I absolutely love this program. My only thing is that you have to remember to save your configuration after any changes and every time you open it you have to reload your configuration as it always defaults to its original default config it comes with. I lost my settings multiple times because I kept forgetting to save. The process of loading everything back into place every time I opened it was a drag, etc. So I went back to Sports Sounds Pro for now. It's a great idea though and I'd pay for it if it was more user-friendly about making it yours and keeping it that way.
Hello,
Thanks for the feedback.
- The sound library loaded at start is the first one of the list. You can reorder them so that your library is the first one and it will be loaded at start. In a next version, I could make so that it is the last one active that will be loaded at the start.
- Sorry about your loss of configurations. I prefer manual save than automatically at each change, so that if we do changes that we don't want to keep we have the possibility to just quit without saving. But I'll try to add a confirmation window when the app is closing while there are unsaved changes
1 year ago(+1)
The last active would be a great option.
Manual save is fine, but maybe a warning when you close out of it that there have been changes, asking if you want to save the current profile, etc. That way there aren't any mistakes that could lead to a loss. Like I added and renamed just over 20 tracks during my testing, added tabs, customized a few other things, and then closed out to see if it would default back to it just to find that it didn't default back but also lost all of it without warning. So that scared me away.
Also, the option to record something from your mic directly to a button would be awesome. Like recording a VOG to an instant replay machine. I know there are a few options like Soundplant that can do that. Sport Sounds Pro can't and that's been one of my main reasons for looking for another option besides playing multiple tracks (ie, music with a VOG on top of it, etc). The latter of which Sound Show does beautifully.
That is absolutely awesome. I will start testing the transition to using Sound Show.
I also noticed the errors that pop up are in French (like if you drag and drop files into the screen without adding a tab/category first).
Also, if the + icon to add a new element (sound, video, speech, etc), it would be nice as mentioned to have a VOG option (a quick friendly way of using a connected mic to record an announcement like welcoming someone to the stage). If I could quickly record a bunch of voice records to elements in a tab, I would gladly pay 3x the price for a license. Maybe even more if I can convince my next show to let me invoice them :)
I don't know how hard that last request would be.
In the latest release, I added a button to record some sound from the microphone directly into Sound Show. It is a first version of the recording feature so there may be some adjustments in the future, but it is functional.
Usage
Inside the Microphone pane on top the UI, there is now a button "Start recording"
Once started it records from the selected input device and you can stop the recording from clicking the button again.
When the recording is stopped, a new sound will be added at the end of the currently selected category.
Version
It is only available in the paid version since I want to add extra gadgets that are interesting but not essentials into this version.
Since you were the one requesting it, I don't want to trap you into buying it. So if you want, you can ask for a free version with this feature by contacting me Sound Show - Contact Form
Future
- A current annoyance that will need to be fixed is that the recording sound is also sent to the output while recording.
- Currently the recorded sound files are put in a folder in the Sound Show app data folder. In the future, it would be nice if the user could configure it.
1 year ago (+1)
No way! I said I would gladly pay 3x the price and I upheld that promise. I just did so right now. So I am a proud owner of the pro version and look forward to where it goes from here.
I may pick up a Stream Deck to see if I can control it from there by assigning custom buttons on it to play next track or fade all, etc.
Can't wait to test out the new feature.
I haven't had a chance to hook up a USB interface and use a proper mic. But last night I broke out the laptop, muted the speakers based on what you said, recorded a few test recordings using the laptop's built-in mic (I know it would sound like gabage but was just seeing what would happen), but the audio was a jarbled (in and out, and kind of still echoing here and there as if the speakers were on). I'll give it a good test on a coming show when I get a chance.
If I come up with any other ideas that might possibly help, I'll be sure to share. :)