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# Generate audio

> Create speech, music, sound effects, and drum patterns with AI on Artificial Studio.

Artificial Studio offers tools for generating different types of audio: natural-sounding speech, music tracks, sound effects, and drum patterns. You can also separate existing audio into individual stems.

## Audio tools

| Tool                            | What it does                                          | Cost                        |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Text to Speech** (OpenAI)     | Convert text to natural speech                        | 1 credit per 100 characters |
| **Text to Speech** (ElevenLabs) | High-quality voice synthesis                          | 1 credit per 10 characters  |
| **Create Music**                | Generate music from text descriptions                 | 3 credits                   |
| **Sound Effects**               | Generate sound effects from text                      | 2 credits                   |
| **Create Drums**                | Generate drum patterns                                | Free                        |
| **Separate Audio**              | Split audio into vocals, drums, bass, and other stems | 3 credits                   |

## Text to speech

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the tool">
    Go to **Tools** and select **Text to Speech**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a provider">
    Select **OpenAI TTS** for affordable, natural speech, or **ElevenLabs TTS** for premium voice quality with more voice options.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a voice">
    Pick a voice from the available options. Each provider offers different voice styles.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter your text">
    Type or paste the text you want to convert to speech.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate">
    Click **Generate** to create your audio file.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>**OpenAI TTS** costs 1 credit per 100 characters and is great for most use cases. **ElevenLabs TTS** costs 1 credit per 10 characters but offers higher quality and more expressive voices.</Note>

## Create music

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the tool">
    Go to **Tools** and select **Create Music**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Describe the music">
    Write a prompt describing the genre, mood, instruments, and tempo. For example: "upbeat electronic music with synth pads, 120 BPM, energetic".
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate">
    Click **Generate**. The music track will be ready in a few seconds.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Sound effects

Use **Sound Effects** to generate any sound from a text description — footsteps, rain, explosions, animal sounds, ambient noise, and more.

## Audio separation

**Separate Audio** splits an existing audio file into individual stems: vocals, drums, bass, and other instruments. Upload your audio file and the AI will separate the tracks automatically. This is useful for remixing, karaoke, or isolating specific parts of a song.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Generate videos" icon="video" href="/guide/generate-videos">
    Create videos and add audio to them.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Your library" icon="folder-open" href="/guide/library">
    Find and manage your audio creations.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>