ElevenLabs Unveils AI Tool for Generating Sound Effects

ElevenLabs has unveiled its latest innovation: an AI tool capable of generating sound effects, short instrumental tracks, and soundscapes from a variety of text prompts, including descriptive sentences, keywords, or even entire scripts. This new Text to Sound feature, available to all users starting today, represents a significant advancement in AI audio capabilities, following the company’s groundbreaking work in emotive, human-like Text to Speech technology.

Revolutionizing Content Creation
Designed to meet the diverse needs of creators, our new tool is a game-changer. It provides high-quality audio at lightning speed, affordability, and scale. This development promises to revolutionize how creators produce rich, immersive soundscapes, offering unprecedented convenience and sparking new levels of creativity.

Collaboration with Shutterstock
ElevenLabs’ strategic partnership with Shutterstock, a leading global creative platform, was instrumental in developing this tool. By leveraging Shutterstock’s extensive audio library, ElevenLabs was able to fine-tune its model, creating a versatile and robust audio generation tool that stands out in the market. Shutterstock’s Chief Enterprise Officer, Aimee Egan, emphasized the collaboration’s impact: “The combined power of our rich and immersive library of tracks and this cutting-edge audio technology has enabled the creation of a true market first.”

User Experience: Simple and Effective
Using the new sound effects tool is straightforward:

Login and navigate to the Sound Effects section.
Describe the sound needed.
Click generate.
Review and download the best results.

Free-tier users can generate nearly 60 sound effects per month, with each sound byte generation taking around 150 characters per request. Users must attribute the sound to “elevenlabs.io” when publishing content containing the sound clips.

Ethical and Practical Considerations
At ElevenLabs, we prioritize ethical use of our tools. Our sound generation tool strictly adheres to ethical guidelines, prohibiting the generation of sounds that violate our Prohibited Content and Uses Policy. This commitment underscores our dedication to responsible AI development, ensuring your peace of mind.

Market Landscape and Competition
While ElevenLabs has made significant strides in AI-powered sound generation, it operates in an increasingly competitive market. Other notable players include Stability AI-backed Harmonai, Google’s MusicLM, OpenAI’s Jukebox, and Meta’s AudioCraft model. Despite the competition, ElevenLabs’ collaboration with Shutterstock and its user-friendly interface position it strongly in the growing field of AI-generated audio, offering unique features and benefits that set it apart from the competition.

With the launch of its AI-powered sound effects tool, ElevenLabs continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in AI audio technology. By providing creators with innovative tools to enhance their projects, ElevenLabs is set to become a pivotal player in the world of AI-generated sound, offering a unique value proposition that can significantly elevate the quality and impact of creative projects.

Source: Eleven Labs

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