ElevenLabs: Generate background music in Sound Effects tool

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Demo summary

The narrator uses the sound effects prompt box to generate 30-second clips of jazz-inspired lo-fi background music.

Step-by-step

Navigate to the Sound Effects tool
Enter a music-related prompt such as 'jazz inspired lo-fi background music' into the text box
Adjust the duration slider to 30 seconds
Click the generate button
Preview the generated variations

Options

Generate a 'funny piano outro'
Enable the looping toggle for background music

Tips

Set background music to looping so you can easily stretch it across any length of video
Use the maximum 30-second duration for longer background tracks

Highlights

“you can do music things here in sound effects, too”

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