sound-fx
Generate any sound effect from a text description — footsteps, explosions, cartoon boings, ambient rain, or whatever you can imagine.
Triggers
- sound effect / sfx / foley
- generate sound / make a sound / create audio
- ambient sound / background noise
- what does X sound like / make the sound of X
- 音效 / 声音 / 音频效果
Quick Start
# Animals
python3 skills/sound-fx/scripts/sfx.py "a cat purring contentedly, deep rumbling vibration" -d 8
python3 skills/sound-fx/scripts/sfx.py "dog sneezing three times in a row" -d 3
python3 skills/sound-fx/scripts/sfx.py "dog eating food really fast, chomping and gulping" -d 4
# Funny
python3 skills/sound-fx/scripts/sfx.py "cartoon character getting spanked, exaggerated squeaky yelp" -d 2
python3 skills/sound-fx/scripts/sfx.py "someone sitting on a whoopee cushion mid-meeting" -d 2
# Ambient (save to file)
python3 skills/sound-fx/scripts/sfx.py "heavy rain on a tin roof" -d 15 -o rain.wav
python3 skills/sound-fx/scripts/sfx.py "campfire crackling at night, crickets in background" -d 15 -o campfire.wav
Arguments
| Argument | Default | Description |
|---|
prompt | required | Text description of the sound to generate |
--duration / -d | auto | Length in seconds (1–30). Omit to let the model decide. |
--format / -f | wav | Output format: wav, mp3, flac |
--output / -o | output.wav | Path to save the generated audio |
--api-key | from env/config | Noiz API key (overrides stored key) |
Configuration
# Save your API key once
python3 skills/sound-fx/scripts/sfx.py config --set-api-key YOUR_KEY
# Or set via environment variable
export NOIZ_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY
Get your API key at developers.noiz.ai.
Fun Example Prompts
🐾 Animals
| Prompt | Suggested Duration |
|---|
"a cat purring contentedly, deep rumbling vibration" | 8s |
"cat hissing and yowling aggressively" | 3s |
"cat knocking a glass off the table, crash" | 2s |
"dog sneezing three times in a row" | 3s |
"small dog barking excitedly at a doorbell" | 4s |
"dog howling dramatically at the moon" | 5s |
"dog eating food really fast, chomping and gulping" | 4s |
"hamster running furiously on a squeaky wheel" | 6s |
"parrot perfectly mimicking a phone ringing" | 3s |
"frog croaking in a pond at night" | 8s |
😂 Funny & Expressive
| Prompt | Suggested Duration |
|---|
"cartoon character getting spanked, exaggerated squeaky yelp" | 2s |
"dramatic fail horn (wah wah wah wah)" | 3s |
"someone sitting on a whoopee cushion mid-meeting" | 2s |
"anime power-up charging sound" | 5s |
"someone slipping on a banana peel, cartoon slide and crash" | 3s |
"dramatic chipmunk stare — suspenseful strings" | 3s |
"rubber duck squeak three times" | 2s |
"evil villain laugh echoing in a dungeon" | 5s |
"crowd gasping in disbelief" | 3s |
"a notification sound that sounds passive-aggressive" | 2s |
"someone aggressively typing on a mechanical keyboard" | 5s |
🌍 Ambient & Atmosphere
| Prompt | Suggested Duration |
|---|
"heavy rain and thunder on a metal roof" | 15s |
"busy coffee shop, background chatter and espresso machine" | 15s |
"old dial-up modem connecting to the internet" | 10s |
"campfire crackling at night, crickets in background" | 15s |
"ocean waves gently crashing on a beach" | 15s |
🎮 Action & Sci-Fi
| Prompt | Suggested Duration |
|---|
"spaceship laser blaster" | 2s |
"monster truck engine revving" | 5s |
"sword being unsheathed from scabbard" | 2s |
"video game level-up fanfare" | 3s |
Output
On success, the audio file is saved to the output path and the URL is printed:
✓ Saved to output.wav (3.2s, 282 KB)
URL: https://storage.googleapis.com/...
Third-Party Integration
To send generated sound effects to Discord, Telegram, Feishu, or mix them into videos with ffmpeg, see ref_3rd_party.md.
Requirements
Security & Data Disclosure
- API key: Stored in
~/.config/noiz/api_key (permissions 0600) or via NOIZ_API_KEY env variable. - Network: The text prompt is sent to
https://noiz.ai/v1/text-to-sound for generation. No other data is transmitted. - Output: Generated audio is downloaded from a Noiz GCS URL and saved locally.
