Podcast Soundboard
Tap a button to play a podcast sound effect live. This free podcast soundboard has a rimshot, applause, a laugh track, crickets, game show dings and buzzers, transitions, intro stings, censor bleeps and the meme drops co-hosts love. Keep it open next to your mic and every sound plays instantly in your browser, with nothing to install.
Reactions
Right and Wrong
Transitions
Intros and Outros
Emphasis and Drama
Censor Bleeps
Meme Drops
A Podcast Soundboard You Play Live
Most podcast sound effects are added in the edit. A podcast soundboard lets you play them while you're talking, so the joke lands with its rimshot and the wrong answer gets its buzzer at the moment it happens. That's how live shows and streams do it, and it saves time in the edit. Open the board on a second screen, a tablet or a phone, keep it beside the mic and tap. Tap the same button again to stop a sound early.
Reactions: Rimshot, Applause, Laugh Track and Crickets
Reactions do the work of a studio audience. A rimshot after a bad pun, applause for a guest, a laugh track when the table goes quiet, a crowd gasp for a big reveal, an aww, a boo and crickets when the joke dies. There's an awkward one and a wow too, for the moments you'd normally just make a face.
Game Segments: Dings, Buzzers and Fanfare
If your show has a quiz, a would-you-rather or a "guess the guest" segment, it needs a correct answer ding and a wrong answer buzzer. The sad trombone covers a big loss, the fanfare covers a big win, and the game show sounds and cash register make any segment feel like prime time.
Podcast Transition Sounds and Intro Stings
Podcast transition sounds tell the listener you've changed topics. A whoosh, a swirl, a record scratch, a tape rewind or a glitch all mark the break. For the top and tail of the show there are short intro stings, a news intro, a jingle, an outro and a countdown. They're short on purpose, so they do not fight with your voice. For a full theme, use licensed podcast intro music in the edit.
Drama, Censor Bleeps and Meme Drops
The vine boom, a bass drop, dun dun dun, a drumroll, a suspense sting and a plot twist add weight to a big line. The censor beep covers the word your guest should not have said. And the meme drops, from the air horn and bruh to oh no and emotional damage, are there for the co-host who cannot resist. For more, open the meme soundboard or the full soundboard.
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How do I use a podcast soundboard while recording?
Open this page on a second screen, a tablet or your phone and keep it beside your mic. Tap a button and the sound plays straight away, so you can drop a rimshot after a joke or a whoosh between segments without stopping the recording. Tap the same button again to stop it.
How do I get the sounds into my recording?
If you record in a room, the mic picks the sound up from the speaker. For a cleaner result, route your computer's audio into your recording software or mixer, or play the soundboard on the same computer that's recording the desktop audio.
What sound effects do podcasts use most?
The classics are a rimshot for jokes, applause and a laugh track, crickets when a joke falls flat, a correct ding and a wrong buzzer for games, whooshes and record scratches for transitions, a short intro sting, a censor bleep and a few meme drops like the vine boom and bruh.
Is this podcast soundboard free?
Yes. Every sound on the podcast soundboard is free to play, with no sign-up, no account and nothing to install.
Can I download these podcast sound effects?
No. The board is for playing sounds live. If you need files to edit into an episode, use a royalty-free sound effects library and check its license before you publish.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. The podcast soundboard works on a phone, a tablet or a computer. A tablet next to the mic is a good setup, since the buttons are big and easy to hit mid-sentence.
Play-only. Some clips are internet memes; if you publish an episode commercially, use sound effects you hold a license for.
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