Best PromptsSound Effects and Foley Direction
Generate film-grade sound effects with ElevenLabs SFX: source, space, and temporal shape in the 10-60 words that actually steer it.
Describe the sound in 10-60 words using this structure: [SOURCE, the thing making the sound, with material and size: "a heavy oak door" / "a small brass bell" / "boots on wet gravel"] + [THE EVENT: "creaks open slowly" / "struck once, sharply" / "walking at a steady pace, passing left to right"] + [THE SPACE, acoustics change everything: "in a vast stone cathedral, long natural reverb" / "in a small carpeted room, dry and close" / "outdoors, open air, slight wind"] + [TEMPORAL SHAPE: "starts quietly and builds to a crash" / "one clean hit with a long decay" / "loops steadily for the full duration"] Examples that work: - "A heavy wooden ship's hull groaning and creaking under strain in rough seas, rope stretching, distant muffled waves, deep and ominous, slowly intensifying." - "Crisp UI confirmation chime, small glass marble dropping onto a ceramic plate, bright, short decay, clean studio recording, no background noise." - "Footsteps of one person in dry autumn leaves, unhurried walking pace, close perspective, quiet forest ambience behind, 10 seconds, even rhythm." Onomatopoeia helps alongside description: "a deep WHOOMP as the furnace ignites, followed by a low steady roar." Settings: set duration explicitly (up to ~30s) rather than auto when timing matters; keep the guidance/prompt-influence control low (~0.3-0.5) for creative interpretations, high for literal accuracy; always generate 3-5 variations and pick. SFX selection is a numbers game even in real foley libraries.
How to use
The space description is the most neglected lever: the same door creak reads as horror in a cathedral and as sitcom in a dry room. For layered scenes (a storm: rain bed + thunder hits + wind gusts), generate each layer as a separate effect and mix them in your editor rather than asking for the whole scene at once. Pairs naturally with AI video work: mute the generated clip's audio and rebuild the soundscape with three or four of these.
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