Make a sudden silence stand out
Cut a buzzing light dead on the frame and the quiet lands hard, in a thriller, a horror game or an animated short.
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Background noise
The buzz of a strip light, a clock ticking on the wall, a computer fan whirring and a dishwasher churning in the next room. Describe the noise your scene needs and Morphic generates it clean.
- Get the exact source, a buzzing light, a ticking clock or a dishwasher next door
- Made for the waiting room or home office your scene is set in
- Clean, isolated background noise you download and lay under dialogue in your edit
Background noise sounds for games, animation, and video edits
Buzzing light
The thin hum and crackle of a strip light, for a waiting room, a basement or any space that feels a little worn.
Clock ticking
An even mechanical tick that marks time passing, for a quiet room, a long wait or a hard conversation.
Computer fan
A soft fan whir with a little drive chatter, to put a desk, a home office or a late work session under the shot.
Dishwasher running
Water swishing behind a closed door over a low pump hum, the household bed that says someone just cleared up.
Building work
A far-off jackhammer and clanking metal, the daytime noise that comes in through a window on a weekday.
Knocking pipes
Water rushing through old pipes with a few metal knocks, for an old flat, a boiler room or a house settling.
Generate a background noise sound from a prompt
Pick a starting point, edit anything you like, then generate it in Morphic.
Ways to use a background noise sound effect
Keep a quiet room from sounding empty
A ticking clock under a still scene keeps it alive with no music, in a short film, a visual novel or a podcast scene.
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Show it is an ordinary weekday at home
A dishwasher churning in the next room sets a lived-in home straight away, for a sitcom, a life sim game or an audio story.
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The street outside you never film
Building work through the wall puts a busy city just outside the window, in a video, a game interior or an audio drama.
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FAQs
What is a background noise sound effect?
It is a recording of the everyday machinery that sits under a scene, a buzzing light, a ticking clock, a fan, a dishwasher, pipes in the wall. It makes a space sound lived in and gives dialogue something to sit on, so a scene never drops into dead silence.
Where can I get background noise sounds for a video?
Generate them from a prompt. Describing the source you want takes less time than digging through a stock library, and you get the exact machine and distance your scene needs. Every sound on this page was made from the prompt printed beside it, so you can start from one and adjust it.
How do I make a custom background noise sound effect?
Describe the thing making the noise, how close it is and whether it runs steadily, then generate it. A prompt like "a fluorescent tube light buzzing, a thin steady electrical hum with a faint crackle" gives Morphic enough to work with, and you can adjust the wording until it fits the shot.
What is the difference between background noise, white noise and ambience?
Background noise is a specific everyday source you could point to, a light, a clock, an appliance. White noise is an even hiss with no source at all, used to mask or soothe. Ambience is the sound of a whole place, voices, traffic and weather together.
Can I use these background noise sounds commercially?
Yes, audio generated on paid plans can be used commercially. See our terms for full licensing details. Because each sound is generated for you, you also avoid the clip turning up in someone else's video.
Why does my background noise not sit right in the edit?
Usually it is too loud or it stops at the cut. Background noise should sit well under dialogue and run across every shot in the same space, so the ear stops noticing it. Generate a long steady take, keep it low, and carry it through the whole scene.