ElevenLabs AI: How to Use Text To Sound Effects

Description

**This tutorial will show you how to use Eleven Labs to create Sound Effects from Text Prompts and use the Sound Effects Library from Eleven Labs.

Eleven Labs:
https://mikemurphy.co/elevenlabs

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Gear I Use:
https://mikemurphy.co/resources

**To try or buy Adobe After Effects CC 2025:
**https://mikemurphy.co/adobe (affiliate link)

**Terrapin Textures:
**https://terrapintextures.com

⭕️ **Check out my Domestika Course on Adobe Audition:
**https://mikemurphy.co/domestika

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:12 Create ElevenLabs Account
00:43 About Text To Sound Effects
01:14 Sound Effects Library
01:25 Go To App
01:41 Change Duration & Prompt Influence
01:56 Sound Effect Samples + History
02:13 Reuse Prompts (Edit)
03:16 ElevenLabs Sound Library
04:29 After Effects Example: Sound Effects

How To Use Text To Sound Effects on ElevenLabs

1. Open a web browser
2. Visit https://mikemurphy.co/elevenlabs
3. Create New Account or sign in
4. Click on ’Go To App’
5. Hover cursor on left side of website to expand left sidebar
6. Click on ‘Sound Effects’
7. Enter Text Prompt
8. Click to Change Duration
9. Change Prompt Influence (trial and error)
10. Click Generate
11. Play to Preview
12. Click Download to Use

How To Access Eleven Labs Sound Effects Library:

1. Click on ‘Explore’ in top navigation menu
2. Browse By Category
3. Search for Sound Effects
4. Select ‘Use’ to add to Prompt Bar
5. Click on ‘Download’ to download