Accent hit
Use it to punctuate a hard cut or a punchline so the edit lands with force.
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Sound effects for video editing
Morphic turns a short description into the exact sound effect your cut is missing, so you stop scrubbing stock libraries for something close enough. You describe the sound you hear in your head and generate it to drop straight on the timeline. One workspace covers effects, music, and voiceover for the whole edit.
How it works
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Describe the sound on Morphic
Write the effect the cut needs, like a rising stretch under a zoom or a door entry for a scene change, and Morphic generates it from the description.
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Drop it on the timeline
Bring the file into Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut or your NLE and place it on an audio track, trimming it to hit the frame you are cutting to.
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Mix and export
Set the level against dialogue and music so the effect lands without spiking, then export the finished cut.
Effects your edit can run on
Four examples of custom effects you can generate on demand for a cut.
Rising transition
Use it under a zoom or speed ramp to build tension into the next shot.
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Scene-change marker
Use it on a location or time cut so the audience registers the shift.
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What it handles, and what to check
Morphic makes the sound; your ear places it and cuts the mix.
What Morphic handles well
- Generating the specific effect a cut needs from a text description
- Turning around a custom sound faster than scrubbing a stock library
- Producing accents, risers, markers and ambient beds from one prompt each
- Keeping effects, music and voiceover for the edit in one workspace
Where you still want your own ear
- Taste on which cuts need a sound and which play better dry
- Syncing each effect to the exact frame of the cut
- Over-use, since piling on hits makes an edit feel cheap
- Balancing the effect against dialogue and music in the final mix
Simple pricing
Get started for free today, with the option to upgrade or cancel anytime.
Basic
$9/ month
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$24/ month
billed as $0 per year3625 monthly credits
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$45/ month
billed as $0 per year6350 shared monthly credits
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+ up to 4 more at extra cost
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$170/ month
billed as $0 per year24650 shared monthly credits
1 user
+ up to 9 more at extra cost
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Enterprise
For higher limits
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High-volume credits
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$0
forever free
Up to 20 credits
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FAQs
How do I add sound effects when editing video?
Describe the effect you need on Morphic, generate it, then bring the file into Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut or your NLE and place it on an audio track trimmed to hit the cut.
Why generate effects instead of using a stock library?
Stock means settling for the closest match and scrubbing to find it. Describing the sound gets you the exact effect the cut needs, made to fit the frame.
Can I use these sound effects commercially?
Effects you generate on Morphic are yours to use commercially on paid plans, which covers client edits. Check the current terms for your plan.
Will these work in Premiere, Resolve and Final Cut?
Yes. Morphic gives you a standard audio file, so you can import it onto a track in any editor and trim it to the cut.
How do I sync a sound effect to a cut?
Place the effect on the timeline and align its start to the frame you are cutting to, nudging it a frame or two until the hit feels locked to the picture.
Can Morphic make music and voiceover for the edit too?
Yes. One Morphic workspace covers sound effects, music and voiceover, so you can build every audio layer of the edit in one place.