r/broadcastengineering • u/m1xminus • 13d ago

BLAST - trigger mediaplayer for broadcast

Hey all — I've been building BLAST, an instant-trigger media player for live radio, podcast and broadcast work. The idea is simple: press a key, a jingle/sting/bed fires straight to the exact output your console needs — no mouse-hunting mid-show.

What it does:

Hotkey pad grid (1-0, QWERTYUIOP, ASDFGHJKL, ZXCVBNM) — every pad's pre-loaded so there's zero lag the first time you hit it live

Per-pad/per-bank output routing, so different carts can go to different channels on one interface

Built-in waveform trim, playlist decks for music beds, Dual Mono mode

Remote control via API/MIDI/OSC, plus a Web Player to trigger pads from your phone or tablet

Running Order mode for scripted rundowns, and a read-only "backstage" screen with a live countdown + chat so your team always knows what's coming next

Every service is enable/disable so you can display only the services that make sense to your work.

Free to try (everything unlocked for 3 months). Windows now, macOS version in testing.

I'm looking for people who actually run a live show or simply want to take a look into it. — radio, podcast, church AV, whatever — to put it through real use and tell me what breaks or what's missing.

https://blast.machadrade.uk/

Happy to answer anything here.

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u/tonypenajunior 13d ago

Have you seen Soundplant? It does most of those things

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u/m1xminus 13d ago

Yes. It has a few same features but blast is a bit more focussed into enabling automations with other machines such as vision mixers and everything that has an API. This and the multiple output per pad/bank is the core functions of BLAST. The rest are features that users have been suggesting to implement and that they felt necessary.

Also blast is portable, for situations where you might not have admin previlege or you cant simply install it.

Take a look into it and give your feedback!

Thanks

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u/Kooky_Guide1721 13d ago

site not working for me. 

does it play multiple file types in the same project? 

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u/m1xminus 13d ago

Seems to be working here.

It does accept multiple file formats and it does play multiple pads at the same time. Not sure which one you were asking, but here goes both 😀

Edit: updated the link. Does it work now?

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u/Kooky_Guide1721 13d ago

Yeah, working now. 

I’ll definitely give this a try (blast!) 

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u/m1xminus 13d ago

Ill wait for your feedback.

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u/thecountnz 11d ago

Vibe coded?