
Stadium Sound
Stadium Sound is a free soundboard for stadium and arena PA operators managing walk-on music and sound effects.
What Stadium Sound is
Stadium Sound is a free soundboard for stadium and arena PA operators managing walk-on music and sound effects. Operators can place tracks in named banks, queue a playlist across banks, and trigger tracks during events. Audio is decoded when loaded, so clicking a track starts playback without buffer spin-up. Monitor Mode sends a preview to private headphones before venue playback. A waveform editor supports setting in and out points, trimming intros, and entering player names for walk-on cues. Tracks can be assigned keyboard shortcuts, scanned for loudness in LUFS, flagged when outside a target, and normalized as a library. The app also tracks play counts and exports CSV reports for audio logs. Sports Sounds Pro .set files can be imported with their banks, track names, and file paths. Playback control is available through Bitfocus Companion, a phone or tablet web remote, or OSC. Desktop and browser versions are listed for macOS, Windows, and web.
Good
- Organizes tracks into banks and ordered playlists.
- Monitor Mode previews through private headphones.
- Hotkeys trigger tracks without a mouse.
- Imports Sports Sounds Pro .set files.
- Exports play-count reports as CSV.
Watch out
- OSC is unauthenticated.
- Web remote pairing URL contains a persistent token.
- Maker reports it does not currently conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
Who it suits
Stadium Sound suits stadium and arena PA operators who organize music and effects for events. It supports both desktop and browser use, plus remote playback controls.
Verdict
Stadium Sound brings track organization, previewing, loudness tools, and remote controls together for event playback. Its network-security cautions and stated accessibility status are worth considering for a production setup.
Plans and prices
From Stadium Sound's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free and open source; Windows and macOS downloads |
The facts
Each one read from Stadium Sound's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- The maker's VPAT says Stadium Sound does not currently conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA; the report is based on a source-code audit rather than assistive-technology testing.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Banks and playlists
- Users can organize tracks into named banks and queue tracks from any bank in an ordered playlist.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Hotkeys
- Users can assign a keyboard shortcut to any track for triggering without a mouse.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Instant playback
- Audio files are pre-decoded at load time so a track plays when clicked without buffer spin-up.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations and remote control
- Playback can be triggered through Bitfocus Companion, a web remote on a phone or tablet, or raw OSC.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Loudness
- The app scans tracks for loudness in LUFS, flags tracks outside a target, and can normalize the library in one click.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Monitor mode
- Monitor Mode routes audio to a private headphone output to preview a track before playing it to the venue.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Network security
- The web remote pairing URL contains a persistent token, while OSC is unauthenticated and the maker advises keeping controllers on the same trusted production network.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Play count report
- The app reports how often each track has played and can export a CSV for audio log submissions.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- Optional anonymous usage telemetry includes app version, operating system, CPU, and RAM, but not show content or file paths, and can be disabled in Settings.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Stadium Sound is a free soundboard app for stadium and arena PA operators to organize walk-on music and sound effects into banks and trigger them during events.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Sports Sounds Pro import
- Users can import Sports Sounds Pro .set files, carrying over banks, track names, and file paths.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Track editing
- The track editor provides a waveform with draggable in and out points, intro trimming, and player name fields for walk-on cues.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The maker's personal site identifies Chris Sabato and lists Albany, Oregon; it does not state a founding date.checked 30 Sep 2026
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