Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A collection of sound bites in an audio file, especially when accessible over the Internet.

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  • noun music A board placed within a musical instrument to improve vibrations
  • noun A sounding board
  • noun Internet A control panel offering playback of various sound effects.

Etymologies

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sound +‎ board

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Examples

  • To some, these were just soft jazz or pop lightweights and the music was equivalent to the duo engaging in soundboard masturbation.

    A Progressive on the Prairie » Midweek Music Moment: Aja, Steely Dan » Print 2009

  • To some, these were just soft jazz or pop lightweights and the music was equivalent to the duo engaging in soundboard masturbation.

    Midweek Music Moment: Aja, Steely Dan « A Progressive on the Prairie 2009

  • The soundboard is canted, sloping toward the tailpiece, is the same on all the bowlbacks.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • The soundboard is canted, sloping toward the tailpiece, is the same on all the bowlbacks.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • The soundboard is canted, sloping toward the tailpiece, is the same on all the bowlbacks.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • The soundboard is canted, sloping toward the tailpiece, is the same on all the bowlbacks.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • The other advantage to using Seth's version of the soundboard is a little extra banter at the beginning of disc 4 before Sugar Magnolia and some excerpts of assorted stage banter that was placed after the encore.

    bt.etree.org 2009

  • (purportedly) registered 128 decibels on the venue's soundboard, which is not unlike being in the wake of a jet plane as it is taking off.

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • (purportedly) registered 128 decibels on the venue's soundboard, which is not unlike being in the wake of a jet plane as it is taking off.

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • In particular, fans have expressed outrage that the shift covers not only the semiofficial "soundboard" recordings made by technicians at the band's performances, but also recordings made by audience members.

    Archive 2005-11-01 Annie 2005

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  • The top or face of an acoustic stringed instrument, usually made of a soft wood such as spruce.

    November 15, 2007