Timer

The fast clockwork tick of a wind-up kitchen timer, the bright ring at zero, and the sharp beeps of a digital one. Describe the timer your scene needs and Morphic generates it clean.

  • Name the timer and the moment: a ticking dial, the bell at zero or a digital beep
  • A countdown timed to the moment your dish comes out of the oven
  • Comes back as clean, isolated audio you download and drop on the frame the timer runs out
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A plain wind-up kitchen timer with its bell ringing, flour specks jumping off the counter under warm light against a dark ground

Timer sounds for videos, games and podcasts

Kitchen timer ring

The bell of a wind-up timer hitting zero, the cue that the cake is done or a round of a game is over.

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Digital timer beeps

The sharp electronic beeping of an oven or desk timer going off, the sound of time being up in a modern scene.

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Wind-up ticking

The fast clockwork tick of a kitchen timer running, tighter and quicker than a wall clock, for a waiting beat.

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Twisting the dial

The ratcheting click of a dial wound by hand, the start of a countdown in a recipe video or a game round.

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Final countdown

Short ticks speeding up into one long tone, the last stretch before a buzzer in a quiz, a heist or a game.

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Setting the timer

Three button beeps and a start tone, the small action of setting a timer just before the waiting begins.

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Generate a timer 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 timer sound effect

Ring the moment the time runs out

A kitchen timer bell on the exact frame a dish comes out of the oven gives a cooking video, an animation or a game round its payoff.

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Ring the moment the time runs out

Keep a waiting scene moving without music

Steady timer ticking under a long wait holds the tension in a video, a podcast segment or a puzzle game where nobody speaks for a while.

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Keep a waiting scene moving without music

Show a home kitchen in the middle of a recipe

The twist of a wind-up dial tells the audience someone has just put something on to cook, before a single pan is shown, in a recipe video, a sitcom or a game.

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Show a home kitchen in the middle of a recipe

Let the audience hear a deadline they cannot see

Digital beeps speeding up from off screen say time is running out, so a thriller, a game or a cartoon never has to show the clock.

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Let the audience hear a deadline they cannot see

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FAQs

What is a timer sound effect?
It is the sound of a kitchen or digital timer on its own: the fast tick of a wind-up dial, the bell at zero, the ratchet of winding it and the beeps of a digital one going off. It marks a countdown, a finished task or a deadline in a scene.
Where can I get timer sounds for a video?
Generate them from a prompt. Describing the timer sound you need takes less time than digging through a stock library, and the exact take your scene needs is generated for you. 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 timer sound effect?
Describe the timer and what it is doing, then generate it. A prompt like "a mechanical kitchen timer reaching zero, a bright metal bell ringing hard" gives Morphic enough to work with, and you can adjust the wording until it fits the shot.
What is the difference between a timer, an alarm clock and a ticking clock?
A timer counts down a set stretch of time and rings or beeps when it reaches zero, with a fast, tight tick from its small spring. An alarm clock rings at a chosen hour to wake someone, usually louder and longer. A ticking clock keeps time with a slower, steadier tick, so pick the timer when a countdown is the point.
Can I use these timer 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 timer sound not sit right in the edit?
Usually the tick speed or the bell does not match the object on screen. A wind-up kitchen timer ticks faster and tinnier than a wall clock, and a digital oven timer never rings a bell. Generate the type you show, and land the bell or beep on the frame the dial reaches zero.