Soundboards
Soundboards is a sound bank: a set of sound effects that viewers can play through TikTok events, or that you can play yourself with a keyboard shortcut.
What Soundboards is
It differs from Play Audio in the Interaction Center in two ways:
- It works from your phone without an overlay. It is the only IndoFinity sound feature that doesn't need a Browser Source, which makes it a good fit for streamers who go live straight from a phone.
- It has keyboard shortcuts. You can play sounds yourself without opening the dashboard.
If you go live from your phone, or you only need simple sound effects, use Soundboards.
If you already use OBS or TikTok Live Studio and want sounds combined with alerts, images, or video, the Interaction Center does more. The dashboard recommends the same.
Setup steps
1. Add a soundboard
Each soundboard has:
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Soundboard Name | Label shown in the list |
| Trigger | The TikTok event that plays it. Required |
| Audio | The sound file (pick an existing one or upload your own) |
| Volume | Volume for this sound |
| Shortcut | Keyboard key combination. Optional |
If several soundboards use the same trigger, only one plays, chosen at random. This is an easy way to add variety so the same sound doesn't repeat over and over.
A browser can't capture keys while its window isn't focused. Shortcuts only work through the IndoFinity desktop app.
If shortcuts don't work while you're playing a game, the dashboard suggests opening the IndoFinity app with Run as Administrator.
2. Set the queue behavior
In the Settings section:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enable Trigger (all) | Turns all triggers on or off at once |
| Enable Shortcut (all) | Turns all shortcuts on or off at once |
| Queue Mode | Decides how sounds queue |
| Maximum Queue | Maximum queue length |
The two queue modes:
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Global | All sounds wait in one shared queue |
| By Trigger | Each trigger has its own queue |
With a global queue, one trigger that fires a lot can fill the queue and hold up every other sound. A queue per trigger makes sure each event type still gets its turn.
3. Prepare an emergency stop
Stop Sounds stops the soundboard that is playing, along with its queue. Triggers stay active, so the next event plays as usual.
There is also a Stop Sounds Shortcut that you can set yourself.
If a viewer keeps triggering a sound until it gets annoying, you need to stop it quickly, not while hunting for the dashboard tab. This shortcut makes it a single key press.
Soundboard presets
You can save different soundboard layouts as Presets and switch between them for different kinds of live. The default preset is called Default.
Free limits
Free accounts are limited to 5 soundboards and 1 preset. When you hit the limit, you'll see: "You have reached the maximum number of soundboards."
Common problems
Symptom: shortcuts don't work while gaming. Open the IndoFinity app with Run as Administrator. A game running as administrator blocks input from regular apps.
Symptom: a shortcut is rejected when you save it. The message is "This shortcut is already used by another soundboard." or "Invalid shortcut." Choose a different combination.
Symptom: no sound plays at all. Check that Enable Trigger (all) is on and that your TikTok live is connected.
Symptom: sounds play late, long after the event. The queue is backed up. Lower Maximum Queue, or switch to the By Trigger queue mode.
See also
- Interactions: Play Audio for use with OBS
- Free Limits and Add-ons