Farrago

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Description of App

Instantly play sound bites, audio effects, and music clips with your keyboard or mouse. Trigger audio on-demand or play clips in sequence in predefined lists. However you need to play sounds, Farrago is at your fingertips.
Take your podcast to the next level with sound effects, musical accompaniment, pre-recorded segments, and more.
Arrange clips in specific sequences in List mode to accompany stage shows and other live performances. Help tell a story through audio.
Spice up your meetings. Music can make meetings more enjoyable, and the occasional sound effect can be fun too.

Farrago's audio grid lets you lay out sound tiles in grids or lists. Use multiple sets to organize even the biggest audio libraries for fast access. The inspector allows you to tailor each sound's settings to your needs. Set the tile name and color, add helpful emoji, and much more. Need to remove a portion of audio or adjust fades? Farrago’s built-in audio editor makes it a snap.
In addition to playback via keyboard or mouse, you can use MIDI, OSC or Stream Deck hardware to trigger playback and control Farrago.

Farrago's Fundamental Features:
Transform your keyboard into a soundboard. Play sounds instantly, just by pressing keys.
Powerful built-in playback controls make it simple to loop audio, adjust relative volumes, and much more.
Test audio on a secondary device before you play it live, with the customizable Preview output device.
A helpful search field lets you locate sounds in seconds, no matter how big your library is.
Find new sounds for your use with integrated search of the wonderful free sound database.
If you use GarageBand and/or Logic Pro, Farrago can also provide Apple Loops in its search results. Use them right in Farrago.
Create as many sound sets as you need, based on show, mood, or anything else you like.
Create dynamically updating sets based on powerful rules you configure.
Don’t want to mess up your set? Lock it. Working in a shared environment? Use a password too.
Organize your tiles in a grid, for fast access to any sound you need.
Use Farrago as a showrunner. Order your clips, add notes, then play them in sequence..
From a beautiful tile-based layout to a dark theme perfect for studios or theaters, Farrago’s interface is designed with you in mind.
Farrago includes a built-in audio editor, so you can trim audio down to just what you need and apply fades as well.
Control Farrago's audio playback via MIDI, Stream Deck, or OSC hardware devices.
On MacOS 12 and up, Farrago offers integrations in the Shortcuts app to automate your usage of the app. You can also trigger any Shortcut you’ve made from within Farrago.

Version

2.0.1

Free or Paid

Paid

Version Of macOS App Was Tested On

13.3.1

Accessibility Comments

The Rogue Amoeba Team makes some of the top notch audio applications on the Mac, including Audio hijack, Loopback, and Airfoil. Overall usage of Farrago is very similar to their other apps, meaning it's fully accessible with VoiceOver with realtime announcements, user interface, and extensive keyboard shortcuts available throughout the app.

Usability

The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.

Other Comments

I quickly invested in Farrago, $49.00 USD after reading up on its powerful features, I had a more clunky audio setup when it comes to doing sounds for meetings and events. Farrago simplified everything for my setup. Connect my MacBook up to the PA system, have a primary and secondary audio output devices, and Farrago's powerful keyboard shortcuts instantly triggers the sound sets on cue, complete with the fade out option. A huge shoutout to the team for their commitment to accessibility.

Recommendations

1 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Seyoon Choi 1 year 6 months ago

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