# Add a whoosh on every cut

Canonical URL: https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/add-a-whoosh-on-every-cut
Last updated: 2026-10-08

> TL;DR: Type "Add a whoosh on every cut" and Vidiyo finds each cut and graphic entrance on your timeline, places a whoosh from its bundled sound library on each one, and levels every effect under your voice automatically. Sounds come from the library, a synthesizer that makes new ones, or recorded effects online.

## What to say

> Add a whoosh on every cut

Category: Audio

## What Vidiyo does

1. Reads the timeline for cuts, transitions and graphic entrances.
2. Picks a whoosh from the bundled library, or generates one to the right length.
3. Places a whoosh at each moment on a sound effects track in one batch.
4. Levels each effect under your voice by category, with short fades so nothing clicks.
5. Measures the mix afterwards and reports anything too loud.

Sound effects make cuts and graphics feel deliberate. Placing them one by one is tedious. This prompt adds a whoosh on every cut and graphic entrance at once, already levelled.

## What does Vidiyo do when you say this?

Vidiyo reads your timeline for cuts, transitions and graphic entrances, picks a whoosh, and places one at each moment in a single batch. Every effect is measured and set under your voice by type, with short fades so nothing clicks. The assistant then measures the mix and tells you if anything is too hot.

The sound comes from Vidiyo's bundled library, which includes synthesized whooshes, swooshes, risers, pops and real recorded effects such as clicks, a camera shutter and a cash register. If nothing fits, it can synthesize a new whoosh on your Mac, sized to the moment, or search Creative Commons sound libraries.

## How do you phrase it?

Say which moments and which sound:

- "Add a whoosh on every cut"
- "Whoosh into each graphic and a soft pop when it lands"
- "Only on the big cuts, not the jump cuts"
- "Use a darker, longer whoosh"
- "Add a riser before the reveal at 0:40"

Describing the sound, like "darker", "softer" or "shorter", is enough. The assistant picks or generates a match. For a specific real or meme sound the library doesn't have, name it, like "a record scratch on the joke", and it searches recorded effects for one.

## How would you do this by hand?

By hand, you'd find a whoosh, drag it onto the timeline, line it up with the first cut, set its volume, then copy and paste it to every other cut and adjust each one. If you trim the edit later, the effects drift and you nudge them back. It's simple work that takes a while in a video with many cuts.

## What should you check afterwards?

Listen once with headphones. If the whooshes start to feel repetitive, ask for variety, like alternating two sounds or skipping the small cuts. Check that no effect lands on top of an important word. If one does, name its timestamp and ask to move or remove it. The effects sit on a sound effects track as ordinary clips, so you can also nudge or delete one by hand.

## Honest limits

- ElevenLabs sound generation needs your own ElevenLabs key. The bundled library and local synthesizer don't.

## Frequently asked questions

### Where do the sounds come from?

A bundled library of licence-cleared music and effects, including synthesized whooshes, risers and hits. Vidiyo can also synthesize a new whoosh locally, search Creative Commons sound libraries, or generate one with ElevenLabs if you add your own key.

### Will the whooshes be louder than my voice?

No. Each effect is measured and set under the voice by type, so a whoosh sits lower than an impact, and both stay under your speech.

### Is a whoosh on every cut a good idea?

On fast edits with graphic beats, often yes. On a calm talking head with many small jump cuts it can get tiring, so you can ask for whooshes only on the bigger cuts and graphics.

## Related

- [Music and sound effects that sit under your voice](https://getvidiyo.app/features/music-and-sound-effects)
- [Jump cut](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/jump-cut)
- [Sound effects for short-form video](https://getvidiyo.app/blog/sound-effects-for-short-form-video)
- [Keep the music under my voice](https://getvidiyo.app/prompts/duck-the-music-under-my-voice)

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