Startup

A warm boot chime, a small fan spinning up, a power button click and a drive waking with light ticks. Describe the machine powering on and Morphic generates the sounds clean.

  • Describe the exact startup your device needs, chime, fan or beep
  • A boot sound made for your machine, not a stock clip already in a hundred other videos
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A matte black laptop base with its power key just pressed, a thin white halo of light blooming around the key as vents glow faintly

Startup sounds for games, animation, and video edits

Boot chime

A soft major chord swelling in and fading out clean, the sound of a computer powering up.

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Cooling fan spins up

A rising whir that settles to a soft hum, for a small fan waking inside a machine.

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Power button press

A firm click, a faint relay clunk and a rising whine, the instant before a screen lights.

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Disk drive wakes

A short rising whirr then light fast ticks settling to quiet, for older hardware coming alive.

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Old computer beep

One short beep then tiny digital clicks, the self-test chatter of vintage hardware.

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System comes online

A low hum rising in pitch and three ascending confirmation beeps, for a robot or console waking.

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Generate a startup sound from a prompt

Pick a starting point, edit anything you like, then generate it in Morphic.

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Ways to use a startup sound effect

Punctuate the moment a screen lights up

A boot chime on the first lit frame tells the viewer the machine is alive, in a product demo, a tech review or an animated short.

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Punctuate the moment a screen lights up

Fill the pause while a computer wakes

A fan spinning up under a still shot carries a quiet beat without music, for a tutorial, a hacker scene or a podcast clip.

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Fill the pause while a computer wakes

Set a scene in an old office of vintage hardware

A self-test beep and a drive whirr place the viewer in an earlier era of computing, in a period drama, a retro game or a documentary.

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Set a scene in an old office of vintage hardware

Imply a robot waking up off screen

A hum rising to three beeps suggests a machine coming online in the dark, with no shot of it, in a sci-fi game, a trailer or an audio drama.

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Imply a robot waking up off screen

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FAQs

What is a startup sound effect?
It is the sound of a device powering on: a boot chime, a fan spinning up, a drive waking. The set varies from soft modern chords to the beeps of old hardware.
Where can I get startup sounds for a video?
Describe the machine and generate the cue, which beats scrolling past generic beeps. Each sound here came from the prompt printed beside it, so you can adjust the chord, the fan or the beep count.
How do I make a custom startup sound effect?
Name the device and the part you want, then the tone. A prompt like "a small computer cooling fan spinning up from silence, a rising whir that settles to a steady soft hum" gives a clear target.
What is the difference between startup and start sounds?
A startup sound is hardware powering on, with chimes, fans and drives. A start sound begins an activity, such as a game round. They need different tones, so each has its own page.
Can I use these startup sounds commercially?
Yes, audio generated on paid plans can be used commercially. See our terms for full licensing details. Because the boot sound is generated for you, it will not match another brand machine by accident.
Why does my startup chime sound too loud?
A long chord with a hard attack can overpower narration. Ask for a soft swell and a short fade, and let the fan whir carry the rest.