Score & SFX
"Score & SFX" in LmBox helps you find a soundtrack or a short sound effect for your video: write one line of description (or lyrics), listen to the result, and import the version you like into the connected editing app. The sidebar icon is .
Video tutorial
Video coming soon
What you will learn
- Open this page from the sidebar and switch between music and short sound effects
- How to write the idea / lyrics, and when to tick instrumental
- Optionally capture a timeline frame before generating
- Preview, then import to the timeline
Guide
This is the main Lab guide. For a node in a pipeline, see the SFX music generate node in Blueprint lab. For your local sound effects library, see Sound library.
What it solves
| Pain point | What this page does |
|---|---|
| An establishing shot or an intro needs a piece of music | Switch to Music, write the mood or lyrics, generate, preview and import |
| You need foley such as steps, impacts or ambience | Switch to SFX, describe the sound itself (such as footsteps, a dog barking), generate a short clip and import |
| You want to write the prompt from the picture | Capture the current frame in the top bar, and generation adds a line of description from the picture |
| You want to hear several versions of the same line | Two versions per run; click the list to switch and preview |
Before you start
- Install and open the LmBox desktop app
- In the sidebar go to (a top-level page)
- Sign in first. If the top bar shows an unlock prompt for this feature, follow it before using the page
- To import to the timeline: choose the editing extension in the sidebar and make sure it is connected
How to use it (shortest path)
- Click New in the top bar, or open a project (generated results go into that project's list).
- Below the input box choose Music or SFX.
- For music, choose Idea or Lyrics; tick Instrumental for no vocals. For SFX, just describe the sound.
- Optional: click the screenshot button in the top bar to grab the current timeline frame.
- Click generate, wait for the two versions, then click the list to preview.
- Right-click an item and choose Import to write it to the connected timeline.
Generation uses caps. A full track and a short effect are priced differently, and the button shows the caps for this run.
Music and SFX
| Music | SFX | |
|---|---|---|
| What to write | Mood, use, or full lyrics | The sound itself, such as footsteps, a door opening, rain |
| What you get | A piece of music | A short foley clip, not a song |
| Other options | Idea / lyrics, instrumental | Lyrics and instrumental are not shown |
Related features
- SFX music generate: a node on the same path in Blueprint lab, which can switch between a full track and a short sound effect
- Sound library: your local sound effects library
- Stem split: use it when you want to split vocals / accompaniment after a full track
Further reading
Release notes
2.8.0Added Score & SFX to the sidebar: write a full track or a short sound effect, preview it, then import to the timeline; you can capture the timeline frame to help write the prompt.