Sound Effects

ElevenLabsOfficialPublished by ElevenLabs

Skill
Tool integration
Design and creative
MIT
Medium risk

From the author

Generate sound effects from text descriptions using ElevenLabs. Use when creating sound effects, generating audio textures, producing ambient sounds, cinematic impacts, UI sounds, or any audio that isn't speech. Supports looping, duration control, and prompt influence tuning.

— the description by ElevenLabs

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This skill provides an interface for the ElevenLabs text-to-sound-effects service. It allows users to generate audio assets such as ambient textures, UI sounds, and cinematic impacts directly from text prompts. The integration supports various configuration options, including duration control, prompt influence tuning, and seamless looping, and is accessible via Python, JavaScript, or the command line.

What it does

Converts text descriptions into audio sound effects
Supports custom duration settings between 0.5 and 30 seconds
Allows tuning of prompt influence to control adherence to the input text
Enables generation of seamlessly looping audio files
Provides multiple output formats including MP3, PCM, Opus, and WAV
Offers SDKs for Python and JavaScript as well as a command-line interface

When to use it

When you need to generate ambient background sounds for media projects
When creating custom UI notification chimes or interaction sounds
When producing cinematic sound design elements from descriptive text
When automating the creation of audio assets within a software pipeline

Advantages

Flexible control over audio duration and prompt adherence
Supports a wide range of audio output formats for different technical requirements
Consistent API usage across CLI, Python, and JavaScript environments
Native support for generating looping audio assets

Usage examples

“Generate a 10-second looping forest ambient sound.”: The agent uses the ElevenLabs client to generate a 10-second audio file of forest ambiance with the loop parameter enabled.
“Create a short UI notification sound.”: The agent generates a 1-second audio clip based on the description of a soft notification chime with high prompt influence.

Install

Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/elevenlabs/sound-effects/download

Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip sound-effects.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs Sound Effects

Generate sound effects from text descriptions — supports looping, custom duration, and prompt adherence control.

Setup, before writing any code: if ELEVENLABS_API_KEY isn't set for this project, run npx -y @elevenlabs/cli@latest onboard init from the app's folder first and follow what it prints: it signs the user in and stores a key for the project, so nobody copies one by hand. Otherwise see the Installation Guide. For JavaScript, use @elevenlabs/* packages only.

Quick Start

Python

from elevenlabs import ElevenLabs

client = ElevenLabs()

audio = client.text_to_sound_effects.convert(
    text="Thunder rumbling in the distance with light rain",
    model_id="eleven_text_to_sound_v3",
)

with open("thunder.mp3", "wb") as f:
    for chunk in audio:
        f.write(chunk)

JavaScript

import { ElevenLabsClient } from "@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js";
import { createWriteStream } from "fs";

const client = new ElevenLabsClient();
const audio = await client.textToSoundEffects.convert({
  text: "Thunder rumbling in the distance with light rain",
  modelId: "eleven_text_to_sound_v3",
});
audio.pipe(createWriteStream("thunder.mp3"));

CLI

elevenlabs text-to-sound-effects convert \
  --text "Thunder rumbling in the distance with light rain" \
  --model-id eleven_text_to_sound_v3 \
  --output thunder.mp3

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`text`	string (required)	—	Description of the desired sound effect
`model_id`	string	`eleven_text_to_sound_v2`	Model to use. Set `eleven_text_to_sound_v3` (SFX v3) explicitly: it follows multi-part prompts more closely, handles music and vocals better, and sounds more natural
`duration_seconds`	number \| null	null (auto)	Duration 0.5–30s; auto-calculated if null
`prompt_influence`	number \| null	0.3	How closely to follow the prompt (0–1)
`loop`	boolean	false	Generate a seamlessly looping sound

Examples with Parameters

# Looping ambient sound, 10 seconds
audio = client.text_to_sound_effects.convert(
    text="Gentle forest ambiance with birds chirping",
    model_id="eleven_text_to_sound_v3",
    duration_seconds=10.0,
    prompt_influence=0.5,
    loop=True,
)

# Short UI sound, high prompt adherence
audio = client.text_to_sound_effects.convert(
    text="Soft notification chime",
    model_id="eleven_text_to_sound_v3",
    duration_seconds=1.0,
    prompt_influence=0.8,
)

Output Formats

Pass --output-format (CLI) or output_format as an SDK parameter:

Format	Description
`mp3_44100_128`	MP3 44.1kHz 128kbps (default)
`pcm_44100`	Raw uncompressed CD quality
`opus_48000_128`	Opus 48kHz 128kbps — efficient compressed
`ulaw_8000`	μ-law 8kHz — telephony

Full list: mp3_22050_32, mp3_24000_48, mp3_44100_32, mp3_44100_64, mp3_44100_96, mp3_44100_128, mp3_44100_192, pcm_8000, pcm_16000, pcm_22050, pcm_24000, pcm_32000, pcm_44100, pcm_48000, wav_8000, wav_16000, wav_22050, wav_24000, wav_32000, wav_44100, wav_48000, ulaw_8000, alaw_8000, opus_48000_32, opus_48000_64, opus_48000_96, opus_48000_128, opus_48000_192.

