Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, announces ILLUGEN, an unprecedented AI-powered text-to-sound engine desktop app that enables you to turn your text prompts into entirely original, never-before-heard custom-generated audio. ILLUGEN unlocks a new era of audio innovation, turning ideas into sound. It transforms your creative idea into one-of-a-kind one-shots, loops and special FX, ready for your musical creation. No presets, no recycled samples, just pure sound innovation.
ILLUGEN is not a sample library or a collection of pre-made sounds—it is an entirely new, open-ended way to create and explore sound. Designed to free creators from conventional sample-based workflows, ILLUGEN enables users to generate original, never-before-heard audio through imaginative text prompts. The more creative the input, the more unexpected and innovative the results. Whether crafting dynamic sound elements or shaping distinctive textures, this groundbreaking tool transforms ideas into unique sonic experiences, empowering users to push the boundaries of sound design.
By simply typing in a scene, mood or sonic concept, such as: “Alien signals pulsating underwater,” “A haunted violin drifting in the wind,” or “The sound of a spaceship’s broken radio,” ILLUGEN’s AI-powered text-to-sound generator brings your descriptions to life and creates entirely original, unprecedented sonic creations. Unlike traditional sample packs and services that provide pre-made instruments and sounds, ILLUGEN generates fresh, original audio from your own descriptions, offering a new frontier in creative sound design.
Key features:
- Prompt-based generation: Transforms text prompts into unique sounds instantly
- Generates one-shots, loops, and special FX
- Easily drag and drop the generated sounds straight to your DAW
- Three unique sound variations created from each prompt
- History page to browse all previously generated sounds
ILLUGEN is available in three convenient subscription tiers:
- Basic – Enjoy 150 monthly credits for just $7.99 per month, plus a 150-credit signup bonus to get started.
- Extended – Get 300 monthly credits for $12.99 per month, with a 300-credit signup bonus upon subscribing.
- PRO – Get 600 monthly credits for $19.99 per month, with a 600-credit signup bonus upon subscribing.
All three plans allow unused credits to roll over each month, ensuring users get the most out of their subscription. Users can try ILLUGEN with 30 free credits online before subscribing.
With Waves ILLUGEN, your imagination fuels unique, original sounds, unlimited by any pre-made categories or genres. To learn more about Waves ILLUGEN, click here.
About Waves Audio Ltd.:
Waves is the world’s leading developer of audio DSP solutions for music production, recording, mixing, mastering, sound design, post-production, live sound, broadcast, commercial and consumer electronics audio markets. Since its start in the early ‘90s, Waves has developed a comprehensive line of over 250 audio plugins and numerous hardware devices. For its accomplishments, Waves received a Technical GRAMMY® Award in 2011; an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award for its Waves Clarity Vx Pro plugin in 2023; and a 2024 NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Award for its Clarity Vx DeReverb Pro plugin. Additionally, its early flagship plugin, the Q10 equalizer, was selected as an inductee into the TECnology Hall of Fame.
