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Generate Sound Effects

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InputsText
OutputsAudio
Speed
Price$0.1–8 credits
Pricing details

Cost is calculated at 16.2 credits per minute of output audio (0.5-30 seconds).

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Generate Sound Effects in practice

What it does and when to use it.

Model summary

ElevenLabs generates a sound effect from a text description, such as rain on a tin roof, a laser zap, or a cheering crowd. Set a duration from 0.5 to 30 seconds, or let the model choose it. Each generation returns one audio clip for a video, game, podcast, or sound design draft; request more generations for variations.

Capabilities

Text to audio
Sound effects generation
Batch generation
Parallel generation
Variation generation
Workflow automation friendly

Suggested use cases

  • Generate sound effects from text prompts
  • Create multiple variations of an effect (e.g., different intensities/lengths)
  • Rapid prototyping for games/apps without a sound library
  • Foley and ambience generation for video/podcast production
  • Batch/parallel SFX generation inside automated workflows

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