Sound FX

Generate short sound effects via ElevenLabs SFX (text-to-sound). Use when you need SFX clips like applause, canned laughter, whooshes, ambience, or short stingers, and optionally convert to WhatsApp-f

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Sound FX (ElevenLabs)

Overview

Generate a sound effect from a text prompt using the ElevenLabs SFX API. Output is MP3 by default; convert to .ogg/opus for WhatsApp mobile playback.

Quick start

Set API key:

```
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY
```
(preferred) or
```
XI_API_KEY
```

Or set

skills."sound-fx".env.ELEVENLABS_API_KEY

~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json

Generate SFX (MP3):

scripts/generate_sfx.sh --text "short audience applause" --out "/tmp/applause.mp3" --duration 1.2

Convert to WhatsApp-friendly .ogg/opus (if needed):

ffmpeg -y -i /tmp/applause.mp3 -c:a libopus -b:a 48k /tmp/applause.ogg

Script: scripts/generate_sfx.sh

Usage

scripts/generate_sfx.sh --text "canned laughter" --out "/tmp/laugh.mp3" --duration 1.5

Notes

Uses

POST https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/sound-generation

Supports optional
```
--duration
```
(0.5–30s). When omitted, duration is auto.
Prints
```
MEDIA: <path>
```
on success for auto-attach.

Examples

Applause:
```
"short audience applause"
```
Laughter:
```
"canned audience laughter"
```
Whoosh:
```
"fast whoosh"
```
Ambience:
```
"soft rain ambience"
```

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Script: scripts/generate_sfx.sh

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