KeyboardSoundPlayer is an application that lets you map audio to any key on your keyboard, turning it into a versatile soundboard. Capture audio on the fly and instantly bind it to a key, or add sounds directly from YouTube links. You can also generate audio from text or load local files such as MP3 and WAV when needed. Keys may be mapped to functions for greater interactivity, and audio can be set up to play through your microphone, making it ideal for streaming, gaming, or calls.

🥇 KeyboardSoundPlayer vs Other Soundboard Apps

Feature	KeyboardSoundPlayer	Soundpad	Voicemod	EXP Soundboard
🎹 Bind sounds to keys	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
🔊 Play sounds through mic	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
🎧 Use MP3 files	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
📹 Use YouTube audio	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No
🗣️ Text-to-speech support	✅ Yes	❌ No	🔶 Limited	❌ No
⏺️ Clip recent audio & bind instantly	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No
🧩 Easy to use	✅ Yes	🔶 Moderate	❌ No (cluttered)	🔶 Moderate

Configuration Options

This section documents the configuration options available in the config window.

Option	Type	Default	Description
Channels	number	1	Number of sounds that can be played at once
Gender	text	male	The gender of the voice used for autogenerated MP3 files
Rate	number	170	The speed of the voice used for autogenerated MP3 files
Exit Key	text	esc	Press this key 5 times in 2 seconds to close the program
Port	number	6238	Port for GUI and sound player communication (Only change if needed)
Mic Output	yes/no	no	Have KeyboardSoundPlayer output sound through a virtual microphone that other people can hear (See more details under Enabling Mic Output)
Audio Capture	yes/no	no	Have KeyboardSoundPlayer record audio in the background and let you quickly bind an audio clip to a key (See more details under Audio Capture)
Capture Key	text	scroll_lock	The key you need to press to clip audio
Capture Duration	number	3	Duration of audio clips

Keys

In the main window, there are four buttons for binding sounds to keys:

YouTube URL: Bind a sound from a YouTube video
MP3 File: Select and bind an MP3 file
Text: Enter text to generate and bind audio, or trigger a function
Capture: See more details in the Audio Capture section

See below for how to map a function to a key.

Functions

Functions can be bound to specific keys. Available functions include:

reset(): Clear all of the audio channels
toggle(): Toggle the sound player (disables all commands if toggled off)
pause(): Pause all sounds
unpause(): Unpause all sounds

Enabling Mic Output / Audio Capture

To enable microphone output and audio capture you need to download an external program, Voicemeeter. This is a well trusted and free program. You can use this link or go to Voicemeeter Config and click Download Voicmeeter. After the installer runs, follow these steps:

Restart your computer
Now sometimes after installing Voicemeeter it messes with you default audio devices
Go to control panel and look for manage audio devices
Now make sure your default playback and recording devices are correct
Go in KeyboardSoundPlayer settings and enable Mic Output / Audio Capture
Open Voicemeeter Config in keyboardSoundPlayer
Select your input and your output devices
Don't worry about select path unless the path is blank
Now press Copy Setting Path
Press Open Voicemeeter
Now select Menu in the upper right-hand corner
Select Load Settings on Startup
Paste that path that we copied then click open
Now restart Voicemeeter
Inside your game change your input device to Voicemeeter Out B1
Inside your game change your output device to Voicemeeter Input
You are now finished!!!

Note: If you have Mic Output or Audio Capture enabled, then you have to have Voicemeeter running. If you don't have either enabled, and you try to run Voicemeeter and KeyboardSoundPlayer at the same time then you will run into an error. By default, KeyboardSoundPlayer only uses Voicemeeter for those features.

Audio Capture

Once you have followed the steps above on how to set up audio capture, you can follow these steps to start using the feature.

Set a capture key (The default is scroll lock)
Set a duration (The default is 5 seconds)
Type a key in and press Capture

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Wait a few seconds
Have fun!

Key Finder Tool

Press a key, and we will tell you what to type into KeyboardSoundPlayer. We do not support key combinations like ctrl+a. KeyboardSoundPlayer will just see it as two separate key presses. There is also no difference between uppercase and lowercase letters in KeyboardSoundPlayer.

Extra Information

To play a sound when any key is pressed, name the key "all". The GUI does not need to stay open for the sound player to function. The player can be shut off using the GUI or by pressing Esc 5 times quickly.