Text-to-sound-effect tools let you describe a sound and get an audio clip in seconds. They're useful for videos, games, podcasts and apps.
Describe sounds precisely
Good sound prompts include the source, action, material, environment and duration:
Heavy wooden door creaking open slowly in a stone hallway,
with a slight echo, 3 seconds.Useful details
- Distance: close-up, distant, muffled through a wall
- Space: small room, cathedral, outdoors, underwater
- Intensity: soft, sharp, booming
- Texture: metallic, wet, crunchy, airy
Build layered soundscapes
Create ambience beds (rain, city traffic, forest) and layer one-off effects on top in your editor.
Popular uses
- Transitions and whooshes for video edits
- UI sounds for apps and websites
- Foley for short films
- Game sound effects
Mix and master
Adjust volume, EQ and reverb so effects sit naturally with dialogue and music. Check licensing terms before commercial use.
See our Audio & Music prompts.