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

2

: sounding board sense 1a

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

b

or sound board : sound card

Lab technicians installed all of the sound boards using the supplied software installation utilities …

—Tom Benford

Examples of soundboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An additional 10-inch vinyl called Live at City Gardens, a six-song soundboard recording made at a Trenton, New Jersey, punk club, is exclusive to Rhino’s website. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Aug. 2025

Tinkering away on a soundboard is music producer David Ott. —Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025

There are three complete shows in the deluxe version, as well as tracks from warm-up club dates and soundboard highlights from various live dates. —Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025

Last year, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found dogs can use soundboard buttons to communicate meaningfully. —Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1504, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for soundboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

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

2

: sounding board sense 1