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Generate sound effect variation packs with ElevenLabs and Google Drive

Ready for 3.0

by Kevin Yu ✓ · 5 views · created 2026-07-10 · Content Creation, Multimodal AI

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 11 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“Sound effect variation pack”). Along the way it connects Google Drive. It also calls api.elevenlabs.io over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“Sound effect variation pack”).

  1. Plan Takes and Folder (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  2. Create Take Folder in Drive (Google Drive): create (folder)
  3. Build Take Requests (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  4. Explain Folder Problem (n8n Form): shows the next form page
  5. Generate Sound Effect (HTTP Request): calls api.elevenlabs.io (POST)
  6. Upload Take to Drive (Google Drive): upload (file)
  7. Record Failed Take (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  8. Record Successful Take (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  9. Build Results Summary (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  10. Show the Variation Pack (n8n Form): shows the next form page

Services it uses

Google Drive

HTTP calls to: api.elevenlabs.io

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (5)

From the author

Quick overview This workflow collects a single sound-effect brief via an n8n form, generates multiple variation takes with the ElevenLabs sound-generation API, and uploads each MP3 into a timestamped Google Drive folder, then returns a results page with links…

Excerpt from Kevin Yu's description on n8n.io.

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