Question 1

When should I use ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2 for audio work?

Accepted Answer

ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2 is strongest when the output needs to function as a short effect, transition, or ambience layer rather than as speech or a song. It fits UI cues, motion-edit transitions, branded stingers, and background beds when the practical question is whether one prompt can become one usable sound asset.

Question 2

What is ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2's real scope on Rivya right now?

Accepted Answer

On Rivya, this option is a text-to-audio sound-effect project with controllable duration from 0.5 to 22 seconds, loop mode, prompt influence, and 19 output formats. It is currently metered by duration at about 0.24 credits per second, rounded up, which makes it a practical short-form sound-design option rather than a music model.

Question 3

Which controls or inputs matter most once you're evaluating ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2 for real work?

Accepted Answer

The main decisions are usually how long the sound should be, whether it needs to loop cleanly, how literally the prompt should be followed, and which export format the downstream toolchain expects. Those choices usually tell you faster than anything else whether the generated effect can actually drop into the edit, app, or game scene.

Question 4

When is ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2's duration-based cost worth it?

Accepted Answer

Because it is currently metered at about 0.24 credits per second, rounded up, the cost is easiest to justify when one generated effect can replace manual sound hunting or a longer custom sound-design pass. That is especially true for short cues, transitions, and ambience layers that need to be produced quickly.

Question 5

When should I choose ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2 over a lighter or cheaper alternative on Rivya?

Accepted Answer

Choose Suno Sounds when the output should feel more like a loop, ambience bed, or tonal sketch with musical context. Choose ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2 when the job is a functional short effect, a transition, or a tightly scoped texture where duration, looping, and export format need direct control.

Question 6

What can I test first on this page?

Accepted Answer

Start here when the first result needs to tell you whether one prompt can already become a usable short effect. Use it for UI cues, whooshes, hits, transitions, and quick ambience layers when you want to validate one practical sound asset before opening a larger sound-design project.

Question 7

What can I set up on this page?

Accepted Answer

This page is a short-form text-to-sound option, not a speech or song generator. Before the first result, the practical controls are duration, loop mode, prompt influence, and output format, so the setup is really about shaping one deployable effect rather than generating a broader audio piece.

Question 8

Which controls are worth checking before I hit run?

Accepted Answer

Before you run, decide the target duration, whether the effect has to loop cleanly, how much control the prompt should exert, and which format the downstream project needs. On this page, those technical choices often matter more than adding a longer descriptive prompt.

Question 9

Do I need to sign in before I run here, and how do credits work?

Accepted Answer

The page is public, but the actual first sound-effect run is still gated behind sign in. It is currently metered by duration at about 0.24 credits per second, rounded up, so you can settle the effect brief, target length, and output format first, then sign in when you are ready to generate.

Question 10

When should I stay on this page, and when should I move into the full Studio?

Accepted Answer

Stay on this page while you are screening a few short effect directions and checking loop behavior or export needs. Open the full Studio once the work needs saved versions, several related cues, or a longer sound-design project around the same project.

ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2 AI Audio Generator

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Start ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2 with a proven prompt

Sound Design Scene Brief

Ambient App Notification Sound

App Success Confirmation Sound

Credit Low Warning Sound

What ElevenLabs Sound Effect V2 output looks like

Best for product reveals, UI demos, and short cinematic sound beds.

Why this model works

Best-fit tasks

When this model is the right choice

Fit signals

Inputs, output, and credits to confirm

Available via API

Other models to consider next

Suno Music

Suno Sounds

Suno Lyrics