Starter
$10 (or $8 billed yearly)per month; $96 per year6,000 credits per year, sound effect generation, background music creation, studio quality output, priority email support and API access. Official source 1 ↗
Reviewed tool profile
SFX Engine
AI sound effect generator that turns text prompts into royalty-free SFX, with background music, DJ transitions and a stem splitter.
Sources checked
- Pricing
- SFX Engine uses credits. Starter costs $10 a month or $96 a year ($8 a month) for 6,000 credits per year, Creator $25 a month or $240 a year ($20 a month) for 48,000 credits per year, and Pro $90 a month or $864 a year ($72 a month) for 180,000 credits per year. Custom plans are available through sales. Official source 1 ↗
- Available as
- SFX Engine runs as a web application. All paid plans list API access, with full API access on Creator and Pro. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Primary group
- Music & Audio
What it does
SFX Engine generates sound effects from text descriptions for audio producers, video editors and game developers. Its feature list also covers a royalty-free sound effects library, a DJ transition maker, a stem splitter and a background music generator.
Official source 1 ↗Features
- Text-to-sound effect generation. Describe a sound in text and the AI generates a matching sound effect; detailed descriptions fine-tune the result, and each prompt can produce new variations. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Environmental sounds and soundscapes. Generates realistic environmental sounds, foley such as footsteps or creaking doors, abstract effects and longer soundscapes. Official source 1 ↗
- 48kHz stereo output. Sound effects and music are generated as 48kHz stereo audio. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Background music generator. Generate background music tracks from text prompts that set tempo, mood and instruments, across genres from classical and jazz to pop and electronic. Official source 1 ↗
- AI DJ transitions. Create a transition between two songs that automatically matches tempo, key and energy, with adjustable duration, lyrics and genre settings. Official source 1 ↗
- AI stem splitter. Split an audio file into up to six stems: vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano and other instruments. Official source 1 ↗
- Sound library search. Search and browse sound effects that have already been generated on the site. Official source 1 ↗
Pricing & free limits
Creator
$25 (or $20 billed yearly)per month; $240 per year48,000 credits per year, sound effect generation, background music creation, studio quality output, priority support and full API access. Official source 1 ↗
Pro
$90 (or $72 billed yearly)per month; $864 per year180,000 credits per year, everything in Creator plus priority feature requests. Official source 1 ↗
Custom
Custom pricingcontact salesCustom pricing and features arranged with the sales team. Official source 1 ↗
Billing details
The homepage describes credits as purchasable as needed without a subscription, while the plan table lists monthly and yearly billing. Official source 1 ↗
Every generated sound effect is licensed for commercial use with no additional fees or royalties. Official source 1 ↗
Free access & limits
Free access and its limits were not established by the checked official sources.
Best for & limitations
Creating custom sound effects for games, videos, podcasts and multimedia projects. Official source 1 ↗
Producing background music for videos and other projects in a chosen genre and mood. Official source 1 ↗
Mixing two songs together with a generated transition, including AI-generated tracks or your own music. Official source 1 ↗
Extracting stems for remixing, sampling or making karaoke tracks. Official source 1 ↗
Product limitations were not established by the checked official sources.
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