How to Use a Soundboard with TeamSpeak

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To play sounds into TeamSpeak, you need soundboard software that can output audio to a virtual input device, then point TeamSpeak's microphone at that device. Resanance is a free soundboard that works with any application accepting audio input and has been tested on Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11, with users running it on TeamSpeak, Discord, Skype, Curse, Zoom, Meet, Teams, and Twitch. The setup has three parts: install a virtual audio cable, configure Resanance to play into it, and set TeamSpeak to capture from it.

What You Need

  • Resanance — free soundboard software, downloadable from resanance.com. It supports unlimited sounds and hotkeys, per-sound volume, local and mic volume control, MIDI soundboard support, and TTS text-to-speech.
  • A virtual audio device — Resanance plays sound into an audio input that TeamSpeak can read. A virtual audio cable provides that input.
  • TeamSpeak installed and working with your normal microphone.

Step 1: Install Resanance

Download Resanance from resanance.com and install it. The interface is button-based: right-click to add a sound, left-click to play it. You can change button size, add borders, change colours, and set volume per button. Sounds can be sorted by name and searched.

Step 2: Set Up the Audio Routing

The goal is for Resanance's output to arrive at TeamSpeak as if it were your microphone.

  1. Install a virtual audio cable so your system has an extra playback and recording device.
  2. In Resanance, set its output device to the virtual cable's playback side.
  3. In TeamSpeak, open your capture (input) settings and select the virtual cable's recording side as your microphone.

Resanance can play to multiple devices simultaneously, so you can keep hearing sounds locally through your headphones while also sending them to the virtual cable that TeamSpeak reads.

Step 3: Set Hotkeys

Resanance lets you add as many sounds and hotkeys as you want. Assign a hotkey to each sound you plan to trigger during a game or call. There is also an option to play a random sound on a hotkey, which is useful if you want variety without binding every file individually.

Step 4: Balance Volume

Resanance controls local volume and mic volume individually, and you can change volume per sound. Use this to keep sound effects from drowning out teammates:

  • Lower the mic volume in Resanance if your effects are too loud for others.
  • Lower local volume if the effects are too loud in your own headphones.
  • Adjust per-sound volume for individual clips that are louder or quieter than the rest.

Common Problems

Teammates can't hear the sounds. Check that TeamSpeak's input device is set to the virtual cable, not your physical microphone. Also confirm Resanance's output is going to the same virtual cable.

You can't hear your own microphone anymore. When TeamSpeak captures from the virtual cable, your real mic needs to be mixed into that same input. Route your physical microphone through the virtual cable's software so both your voice and the soundboard reach TeamSpeak.

Sound quality is poor. Check the sample rate settings on the virtual cable and in TeamSpeak — mismatched rates cause distortion. Also check per-sound volume in Resanance; a clip normalized too high will clip.

Hotkeys don't fire during games. Some games capture keyboard input exclusively. Run Resanance as administrator, or test the hotkey outside the game first to confirm the binding works.

Why Resanance Works for This

Resanance was originally made as a Discord soundboard but works with any application that accepts audio input, which is why the same setup applies to TeamSpeak. It is free, supports unlimited sounds and buttons, and includes MIDI and TTS soundboard options alongside standard file playback.