Land a gag with a box stomped flat
One box flattened under a boot on the frame the foot comes down gives the joke its snap, in comedy video, cartoons and arcade games.
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Crush
A hydraulic press folding steel, an empty cardboard box stomped flat and a ripe tomato bursting in a fist. Describe the crush your scene needs and Morphic generates it clean.
- A press crushing steel, a box stomped flat or a paper crumple, generated as you ask
- Crushes made for your scene, the scrapyard where the press folds a car door flat
- Clean crunches and squelches to drop under a gag, a reel or a factory shot
Crush sounds for games, animation, and video edits
Press crushing metal
A hydraulic press slowly folding a steel object with groans and pops, for a scrapyard, a crusher or a viral press clip.
Box stomped flat
An empty cardboard box flattened under one boot in a hollow papery crunch, for moving day, a temper beat or a comic gag.
Paper crumple
A sheet of paper scrunched into a tight ball, for a rejected idea, a writer at a desk or a toss toward the bin.
Crushed ice
Ice cubes ground in a hand-crank crusher, for a cocktail bar, a summer drink being made or a frozen treat.
Fruit squash
A ripe tomato crushed in a fist with a wet burst, for a gross-out gag, a cooking scene or a splatter moment.
Plastic bottle crush
An empty plastic bottle squeezed flat in crackling pops, for recycling, a thirsty finish or a nervous fidget.
Generate a crush sound from a prompt
Pick a starting point, edit anything you like, then generate it in Morphic.
Ways to use a crush sound effect
Hold a slow press video with no music
A press groaning through steel carries a long satisfying crush with no track under it, keeping a short-form clip, an explainer or a game gripping.
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Open on a writer stuck at the desk
Paper crumpled into a ball tells the audience the work is going badly before the bin is shown, in short film, animation and audio stories.
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Hint at a mess happening off screen
A fruit squash from out of shot suggests something has just been splattered without showing it, useful in comedy, kids games and podcasts.
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FAQs
What is a crush sound effect?
Crush sounds are the noise of something giving way under force: a box stomped flat, steel folding in a press, paper crumpled, ice ground or fruit squashed. Each material breaks differently, so a crush can be hollow, groaning, crackly or wet.
Where can I get crush sounds for a video?
Generating takes less time than trawling a stock library, and you get a crush shaped to the material in your frame. 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 crush sound effect?
Name the material, the force and how long the crush takes, then generate it. A prompt like "a hydraulic press slowly crushing a steel box, deep groaning metal buckling" gives Morphic enough to work with, and you can adjust the wording until it fits the shot.
What is the difference between a crush, a crunch and a squish?
A crush is a hollow or solid object collapsing under pressure, a cardboard box under a boot or steel in a press. A crunch is dry and brittle, the sound of crisp food or ice breaking, and a squish is soft and wet, ripe fruit giving way.
Can I use these crush 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 crush sound not sit right in the edit?
The crush is often over before the object on screen finishes collapsing. Pick a longer, slower take for a press or a boot that lingers, and a short sharp one for a quick squeeze, then end it as the object stops moving.