functions, widgetsAll
OBSConnect to OBS to control your stream or your recording from within Sound ShowStart/stop recording/stream, change sceneAll
Touch display modeBigger buttons and slidersAll
Phone display modeSimplified touch interfaceAll

Web page

Show html/javascript pages on your second screen and control them from the players/buttons

Some pre-configured pages: Timer, Clock, Scores, Dices ...


All

Contributing to dev

Help me continue to innovate, ensuring that Sound Show keeps getting better



All

Who is behind Sound Show ?

I'm Laurent Herbin, a software developer, improv enthusiast, and the creator of Sound Show. 

My journey into software began with a passion for gaming and coding, which led me to study computer science at UCLouvain. 

Along the way, I discovered my love for improv, co-founding Oh My God Improv Team in 2012. 

Frustrated by the lack of suitable tools for sound tech during improv shows, I decided to create my own. That's how Sound Show was born—a versatile, user-friendly software designed to meet the unpredictable needs of live performances. 

When I'm not coding or performing, you might find me dancing salsa or relaxing with my cats.

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