ElevenLabs Music
ElevenLabs (New York, USA / London, UK) — Ad music, cinematic scores and SFX in seconds. Genre range from hip-hop and DnB to indie-pop and orchestral.
Stadium Anthem – 35s
Strengths
Commercially usable
Tracks for ad spots, YouTube ads, social-media content — without license risk. Premium license included on the platform.
Sound effects
Crashes, whooshes, glass breaks, engine sounds — short SFX (3–5 sec) straight from prompt. Skip stock library licensing.
Genre range
Hip-hop boom bap, drum & bass, indie pop-rock, cinematic orchestral, jazz, ambient — one model for all styles.
Fast + reliable
Typical 15–30 seconds generation time. Consistent results across genres.
Showcase
Real generations
Stadium Anthem – 35s
Uplifting cinematic stadium anthem for a sports event film, builds from playful upbeat pop intro, shimmering synths, big drums, anthemic chorus
Streetball Hip-Hop – 22s
Hip hop instrumental for a streetball video, boom bap drums, vintage vinyl scratches, 90s east coast vibe
Boxing DnB – 42s
Aggressive drum and bass with trap influence for a boxing training montage, heavy 808 sub bass, hard kicks, dark synths
Indie Pop-Rock – 45s
Modern upbeat radio-friendly indie pop-rock anthem playing on a car radio, driving guitar riff, punchy drums
Best for
Ad spot soundtracks (15–60 seconds)
Sound effects for videos (whoosh, crash, impact)
Background tracks for YouTube and social media
Genre-specific beats (hip-hop, DnB, indie-pop)
Cinematic build-ups and sports anthems
Not its strong suit
No built-in vocals — for songs with singing use Lyria 3 Pro
Max 5 minutes — chain multiple generations for longer tracks
Technical details
Architecture
ElevenLabs (founded 2022 by Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dabkowski) is best known as a voice-AI platform — main offices in New York and London. The music model uses the same specialized diffusion-audio architecture, optimized for commercial music production: fast generation times, broad genre coverage and consistent sound quality at 44.1 kHz stereo.
Key features
- Track length: 5 sec (SFX) to 5 min (full tracks)
- Audio quality: 44.1 kHz stereo
- Instrumental focus (no vocal model)
- Sound effects directly from text prompt
- Broad genre coverage (pop, cinematic, hip-hop, DnB, jazz, ambient)
- Use from Claude Code, Cursor & Codex via freycreate MCP
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