ElevenLabs Sound Effects
ElevenLabs Sound Effects V2 generates high-quality sound effects from text descriptions with control over duration (0.5-22 seconds), looping, and prompt influence. Ideal for creating custom SFX for games, trailers, UI interactions, and foley work. The model produces diverse, realistic audio from simple text prompts with multiple output format options.
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ElevenLabs Sound Effects V2 generates high-quality sound effects from text descriptions with control over duration (0.5-22 seconds), looping, and prompt influence. Ideal for creating custom SFX for games, trailers, UI interactions, and foley work. The model produces diverse, realistic audio from simple text prompts with multiple output format options.
Connect Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or Codex to Layer’s MCP server and ElevenLabs Sound Effects becomes a tool your agent can reach for — it picks the parameters, runs the generation, and shows you the result in the conversation.
https://mcp.app.layer.ai/mcpAsk your agent
“Use ElevenLabs Sound Effects for a heavy stone door grinding open in a dungeon.”
execute_forge({
"base_model_id": "eleven-labs-sound-effects",
"prompt": "A heavy stone door grinding open in a dungeon",
"batch_size": 1
})Authenticate with a personal access token, post the model’s own form, and poll the inference until it completes. Every field below is accepted by this endpoint.
# Start the generation — returns an inference id straight away.
curl -X POST https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/base-models/elevenlabs-sound-effects/inferences \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LAYER_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "A heavy stone door grinding open in a dungeon"
}'
# Poll until status is "complete" — the response then carries the asset URLs.
curl https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/inferences/$INFERENCE_ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LAYER_TOKEN"- prompt string
- Describe what to generate, or the change to make.
- duration_seconds number0.5–22
- Length of the generated clip, in seconds.
- output_format stringdefault mp3
- The file format of the result.
- prompt_language string
- The language the prompt is written in, so it reaches the model as you meant it.
Why use ElevenLabs Sound Effects for audio?
Natural voice generation
ElevenLabs Sound Effects produces expressive, high-quality audio suitable for character dialogue, narration, and voiceover work.
Flexible content types
Supports a range of use cases from in-game dialogue and cinematics to marketing narration and social media content.
Fast iteration
Generate and refine audio content quickly, enabling rapid prototyping of character voices and sound design.
Character voiceover and dialogue production
Generate expressive character voices for in-game dialogue, cutscenes, and interactive narratives. Iterate on tone and delivery rapidly.
Marketing narration and promotional audio
Create professional voiceovers for trailers, app store videos, and social media content without booking voice talent.
Sound design exploration and prototyping
Quickly prototype sound effects, ambient audio, and musical elements to test creative directions early in production.
FAQ
How much does ElevenLabs Sound Effects cost? Is it free?+
How does Layer's pricing work?+
There are no seat fees, feature gates, or plans on Layer. Instead, our platform uses a consumption based system with Creative Units (CUs) with a flexible monthly subscription. Every generation on Layer (image, video, 3D, or audio) consumes a Creative Unit, and you only pay for what you create.
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