Free app for Dungeon Masters · Mac & Windows

Set the mood in one click.

Layer looping ambience, music and sound effects into scenes — a crackling tavern, a torch-lit dungeon, a dragon's lair — then bring your table to life with a single click. When the story moves, your soundscape crossfades right along with it.

100% free Runs fully offline Version 1.3.0 · Mac & Windows
D&D Audio Sea of Storms
Curse of the Deep Homebrew Campaign
Sea of Storms
1Local Tavern
A warm candlelit tavern
3 layers · playing
2The Docks
Stormy docks
4 layers
3The Cellars
Torch-lit dungeon
2 layers
Local TavernSea of Storms Stop
How it works

Three simple layers, endless worlds

D&D Audio Mixer keeps your sound organised the same way your story is — so the right mood is always one click away.

Build your world

Group everything into Campaigns → Events & Locations → Scenes. A tavern, a dungeon, a boss chamber — each place holds the moments that happen there.

Stack your sounds

A scene is a stack of audio files that loop together — crowd murmur, a lute, a crackling fire. Set each layer's volume, or mute it, to taste.

Play with a click

Click a scene's picture to fade it in. Click another and the two crossfade seamlessly — no awkward silence, no fumbling with tabs mid-session.


Everything it does

Take it for a spin

Pick a feature and watch it play out — right here, no download needed.

One scene · 4 layers looping together
Crackling hearth
Tavern crowd murmur
Lute & fiddle
Rain on the roof

Layered soundscapes

Stack as many looping tracks as you like — a crackling fire, a tavern crowd, a lute — and they blend into one living scene.

The Docks Local Tavern Local Tavern → The Docks
Local Tavern fading outThe Docks rising in

Seamless crossfades

Click the next scene and the two equal-power crossfade — no volume dip, no dead air. You set how long the blend takes.

↓ Drag the sliders ↓
Hearth
Crowd
Bard
Rain

Per-layer mixer

Every sound has its own volume and mute — go ahead, drag them. Balance the whole room in a few seconds.

youtube.com/watch?v=ambience
Medieval Tavern Ambience — 3 HoursAmbience Channel · 3:00:00
Trim to the good part0:42 selected
Added

Add straight from YouTube

Paste a link, trim to the part you want, and it's in your library ready to loop — no downloads to hunt down. Works right out of the box.

Keeps playing while you browse anywhere
Local TavernSea of Storms Stop

Always-on mini player

A slim bar follows you everywhere in the app — master volume and a graceful fade-out Stop, always one reach away.

Uploaded: 0 bytes Works with Wi-Fi off Stays on your computer

Private & fully offline

Everything lives on your computer. Nothing is uploaded, nothing phones home — you can run the whole night with the Wi-Fi off.

Plus the quiet extras: Gap-free looping Drag to reorder Categories & tags One-folder backup Adjustable fade length
D&D Audio Mixer icon

Download D&D Audio Mixer

Free forever, on both platforms. Grab it for your machine and you're mixing in about a minute.

Mac
Download for Mac · .dmg
  • macOS 11 Big Sur or later
  • Universal · Apple Silicon & Intel
  • ~332 MB
Windows
Download for Windows · .exe
  • Windows 10 or later
  • 64-bit
  • ~156 MB
Version 1.3.0 · Mac & Windows release together Free · no account needed

First-time setup (about a minute)

On a Mac

  1. Open the downloaded .dmg and drag the gold die icon onto your Applications folder.
  2. Open Applications and double-click D&D Audio Mixer.
  3. First launch only: macOS asks about an app "from an unidentified developer." Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, find the D&D Audio Mixer line, and click Open Anyway.

On Windows

  1. Run the downloaded DnD-Audio-Mixer Setup .exe.
  2. First launch only: if a blue "Windows protected your PC" box appears, click More info, then Run anyway.
  3. The installer does the rest and the app opens on its own.
Both warnings are normal for free indie apps that skip the paid store certification — they say nothing about safety. You see it once, then the app opens like any other. After that: start building your first campaign. 🐉
From the developer

Hi — I'm Jordan.

My background is in design, and I'm still learning the development side. I built D&D Audio Mixer for my own campaign, and it made our sessions so much better that I figured I might as well share it with other tables.

So if you hit a bug, or there's a feature you'd love to see, I'd genuinely like to hear about it — that's the fastest way this app gets better for everyone.

One small ask: please be patient with me. I'm new to development and building this in my spare time, so fixes and new features can take a little while to land — but I read every email that comes in.
Good to know

Questions, answered

Is it really free?
Yes — completely free, with no accounts, ads, or paywalled features. If you love it, you can buy me a coffee, but that's entirely optional.
How does it compare to Syrinscape?
Syrinscape sells a big library of professionally made sounds and charges monthly for it. This layers audio you already have, for free. If you want a finished library, theirs is genuinely better. If you already have music you like, this is the simpler answer. There's a full comparison here.
Does it work on Windows?
Yes! As of version 1.2, D&D Audio Mixer runs on both Mac and Windows — macOS 11 or later (Apple Silicon & Intel) and Windows 10 or later (64-bit). Both versions release together, so neither platform waits on the other. Grab yours from the download section above.
Why does my computer warn me the first time I open it?
Because it's a free app made by one person, not sold through Apple's or Microsoft's stores — so your computer asks for an extra confirmation the first time. On a Mac: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. On Windows: in the blue "Windows protected your PC" box, click More infoRun anyway. Either way you only do it once, it's completely safe, and the app runs entirely on your own computer.
Where do my sounds and campaigns live?
Everything is stored safely on your own computer, in the app's data folder — your original files are never touched, since the app keeps its own copy. To back everything up, just copy that one folder (there's a button for it in Settings). Nothing is ever uploaded.
Do I need to be online to use it?
No. Once it's installed, everything works offline at the table. You only need a connection if you want to pull a new track in from YouTube.