Squeakbox–the ultimate soundboard for Windows phone
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Apparently, for a brief period, a fart app was the top selling Windows phone 7 app even before the marketplace opened. Seems like the market likes apps which make funny noises.
Brian Hitney ‘s Squeekbox is aiming to create an application to take things to the next level.
He writes:
It’s pretty much the next gen of fart apps. Instead of just flatulence (which I never really found all that funny, but they are in there), the app would focus on sounds effects for different situations. My personal favourites are the crickets (great for meetings during long periods of silence) and the police siren (never fails to make the adrenaline of the driver skyrocket).
While the idea isn’t incredibly original, I wanted the implementation to be best in class. I implemented a ton of different play modes. It can play on a timer, it can play when the device is moved. But more interestingly, it can play when the room is quiet, and you can play sounds remotely through squeakbox.net. You can loop sounds, create a playlist, and fiddle with knobs and dials like delays, backgrounds, etc. In total, there are about 65 sound effects.
But wait, there’s more! :) In all seriousness, I get a bit annoyed by seeing these 99 cent apps that play ONE sound (there are already plenty of them in the marketplace). Not much of a value, in my opinion. So, I put a clip recorder in there so you can record your own clips, or import your own using the Zune library. If you see a cool clip on freesound.org or elsewhere, you can bring it in. So while I’ve done my best to get a well rounded collection of sounds, there might be something you want to include – so go for it.
Who knows, maybe fart apps can become respectable after all.
Follow Brian’s development progress here.
