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Sound in motion.
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Fact sheet
| Name | Soundbox 1.0 (build 3.0.0 at launch) |
|---|---|
| Tagline | Sound in motion. |
| One line | Soundbox turns a glossy physics playground into an instrument: drop shapes into a stream of particles, and every bounce plays a note. |
| Publisher | SoundBoxQD (independent, sole publisher) |
| Press contact | Soundbox.support.qd@gmail.com, answered within 2 business days |
| Release date | January 12, 2027 |
| Price | Lifetime key US$100, one-time; 3-month key US$30, one-time, ending 3 months after purchase. No subscription. |
| Launch price | Early bird: lifetime key US$65 until January 26, 2027. |
| Free demo | No time limit and no account: ten sounds, five basic shapes, one emitter, six placed colliders, 80 particles, a studio light and two scene effects. It cannot save, record or sample and has no Song studio. The same program as the full studio: a license key unlocks it without a new download. |
| License | The lifetime key is a perpetual license, including every update of Soundbox 1, builds 3.x; the 3-month key ends 3 months after purchase. One computer at a time per key (fair use: up to 3 computers in 30 days). Activated online; opens offline for 3 days after a successful check. Refunds as the law requires, with the reseller’s buyer terms on top. |
| Platform | Windows 10 (22H2) or Windows 11, 64-bit. A standalone app, not a plugin. No Mac version. |
| Requirements | A 4-core 64-bit processor (about 2017 or later), 8 GB of RAM, a 1280 × 720 display and about 1 GB of disk. A graphics card is recommended for the GPU stage, not required: without one, Canvas 2D draws the same scenes. Status: Provisional: measured in October 2026 on a 12-core desktop with a dedicated graphics card. A 4-core laptop with integrated graphics has not been measured yet, so the minimum below is a reasoned floor. |
| Download | The free demo arrives on January 12, 2027 |
| Languages | English |
| AI | No AI-generated audio: the 354 synthesized voices are built in code and the 24 recordings are credited CC0. Sound credits |
| Website | https://soundboxqd.com |
Review keys are available on request: write to Soundbox.support.qd@gmail.com with your publication or channel.
Descriptions
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Build an instrument from motion: drop glossy shapes into falling particles, hear every bounce, and turn a happy accident into a song. Free Windows demo.
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Soundbox is a living sound environment for Windows. Emitters launch particles into a glossy playground, and every collider they strike has its own sound, so arranging shapes is composing. Start from 60 arranged scenes, from a glossy Aero Gel fountain plaza to a dial-up handshake, or from a blank stage. Colliders slide, orbit and swing on the beat, and effects push the particles back. When something clicks, the Song studio turns it into a real arrangement you can record to WAV or export as MIDI. Fourteen early-2000s-inspired desktop themes, each with a dark mode, set the mood. The free demo never expires.
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Soundbox turns a glossy physics playground into an instrument: drop shapes into a stream of particles, and every bounce plays a note. Emitters launch particles into the stage; every collider they strike has its own sound, tuned to a key, so arranging shapes is composing and a happy accident is the start of a song.
There is a lot to play with. 378 sounds, 354 of them synthesized by Soundbox’s own code and 24 credited CC0 recordings, sit in 31 searchable categories, from steel pans and gel basses to square-wave leads, floppy seeks and dial-up chirps. 62 collider types can slide, orbit, spin, bob, swing or patrol, freely or in beats of the song. Up to eight emitters, gusty wind, gravity and time scale shape the flow of up to 20,000 particles, and 18 scene effects add light and weather, eight of them pushing the particles around. A GPU stage draws refracting glass, soft shadows and bloom; graphics never change the sound or the motion.
Sixty arranged factory scenes, each with its own song, tempo and look, are ready to play. When something clicks, the Song studio turns it into an arrangement with instrument tracks, step melodies in a key, chords, swing and up to eight stacked arrangements, and Link playground lands each note on its collider as it sounds. Sample the master output or a microphone, slice it into instruments, record WAV, export MIDI or play over MIDI in and out.
Fourteen whole-interface themes inspired by early-2000s desktops, each with a dark mode, set the mood, and 27 backgrounds and 19 particle styles let every scene look like yours. Projects save as portable .soundbox files that carry their own audio. The free demo never expires; the full studio is a one-time purchase. No AI-generated audio.
Files
The full press kit (screenshots at 1920 × 1080, stage-only pictures, loops, the 30-second clip, logo files, key art, audio and one ZIP of everything) is prepared for the release candidate and published here with it. Until then, the files below are actual screenshots from a 2.3 preview build.
Screenshots on this website
Actual screenshots, 1440 pixels wide. Select one to open the full-size file.
- Fountain plaza in the Aero Gel theme
- CRT arcade in Liquid Chrome, dark mode, with the sound browser
- Gel trampoline park and collider motion
- Warp zone and the effects panel
- The Song studio on Millennium trance
- Design mode and the 14 themes
- The free demo
Logo
Soundbox mark (SVG). Please keep its colors and proportions, and leave space around it.
Video
30-second clip: arrives with the release. The longer tour film shows the earlier 2.2 interface.
News
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