Live Sound Software

[Radman]

A while back I recall reading about some software where you could assign sound effects to keys on the keyboard so they would play when you hit the key. I'm not sure if it was here, but I searched everywhere and I couldn't find it. I forgot the name, so if anyone knows I'd like to hear it.

[Peter]

My laptop has "media buttons" for play, pause, stop, next, and previous. I use those for shows most of the time. (you can pickup a keyboard with these keys for a few bucks at any computer store)

My sound card (external USB Audigy 2 nx) also came with a remote with buttons to do all of those functions and more. I use it when I am running a show by my self and have to be over at the light desk, I can run the sound cues from across the room!

Unless I have you wrong, I think you are looking for a program that lets you asign specific sounds to each key of a normal qwerty keyboard. I am looking arround google right now for a program to do that and i'll post back here if i find something.

[Peter]

Ok, wow, that didnt take long. Here are three programs that I found really quickly doing a google search for "make any key on your keyboard play a sound":

http://jinglekeys.com/

http://www.fleximusic.com/orchestra/overview.htm

http://www.soft32.com/download_13623.html

I have never used any of these programs, and from the looks of it you could probaby find at least a few more programs like these by looking abit more on Google. I do not know which, if any of these programs are best for your needs, but hopfully this will at least give you a place to start!

[Radman]

I am pretty sure there was a professional program where you could play MP3s as well, but thanks anyways!

[Peter]

hmm, there very well might be, I just spent about 30 seconds finding those ones, but mabye someone else will find the one you are looking for. Or better yet, know what it is without even having to look it up.

[mixsa]

Sound Cue System is an ugly but effective way of doing what you want
you can assign fade times, etc
neat
www.soundcuesystem.com/

[Peter]

That looks really cool, except for the 20 minute session limit :-( I guess once in a while I'll actually have to spend $$

[mixsa]

sorry i forgot to mention a program called
q manager - made by hammer and tong software
the free version wont let you set up cues on the keyboard
but the full version allows midi control with which you could set up a music keyboard
not quite what your after but worth a look

cheers

[avkid]

could i get a web address for that?

[Peter]

www.hammerandtong.com

(Google search :-) I dono if I could live without it!)