Multimedia & graphics macOS
Soundplant
Trigger audio samples from your Mac keyboard or MIDI controller with Soundplant, a customizable soundboard for live effects, music and presentations.
- Operating system
- macOS 10.14 Mojave or later
- Architecture
- Universal binary for Apple Silicon and Intel
- Download package
- DMG disk image
Publisher recommends a 2018-or-newer computer with a 4-thread-or-better CPU, at least 8 GB RAM and a 1280 x 720 display for best performance.
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What is Soundplant?
Soundplant turns a Mac keyboard into a soundboard for playing your own audio samples. Drag files onto keys to prepare effects, drum hits, loops or longer background tracks, then trigger them during a performance, recording or presentation. Version 59 supports 88 keyboard keys and MIDI input, with controls for overlapping, restarting, fading and pausing sounds.
Per-key effects and waveform start/end controls let you shape playback without building a full recording project. Background key input can keep cues available while another application is in use, and saved keymaps can move between Mac and Windows.
This download is the publisher's version 59.5.2 DMG, a universal package for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 10.14 or later. The screenshot shows an older Mac interface from Softonic's gallery, not a capture of version 59.5.2.
Soundplant is a standalone sample player, not a synthesizer, plugin, audio editor or sequencer. The unregistered version is free for non-commercial use and includes a 25-launch trial of registered features; commercial use beyond evaluation requires a license.
What it offers
- Assign audio files to 88 keyboard keys by drag and drop, or trigger samples through MIDI input.
- Configure overlapping playback, restart, fade, mute and pause behavior for individual sounds.
- Adjust per-key effects such as volume, panning, pitch, EQ and reverb, plus waveform start and end points.
- Use background key input to trigger sounds while Soundplant is hidden or another application is active.
- Save cross-platform keymaps for use on Mac and Windows.
Good to know
- Free unregistered use is limited to non-commercial purposes; registered features have a 25-launch trial and commercial use beyond evaluation requires a license.
- It is a standalone sample player, not a synthesizer, plugin, audio editor or sequencer.
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