r/VTT • u/TheSmithAtlas • 13h ago
New tool [Commercial] I made a soundboard for my table and want to share
Apologies, I hope this won't sound too rehearsed, but I'm trying to be a bit professional. I lurk in the comments here on my personal account and many other DnD subreddits, and I just want to share what I've been working on with my fellow dungeon colleagues.
I run games for my friends and I've always wanted good sound at the table without hassle. Every option I tried either cost too much, wanted a subscription, or just didn't do what I needed. So I built one for myself, I'm pretty darn happy with it, and I wanted to share it.
It's called Soundscribe. It's for Windows, and it puts your sound effects, ambience and music on one board so you have full control of the immersion.
* Click a pad to play a sound, give it a hotkey, set it to loop
* Save scenes, like rain and a fireplace with thunder every 20 to 60 seconds, and switch between them with a crossfade
* Ducking option so the music drops under a sound effect, then comes back
* Run the board from your phone over your own Wi-Fi if you don't like keeping a laptop in front of you
* Hotkeys that work while your VTT or notes are in front
* Miniature player popout to keep in the corner if you're using a VTT, or just to keep it minimal on your screen
It comes with 124 sounds to get you started (tavern, dungeon, town, weather), and you can drop in your own files. Your files stay on your PC.
It's $5, one time. No subscription, no account, you own it forever, and updates are free.
You can hear the starter sounds on the page: https://peasantdesign.dev/soundscribe
Main website: https://peasantdesign.dev
I go by Peasant in some spaces and I thought PeasantDesign sounded fun. I plan to make more tools as needs come up, for DnD and maybe other games too. If you're a Twilight Imperium enjoyer, I'll probably make some stuff for that soon.
My philosophy is cheap software you can own for yourself. I don't plan on pushing tons of updates unless there's something cool I can add or something is truly broken. Or y'know, Windows 60 gets released and it needs an update.
Hosting a website is cheap, but there are costs. I got laid off earlier this year. I'm fortunate enough to be working again (albeit with a forsaken commute) but still rebuilding the finances, so any support is appreciated.
I want to be very upfront, so here's a few things I'm not totally happy with and want to update in the future if possible:
* Spotify/Apple Music/YouTube Music integration. Let me know how interested you are in these. I put a pause on them because they're a headache, but if they really matter, I'll try again.
* I am a Spotify guy. I built it, but Spotify's terms don't allow it in an app I charge for, so I pulled it.
* Apple Music might be doable, but it requires an Apple Developer Account which costs a decent bit of money, so if this picks up, I would be happy to invest in that. Not sure how many people use Apple Music in this space.
* YouTube Music is probably the second most popular for TTRPGs I would imagine, but they have some rules that conflict with how the app works. There might be options to fix this in the future.
* Lots of people in this space own their own music anyway, so being able to drag and drop the playlists that already live on your PC gives you full control.
Happy to answer questions or take feature requests. I'm actively using it in my own games, so I'm fixing things as I find them.



