How to use Epidemic Sound’s AI-powered Assistant
Learn how to use Epidemic Sound’s AI-powered chat, Assistant.
What is Assistant?
Assistant is your AI-powered soundtracking sidekick. Built to search Epidemic Sound’s catalog of world-class artists, it’s a chatbot that helps you explore new creative directions. Find next-level tracks and sound effects for your project, directly in the chat.
Assistant can handle broad or specific requests to find music and sound effects for nearly any situation. It understands the nuances of music and mood, and speaks all of the languages supported by Google Gemini.
That means there’s no more struggling to find the right filter, musical term, or exact keyword combination. Assistant is like having a personal music supervisor on hand.
Assistant is available in Epidemic Sound Labs, where you can try new features and give us feedback.
This guide to Assistant will cover:
What does Assistant do?
Whether you know exactly what you need or want to explore completely different ideas, Assistant’s ready to roll. Here are the main functions.
Chat to explore the Epidemic Sound catalog
Start a chat with Assistant and use plain language to describe what you’re looking for. Assistant has a deep understanding of Epidemic Sound’s 50,000 world-class tracks and 200,000 Hollywood-grade sound effects.
Assistant is directly connected to the Epidemic Sound catalog, so it doesn’t just give generic answers. It takes you through the soundtracking process, helping you explore, experiment, and refine your ideas.
With a comprehensive knowledge of every genre, sub-genre, and mood in our catalog, Assistant can help you find similar tracks in seconds. It can also spotlight the latest and most popular tracks in our catalog, and can exclude sounds you don’t want to appear in the results.
Explore multiple creative directions
Assistant speaks the language of soundtracking. When it thinks of an answer, it doesn’t just give you one outcome — it provides several. This keeps your options open and can inspire new ideas.
Refine or add context to your search
Keep the conversation going by giving more input. You can bounce ideas, ask for inspiration, and get music and sound effect suggestions for any type of content.
Keep ideas flowing
Multi-turn conversation and clickable results help keep Assistant’s results fresh.
Shorten your search time
Assistant is here to make your life easier. Spend less time searching and more time creating.
How to use Assistant
Assistant is found in Labs, and is available to all Epidemic Sound subscribers. Here’s how to access and use it.
1. Log in to your Epidemic Sound account
You’ll see the “Labs” tab at the top of the page. It’s handily accompanied by an icon of a laboratory flask.
2. Click the Labs tab and enter the Labs page
This is your space to explore new tools that make soundtracking simpler, faster, and more intuitive. The tools found here are in development, and will change based on your feedback.
3. Click “Assistant”
There’s an “Assistant” tab at the top of Labs, plus a button further down. Clicking either will take you to the Assistant workspace.
4. Start a conversation
Tell Assistant about your project’s soundtracking needs in the chat.
5. Explore the results
Preview the suggested options and play the tracks. If they’re the right fit, jump to the final step. If not, you can expand your search.
6. Expand your search
Fine-tune your search with natural language. For example, you can write “give me more like ‘Song Title’” or “make it more energetic,” if that’s what you want. There’s no need for technical, music-theory language.
Below the range of tracks, Assistant also suggests next steps. Feel free to explore those and find new sounds.
7. Save or download your sounds
Once you’ve found the right track or sound effect, add it to a playlist or download it.
Tips for using Assistant
Here’s how to get the most out of Assistant.
1. Clarify your search
A broad keyword like “epic” can mean different things. Assistant may suggest tracks labeled with categories like “Cinematic Epic,” “Action Epic,” “Inspirational Epic”...there’s a lot of epic material in the catalog.
You can listen to the suggested tracks directly within the chat. If you’d like to explore one level deeper, you can ask Assistant to give you more tracks in that direction.
2. Explore Assistant’s clickable directions
As well as tracks and sound effects, Assistant suggests clickable directions to help you move forward. For example, it could prompt you to explore more tracks in the “Cinematic Epic” category, or to try tracks with a higher tempo.
3. Try smaller, quick tweaks
Because Assistant knows the Epidemic Sound catalog inside-out, it understands smaller, subtler prompts. Try asking for “heavier drums” or “catchier vocals” — Assistant knows what you’re talking about.
4. Get to know how Assistant thinks
Assistant gives you an explanation alongside its suggestions. If you use Assistant often enough, you’ll become familiar with its rationale, and can use that knowledge to speed up your searches going forward.
For example, when asked for something “epic, but like Billie Eilish,” Assistant replied:
“You asked for something ‘epic, but like Billie Eilish.’ I’ve interpreted this as music that combines a grand, impactful sound with the dark, atmospheric, and often vocal-driven style reminiscent of Billie Eilish. I focused on a ‘Dark Electro-Pop Epic’ direction, looking for tracks with dramatic and mysterious moods, featuring electronic sounds and vocal elements.”
5. Remember to use plain language
“I need upbeat piano tracks for a product launch video” is a perfect first prompt. If you’d like to drill down into the details, expand on things like:
- Genre
- Instruments
- Vibe
- Scene
- Reference track
- The purpose of the project
- More keywords
The more context you give, the better Assistant’s results.
6. Some prompts to get you started
Not sure how to start prompting Assistant? Here are a few examples to try:
- Music for a video about traveling to Sweden during the Midsommar holiday
- I need electronic music for a romantic comedy set in outer space
- A new theme song for my true crime podcast
- Sound of a door slamming shut
- Horses running across a field
- Ambient background texture to build suspense
- Vampire emptying dishwasher (It works surprisingly well!)
Why use Assistant?
Assistant is a new way to find music and sound effects for your projects. Compared to searching by keyword, it better understands our catalog’s nuances, provides more detailed results, and speaks your language.
Just like every tool in Labs, Assistant is built to champion human creativity and make the work of our artists even more accessible. Feedback from you will make the experience faster, smarter, and more intuitive over time.
Once you’ve used Assistant, we’d love to hear from you. Click “Send feedback” in the top-right corner of your chat to let us know what you think.
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