Overview
The Basics
Audio production and sound design involves adding music and various sounds to the speech, as well as applying audio effects; to make it more lively and pleasant to listen to. Audio production is generally a long and arduous manual process which requires expertise, specific software, and lots of time. With Api.audio, you can request automatic mixing and mastering for your speech track with customisable sound templates.
Api.audio allows you to choose from a variety of sound templates, which will then be mixed and mastered along with a speech track.
We include the following features.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Sound design | Sound design automation makes sure that the music layer will always fit perfectly to the speech layer of your audio, regardless of the length. |
| Generative music * | Generate sound designs for each specific case by choosing the mood and style. Our sound engine will create a custom sound template for you. |
| Sound Discoverability | API.audio's sound design library offers a selection of different sounds covering a range of common themes or use cases. Filter to find the perfect template for your use case. Choose from our library of sound templates and mix and master it along with your speech track to create beautiful audio programmatically in a matter of seconds. |
| Sound Upload * | Upload your own sound files into API.audio. Use them over your speech and create beautiful audio that aligns with your brand. |
| Time and length alignment | Set the length of each section of your audio to end at a specific time. For example you might want your ad to be exactly 30 seconds long or you might want your audio to fit to specific transitions in your video. |
Sound Design Templates Availability and Selection
The new version of Api.audio's Sound Design allows for even more sound customisation, where you can select multiple background sounds to play throughout your script, have sections of speech without background sound, and even insert sound effects!
Sound Design Templates offer many different sounds within a common theme or use case. This allows you to pair sections of your script with different sound segments, creating a more dynamic soundscape for your speech track.
Sound segments will automatically cross-fade into each other, creating a seamless soundtrack for your script. These new features will allow you to apply professional-level sound design to your content without any manual sound engineering - with a full produced track ready for you in seconds!
Api.audio offers a selection of sound templates to choose from. You can retrieve a list of all the Sound Design Packages available:
sound_templates = apiaudio.Sound.list()
await Sound.list(scriptId: string)
Sound design functionality will be handled by our Script API, allowing you to link sound segments to sections of your script. For more information on how to use sound designs visit: https://docs.api.audio/docs/end-to-end
Sound Effects
Sound Design Templates also include sound effects that you will be able to place at specific times within your script sections. The placement of sound segments and effects with respect to speech is handled in the Script API where sound segments can be placed throughout your script content to map out the sound design. They will then be automatically timed, mixed, and mastered with your speech.
Upload your own sound file
Api.audio will also allow you to upload your own sound effects and incorporate them into your sound design!
Updated over 2 years ago