Meet Sound Show Playlists

If you’ve ever wanted your sounds to play one after another without babysitting the board, the Playlist feature in Sound Show is for you. 

In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through building a playlist, the essential controls, saving and reusing playlists, running multiple playlists at once, and small tips.

You can either read this post or watch the Youtube tutorial :

Where to find playlists

Open Sound Show and look to the bottom-left of the interface. You’ll see the Playlist tab. When you first open it, it’s empty except for the basic control buttons—let’s change that.

Build your first playlist (drag & drop)

1. Enter Edit mode.
2. Drag and drop any sounds into the Playlist.
3. You’ll now see a list of sounds ready to go.

That’s all it takes. From here, you can fire it up with a single click.

Play controls you’ll use all the time

• Auto Play: Start playback and your sounds will play one after the other automatically.
• Next: Skip ahead to the next sound.
• Shuffle: Randomize the order on the fly.
• Loop: When a sound finishes, it’s sent to the end of the list so your playlist keeps cycling.
• Working from a specific tab/category? Use Load current category to pull all the sounds in the selected tab straight into the Playlist. Perfect for building a themed set in seconds.

Save a playlist as a reusable button

Got a mix you love? Save it for one-click recall.

1. Choose Save playlist.
2. Give it a name (e.g., My Playlist).
3. A new button appears in your grid.

Clicking that button instantly adds all its items to the Playlist. You can rename it, reorder or swap elements, and even associate categories with it. By default, saved playlists start automatically, but you can change that to “just add items” if you prefer to start playback manually. There’s also an option to add items in a random order.

Run multiple playlists at the same time

You’re not limited to one. Spin up, say, a Romantic playlist and a Sad playlist simultaneously:

• Create and save each playlist (e.g., Romantic and Sad).
• Enable Loop if you want them to keep cycling.
• Start both. When a track in Sad ends, the next track from that same playlist starts automatically—same for Romantic.

This is handy for layered shows, alternating moods, or keeping a standby set running while you trigger featured sounds elsewhere.

Smoother transitions with Crossfade Start Offset

Head to Main Options → Playlist and look for Crossfade start offset.

Set a value (e.g., 6 seconds) to have sounds end a few seconds early during Auto Play. The next sound starts sooner, helping avoid gaps and keeping your show tight and continuous.

Quick recap

• Drag & drop to build playlists fast.
• Auto Play, Next, Shuffle, Loop give you flexible control.
• Load current category to populate a playlist in one click.
• Save playlists as buttons for instant reuse (with options for auto-start or just-add, and random order).
• Run multiple playlists at once for layered sets.
• Use Crossfade start offset to keep transitions smooth and gap-free.

That’s the playlist system in Sound Show. 
Try it out, and tell me how you’re using playlists in your show. 
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