ElevenLabs launched a text-to-sound effects AI audio model
ElevenLabs has launched a groundbreaking new Text to Sound Effects feature that leverages AI to allow users to generate a wide variety of audio content like sound effects, instrumental tracks, and character voices simply from text prompts.
ElevenLabs, the company behind the pioneering multilanguage text-to-speech and voice generation platform, has launched a text-to-sound effects model it first announced in February. The new technology lets users generate varied audio content, from sound effects and short instrumental tracks to soundscapes and varied character voices—simply by providing a text prompt describing the idea.
The Sound Effects model was built in partnership with Shutterstock, which enabled ElevenLabs to tap into Shutterstock's extensive licensed sound library during the fine-tuning stage of the model's training. Commenting on the collaboration, Shutterstock CEO Aimee Egan remarked on how Shutterstock's ethically sourced data and ElevenLabs' cutting-edge technology had come together to build "a true market first" enabling the community to create the most diverse projects.
Ellie Ramirez-Camara is the News Editor at Data Phoenix, where she writes the daily AI newsdesk — covering model releases, research, funding rounds, and policy across the AI and machine-learning industry. She tracks announcements from labs and startups alike and distills them into clear, source-linked reporting for practitioners.
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