Game update23 Dec 2025Soundpad Update 4.0.29The changes include: Compatibility - Now also supporting ARM processors. - Fixed compatibility issue on Windows 11 systems after cumulative Windows update KB5065426. That update introduced Voice Clarity and other audio enhancements, that are incompatible with Soundpad. - Fixed rare compatibility issue, where a connection to the driver extension wouldn't be established, because the setup check r…
The changes include: - Compatibility fix for Logitech headsets on Windows 11. - Fixed crash when changing theme from default to custom while the main window is maximized. - Accessibility update: Screen readers don't work with custom themes, so the native system theme is selected upon first start by default, except Windows is configured for dark mode. Same applies for users with high contrast se…
The changes include: - Fixed compatibility issues, which were introduced in version 4.0.0. If your system was affected, then please regard the notice at the end of this list. - The installation doesn't abort with a generic warning anymore if requirements aren't met. - Fixed regression: Some special characters were removed from tags to protect the integrity of the sound list, although they didn'…
The changes include: - Fixed TTS related crash after launch. It seems, that the speech synthesizer of Windows is generally malfunctioning on affected computers, and cannot be properly used even in the Windows settings. Many thanks to Даня for helping to find the culprit.
The changes include: - Temporarily removed the TTS.dll as it could crash the application upon launch on some computers. The reason for the crash is not yet clear. Now the TTS component won't allow the selection of newer voices until the cause is found and fixed. If you were able to launch v4.0.0 without that problem and want to try the full TTS stuff, then you may switch to the beta version, wh…
The changes include: Major - Different compatibility, reliability and performance improvements (more below). - Added TTS (Window -> Text to speech ). - Added a web import interface , which is not exclusive to Meowpad, but available for all websites to provide their own Add to Soundpad links. - Added Arabic and Hebrew translations. Remote control interface - Updated the remote control interface…
The changes include: - Fixed crash when using Ctrl+Z to undo changes in the sound editor with non-native style, although there were no changes, yet. - Fixed crash when loading a sound list with hotbar identifiers, that don't exist.
The changes include: Hotbar - The hotbar can now have multiple pages. - Changed rendering, which is much faster with many entries. - Changing the grid format is now quicker and moving the window with 1000 Hz mouse polling rate on Windows 10 Build 19041 or newer lags less. Hotkeys and Auto Keys - Added option, which allows to assign hotkeys to a row rather than to a sound. Pressing the hotkey wi…
The changes include: - Fixed error in remote control interface, which prevented the Text-To-Speech app from working correctly. - Logging of remote commands is now turned off by default and can be turned on by setting logRcCalls to 1 in the registry. - The old num lock functionality can be enabled by setting numLock to 1 in the registry.
The changes include: Major - Meowpad was recently updated and supports sound lists. Soundpad can now download such lists with one click. - Added history of the last ten sounds, that have been played. See new menu entries Edit -> Select recently played file and Play -> Play recently played file . The list resets automatically upon restart of Soundpad. - Added two special hotkeys, one to play the…
The changes include: - Fixed installation on Realtek devices with disabled composite effects. - Fixed installation on devices with partly uninstalled Clownfish, which left over a dead component on the device. - Fixed installer for Tosbiha notebooks (model Tecra S11), where the microphone became silent after installation of Soundpad.
The changes include: - Reworked installer: It is now checking a lot more of the system's requisites before deciding how to install the driver extension. · Fixes problems with different Logitech headsets and different Realtek(R) drivers. · Fixes general problems, that occur on allegedly healthy drivers, which contain unused remnants. · Fixes restart required issue on old Windows 10 versions 1507…
The changes include: - Changed installer for Windows 10 systems with preinstalled legacy effects, which is mostly seen on older notebooks from Acer, HP and Samsung. Previous versions of Soundpad tried to build upon the legacy effects, which could lead to different unpredictable problems depending on system and drivers, e.g. low volume of the microphone. - Fixed restart required problem on syste…
The changes include: - Fixed installer for Acer Aspire E5-575G notebooks. This fixes a critical issue, where the microphone became muted after Soundpad was installed. - Fixed a false restart required message, although everything was already set up and running. - Fixed decoding of OGG Opus mono files.
The changes include: - Fixed installer for Realtek(R) devices, where the microphone became quiet after installing Soundpad. This change makes Soundpad not work in Skype and Lync on these devices. We tried to overcome this issue, but it wasn't possible. (fix from beta 3.2.4) - Windows DRM validation won't be turned off on Windows 10 anymore. Soundpad now works with enabled or disabled DRM valida…
The changes include: Major - Added Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovakian, Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay and Vietnamese translations. - Added themes and zoom. Launch param -t 2 was removed. - Updated hotkey processing by using additional Soundpad Service making them more reliable. Soundpad doesn't need to run as administrator any…
The changes include: - Fixed playback device selection not being saved. When changing the playback device and recording devices at the same time and applying the changes, then only the recording device changes were saved. - Fixed sound list save process, where sounds disappeared or appeared in another category after next launch. - Fixed decoding of certain FLAC files. - Special hotkey to pause…
The changes include: - Installer fix for silent microphone on Corsair Void USB headset (same fix as in the beta 3.1.1). - Fixed application freeze when playing back missing files in a loop. The freeze occurs when Continue playback after current file and Repeat playback of sound list are enabled and every file in the sound list is missing.
The changes include: - Sound recorder can now record speakers or microphone and shows maximum recording time. - Fixed application freeze when the maximum recording time is reached. - Hotbar entries now have a flexible width and resize dynamically. - Added context menu entries to play a hotbar sound on speakers or microphone only. - Added option to start Soundpad minimized (not available in demo…
The changes include: - Fixed issue with forbidden characters when saving the sound list. This bug allowed sound files with such characters in their tag (artist or title) to make the entire sound list unreadable.
The changes include: - Updated installer to handle the installation differently on Acer Aspire notebooks with Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 and a Realtek audio device. This fixes a critical issue, where the microphone became muted after Soundpad was installed. - Added manufacturer and model name to the troubleshooting report.
The changes include: - Fixed autostart option not being shown in certain cases. - Autostart is now removed upon uninstallation. - Fixed: Using F2 as hotkey for playing a file was not blocked in the sound category view. Pressing F2 played the file and opened the edit dialog when a category had focus. - Fixed minor display bug in hotkey dialog when removing a hotkey by pressing Del.
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