soundboard

noun

sound·​board ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌbȯrd 

plural soundboards

1

: a thin resonant board (such as the belly of a violin) so placed in an instrument as to reinforce its tones by sympathetic vibration see violin illustration

2

: sounding board sense 1a

3

a

: a device for monitoring and mixing (see mix entry 1 sense 2) sounds from various input sources

… the soundboard receives 110 channels for microphone feeds, each capturing musical hues from separate sources.

—Jim Dwyer

b

or sound board : sound card

Lab technicians installed all of the sound boards using the supplied software installation utilities …

—Tom Benford

Examples of soundboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Robinson chuckles as canned laughter from the soundboard fills the room. —Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026

The tour began in Cincinnati, and this time tape was rolling straight from the soundboard. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026

For three days the town itself became a soundboard, its beating heart exposed in sound. —Literary Hub, 3 Dec. 2025

Assistant pitching coach Sam Greene connected his phone to the boombox and flipped to a mobile soundboard. —Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1504, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for soundboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

soundboard

noun

sound·​board ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

1

: a thin board under the strings of a musical instrument (as a piano) that vibrates slightly from the sound made by the strings and serves to strengthen the sound given off by the instrument

2

: sounding board sense 1