Prompt Tips

Be specific: "Heavy rain on a tin roof" > "Rain"
Combine elements: "Footsteps on gravel with distant traffic"
Specify style: "Cinematic braam, horror" or "8-bit retro jump sound"
Mention mood/context: "Eerie wind howling through an abandoned building"

Error Handling

try:
    audio = client.text_to_sound_effects.convert(text="Explosion")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"API error: {e}")

Common errors:

401: Invalid API key
422: Invalid parameters (check duration range, prompt_influence range)
429: Rate limit exceeded

References

Installation Guide

Files

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SKILL.md

ElevenLabs Sound Effects

Generate sound effects from text descriptions — supports looping, custom duration, and prompt adherence control.

Setup, before writing any code: if ELEVENLABS_API_KEY isn't set for this project, run npx -y @elevenlabs/cli@latest onboard init from the app's folder first and follow what it prints: it signs the user in and stores a key for the project, so nobody copies one by hand. Otherwise see the Installation Guide. For JavaScript, use @elevenlabs/* packages only.

Quick Start

Python

from elevenlabs import ElevenLabs

client = ElevenLabs()

audio = client.text_to_sound_effects.convert(
    text="Thunder rumbling in the distance with light rain",
    model_id="eleven_text_to_sound_v3",
)

with open("thunder.mp3", "wb") as f:
    for chunk in audio:
        f.write(chunk)

JavaScript

import { ElevenLabsClient } from "@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js";
import { createWriteStream } from "fs";

const client = new ElevenLabsClient();
const audio = await client.textToSoundEffects.convert({
  text: "Thunder rumbling in the distance with light rain",
  modelId: "eleven_text_to_sound_v3",
});
audio.pipe(createWriteStream("thunder.mp3"));

CLI

elevenlabs text-to-sound-effects convert \
  --text "Thunder rumbling in the distance with light rain" \
  --model-id eleven_text_to_sound_v3 \
  --output thunder.mp3

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`text`	string (required)	—	Description of the desired sound effect
`model_id`	string	`eleven_text_to_sound_v2`	Model to use. Set `eleven_text_to_sound_v3` (SFX v3) explicitly: it follows multi-part prompts more closely, handles music and vocals better, and sounds more natural
`duration_seconds`	number \| null	null (auto)	Duration 0.5–30s; auto-calculated if null
`prompt_influence`	number \| null	0.3	How closely to follow the prompt (0–1)
`loop`	boolean	false	Generate a seamlessly looping sound

Examples with Parameters

# Looping ambient sound, 10 seconds
audio = client.text_to_sound_effects.convert(
    text="Gentle forest ambiance with birds chirping",
    model_id="eleven_text_to_sound_v3",
    duration_seconds=10.0,
    prompt_influence=0.5,
    loop=True,
)

# Short UI sound, high prompt adherence
audio = client.text_to_sound_effects.convert(
    text="Soft notification chime",
    model_id="eleven_text_to_sound_v3",
    duration_seconds=1.0,
    prompt_influence=0.8,
)

Output Formats

Pass --output-format (CLI) or output_format as an SDK parameter:

Format	Description
`mp3_44100_128`	MP3 44.1kHz 128kbps (default)
`pcm_44100`	Raw uncompressed CD quality
`opus_48000_128`	Opus 48kHz 128kbps — efficient compressed
`ulaw_8000`	μ-law 8kHz — telephony

Prompt Tips

Be specific: "Heavy rain on a tin roof" > "Rain"
Combine elements: "Footsteps on gravel with distant traffic"
Specify style: "Cinematic braam, horror" or "8-bit retro jump sound"
Mention mood/context: "Eerie wind howling through an abandoned building"

Error Handling

try:
    audio = client.text_to_sound_effects.convert(text="Explosion")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"API error: {e}")

Common errors:

401: Invalid API key
422: Invalid parameters (check duration range, prompt_influence range)
429: Rate limit exceeded

References

Installation Guide

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

“Works with” means the tool reads the open Agent Skills format; a skill written for one tool may use features others lack.

Needs: Needs an API key, Needs Python, Needs Node.js

The author says: Requires internet access and an ElevenLabs API key (ELEVENLABS_API_KEY).

Security

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Attribution and licence

Published by

ElevenLabs

Publisher

ElevenLabs (Official)

Source

elevenlabs/skills · sound-effects · commit 9763c39

Licence

MIT License (redistribution allowed)

LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE)
ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)

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2026-11-09

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Install

Documentation by ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs Sound Effects

Quick Start

Python

JavaScript

CLI

Parameters

Examples with Parameters

Output Formats

Prompt Tips

Error Handling

References

Files

SKILL.md

ElevenLabs Sound Effects

Quick Start

Python

JavaScript

CLI

Parameters

Examples with Parameters

Output Formats

Prompt Tips

Error Handling

References

Requirements and compatibility

Security

Attribution and licence

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