ElevenLabs already provides AI-generated versions of human voices and music. Now, it will provide you AI-generated versions of human voices and music. People make sound effects Same for podcasts, movies, or games. Sound effects equipment It can produce up to 22 seconds of sound based on a user’s signal, which can be combined with the company’s voice and music platforms, and it gives users at least four downloadable audio clip options.
The company says it collaborated with stock media platform Shutterstock to create a library and train its model on audio clips. has licensed its content library For several AI companies including OpenAI, Meta, and Google.
Sound effects are free to use, but paid tiers can use audio clips generated with a commercial license, while free users “must attribute ElevenLabs by including ‘elevenlabs.io’ in the title.” ElevenLabs users have a set character count limit when writing prompts, with free users getting 10,000 characters per month. For sound effects, ElevenLabs states on its FAQ page that if users set the audio clip duration themselves it will take 40 characters per second from the allotment. If the default audio duration is used, each prompt request will be charged 200 characters.
Libraries with sound effect clips already exist on the market for creators, filmmakers, and video game developers. But sometimes, these can be expensive or difficult to find the right kind of sound. ElevenLabs says in its blog post that it designed the sound effect to “create rich and immersive soundscapes quickly, affordably, and at scale.”
Other AI developers are also developing their own text-to-sound generators. Stability AI released Last year Stable Audiowhich creates audio clips of music and sound effects, and Audiocraft Models of the Meta Produce natural sounds (think sounds like wind or traffic on Earth).