ElevenLabs: Manage and reuse sound effect prompts

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Demo summary

The narrator demonstrates how to add a generated sound to favorites and use the 'use prompt' button to instantly populate the prompt box with a previous generation's text.

Step-by-step

Locate the generated sound effect in the results list
Click the star icon to add the sound effect to your favorites
Navigate to the Favorites tab to view saved sounds
Click the 'Use prompt' icon on a saved sound to repopulate the prompt box

Tips

Use the 'Use prompt' button to avoid manually copying and pasting text for repeated generations

All demos from “How to Use AI Sound Effects – ElevenLabs SFX v2 Walkthrough”

0:270:27Navigate the ElevenLabs SFX V2 interfaceThe narrator walks through the new layout of ElevenLabs SFX V2, showing the Explore tab for community sounds, the history of generations, and the new favorites and custom collections features.ElevenLabs· AI Sound Effect Generator
1:190:26Generate sound effects with ElevenLabs SFX V2The user demonstrates generating a 'car whoosh' sound effect by typing into the prompt box and showing how the tool generates four variations simultaneously.ElevenLabs· AI Sound Effect Generator
1:520:24Manage and reuse sound effect promptsCurrentThe narrator demonstrates how to add a generated sound to favorites and use the 'use prompt' button to instantly populate the prompt box with a previous generation's text.ElevenLabs· AI Sound Effect Generator
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AI Sound Effect Generator

0:270:27Navigate the ElevenLabs SFX V2 interfaceThe narrator walks through the new layout of ElevenLabs SFX V2, showing the Explore tab for community sounds, the history of generations, and the new favorites and custom collections features.ElevenLabs
1:190:26Generate sound effects with ElevenLabs SFX V2The user demonstrates generating a 'car whoosh' sound effect by typing into the prompt box and showing how the tool generates four variations simultaneously.ElevenLabs
1:520:24Manage and reuse sound effect promptsCurrentThe narrator demonstrates how to add a generated sound to favorites and use the 'use prompt' button to instantly populate the prompt box with a previous generation's text.ElevenLabs
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1:181:18Generate sound effects from text in ElevenLabsThe creator demonstrates how to navigate to the sound effects tool in ElevenLabs, enter a text prompt, adjust duration and prompt influence, and generate four audio samples.Mike Murphy | AI Handyman
3:171:13Browsing and using the ElevenLabs sound libraryThis clip shows how to explore the pre-existing sound library, filter by categories, and use the 'copy' or 'use' functions to bring library prompts into the generator for modification.Mike Murphy | AI Handyman
0:281:57Generate cinematic sound effects with ElevenLabsThe narrator demonstrates how to use the ElevenLabs Sound Effects tool by entering a detailed text prompt for a cinematic whoosh and boom, clicking submit, and then playing back the generated audio to evaluate the result.AI Mastery