Generate basic sound effects with ElevenLabs

Demo summary
The creator navigates the ElevenLabs UI, selects the sound effects tool, enters a prompt for 'truck reversing', adjusts the duration to 5 seconds, and generates four variations to preview and download.
Step-by-step
- Select Sound Effects from the left-hand sidebar
- Enter a description of the sound effect in the prompt box
- Set the duration in seconds
- Click the generate button
- Preview the generated variations
- Click the download button on the right-hand side of your preferred variation
Options
- Adjust duration from short (e.g., 2 seconds) to long (e.g., 10 seconds)
Tips
- Check the token count on the right-hand side before generating to see how many credits will be used
- Review all generated variations as some may include specific elements (like beeping) while others do not
Highlights
“it just takes um a few seconds in order to generate these sound effects”
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