soundboard
noun
sound·board
ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌbȯrd 
plural soundboards
1
: a thin resonant board (such as the belly of a violin) so placed in an instrument as to reinforce its tones by sympathetic vibration see violin illustration
3
a
: a device for monitoring and mixing (see mix entry 1 sense 2) sounds from various input sources
… the soundboard receives 110 channels for microphone feeds, each capturing musical hues from separate sources.—
Jim Dwyer
Jim Dwyer
b
or sound board
: sound card
Lab technicians installed all of the sound boards using the supplied software installation utilities …—Tom Benford
Tom BenfordExamples of soundboard in a Sentence
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The study analysis included data from 152 dogs, each of whom interacted with their soundboard at least 200 times over a 21-month period.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
Bunny the dog and her button soundboard became a viral hit on TikTok amid 2020 pandemic lockdowns.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
The English electronic duo launched the AE series in 2015; the last edition, released in 2020, comprised seven soundboard recordings.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
The performance, of course, is a resounding success and as a parting gift, the class is surprised with everything on their Amazon Wish List including brand new dance gear, a piano, a drum set, a full soundboard, and wireless microphones.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Rossano was referring to simple and widely available soundboards that typically have round buttons with a word or symbol on top.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
Image: Voicemod Voicemod’s AI voices and real-time voice changing features will all be available, alongside buttons to launch custom soundboard audio that your friends will hear in a party chat.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 July 2024
In one experiment, researchers visited the homes of 30 dogs across the country to examine their response to soundboard button recordings.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
In recent years, many every day people have been training their dogs to use the soundboards, repeatedly exposing animals to a variety of words.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
Bunny the dog and her button soundboard became a viral hit on TikTok amid 2020 pandemic lockdowns.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
The English electronic duo launched the AE series in 2015; the last edition, released in 2020, comprised seven soundboard recordings.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
The performance, of course, is a resounding success and as a parting gift, the class is surprised with everything on their Amazon Wish List including brand new dance gear, a piano, a drum set, a full soundboard, and wireless microphones.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Rossano was referring to simple and widely available soundboards that typically have round buttons with a word or symbol on top.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
Image: Voicemod Voicemod’s AI voices and real-time voice changing features will all be available, alongside buttons to launch custom soundboard audio that your friends will hear in a party chat.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 July 2024
In one experiment, researchers visited the homes of 30 dogs across the country to examine their response to soundboard button recordings.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
In recent years, many every day people have been training their dogs to use the soundboards, repeatedly exposing animals to a variety of words.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
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soundboard
noun
sound·board
ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: a thin board under the strings of a musical instrument (as a piano) that vibrates slightly from the sound made by the strings and serves to strengthen the sound given off by the instrument
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