Play and Organize Soundboard Clips

Soundboard clips use a separate playback path from live microphone conversion. A clip plays to your system output so you can hear it and, when a virtual cable is available, to that cable so Discord, games, or recording apps can hear it too.

• The clip is not transformed by the active AI voice.
• The clip is not processed through the active Voice Lab or DSP chain.
• Live microphone conversion can continue while a sound plays.
• Without a detected virtual cable, Echo still tries to play the clip locally.

• Click a sound tile to play it.
• Use Stop All to stop currently playing sounds.
• Use Random to play a random result from the current board and search filter.
• Use the small settings action on a tile to edit that sound instead of playing it.

1. 1

   Create a board

   Use boards for groups such as reactions, game moments, stream alerts, or a specific character.

2. 2

   Move sounds into the board

   Open a sound's edit modal and choose its board.

3. 3

   Add useful tags

   Tags make larger libraries easier to search without forcing every clip into a separate board.

4. 4

   Use search and board filters together

   The visible results also control which clips Random can choose.

• Avoid keys you use constantly for movement, push-to-talk, typing, or game actions.
• Test the shortcut while the game or streaming software you use is open.
• Keep an easy Stop All action available before using several long sounds.
• Hotkey assignments are stored locally on the computer.

1. 1

   Test locally first

   Play a new clip at a safe listening level before using it in a call or stream.

2. 2

   Compare it with your voice

   A clip that is much louder than normal speech can trigger compression or clipping in Discord and streaming software.

3. 3

   Check downstream processing

   Automatic gain and noise suppression can react differently to music, effects, and short impact sounds than to speech.