Layer now supports audio generation powered by ElevenLabs, enabling you to create both voiceovers and sound effects directly in your creative workflow - as well as lipsync audio in videos.
Whether you’re building a game, animating a character, or creating rich in-world audio for a video, our audio tools are designed to help you bring your characters and scenes to life with high-quality, emotionally expressive sound.
Voice Generation
Voice generation is powered by ElevenLabs’ multilingual v2 model, known for its high emotional range, contextual awareness, and lifelike speech.
Key Features
10 Character Voices Available
Choose from a curated set of expressive voices for your game or video characters.Multilingual Support
Generate voices in over 25 languages, including English (US, UK, AU, CA), Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, German, Hindi, French, Arabic, and more.Custom Voice Cloning (Coming Soon)
You’ll soon be able to create a custom voice from your own character’s recordings.Emotionally-Aware Voiceovers
Ideal for gaming, animation, narrative design, and professional content creation.
How to Use Voice Generation
Select “Voice” as your audio type.
Enter your script.
To generate audio in a different language, simply type your script in that language.
Choose a character voice.
Adjust Advanced Settings (optional):
Stability: Higher = more consistent, Lower = more expressive
Speed: <1.0 = slower speech, >1.0 = faster speech
Similarity: Enhances clarity and voice accuracy (higher = stronger)
Style Exaggeration: Boosts expressiveness, but may reduce stability
Speaker Boost (toggle): Improves resemblance to the selected voice
Once your settings are ready, click Generate to produce your voiceover.
Supported Languages
The ElevenLabs multilingual v2 model currently supports the following languages:
English (USA, UK, Australia, Canada), Japanese, Chinese, German, Hindi, French (France, Canada), Korean, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Italian, Spanish (Spain, Mexico), Indonesian, Dutch, Turkish, Filipino, Polish, Swedish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Arabic (Saudi Arabia, UAE), Czech, Greek, Finnish, Croatian, Malay, Slovak, Danish, Tamil, Ukrainian, and Russian.
Sound Effects Generation
Sound effects are generated using a dedicated model trained to produce rich, high-quality soundscapes based on natural language descriptions.
How to Use Sound Effects
Select “Sound Effect” as your audio type.
Write a description of the sound you want (e.g., “glass breaking,” “sci-fi door opening,” or “underwater bubbles”).
Adjust Settings:
Duration: Set to “Auto” or define a custom length (in seconds).
Prompt Strength: Controls how literally the sound effect follows your prompt.
Higher = more accurate
Lower = more variation and creativity
Then click Generate to create your sound effect.
What’s Next
We’re just getting started. Soon, you’ll be able to:
Sync voiceovers with generated video
Use audio directly in animated scenes
Clone voices from your existing characters
Control emotion, intonation, and delivery with even more precision
Stay tuned as we continue building a seamless, multi-modal creative experience.