#Background music for agents in phone call conversation?
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Short answer: Yes—via ElevenAgents “Tool call sounds.”
Details
- Purpose: ElevenAgents can play ambient audio during tool execution to fill silence (e.g., when your agent is fetching data). Available options include Typing and Elevator Music 1–4. You can configure this per tool or at the integration level. Sounds stop automatically if the caller interrupts. (elevenlabs.io)
- Behaviors: Choose when the sound plays:
- With pre-speech (auto): only after the agent acknowledges the request, then runs the tool.
- Always play: during every tool execution regardless of pre-speech. (elevenlabs.io)
- Where it works: ElevenAgents support phone calls via integrations such as Twilio, SIP trunking, and Vonage; tool call sounds are part of the agent’s conversational experience. See telephony setup docs for connecting phone numbers. (elevenlabs.io)
What’s not documented
- Continuous “background bed” under live speech throughout a call is not documented as a built‑in feature.
- Custom audio uploads for tool call sounds are not documented; only the built‑in presets are listed. (elevenlabs.io)
Optional: generating your own background music
- If you need bespoke music assets (e.g., for IVR or non-Agent playback), Eleven Music can generate studio‑grade tracks via API; commercial use is covered per Music Terms. Integration into Agents for automatic use as tool sounds isn’t documented. (elevenlabs.io)
If you need exact setup steps for your telephony provider (Twilio/SIP/Vonage) or where to set tool call sounds in your Agent’s dashboard, share your current integration and I’ll point to the specific page. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Tool Call Sounds | ElevenLabs Documentation
Tool Call Sounds | ElevenLabs Documentation
Twilio native integration | ElevenLabs Documentation
Tool Call Sounds | ElevenLabs Documentation
Eleven Music, now available in the API
Twilio native integration | ElevenLabs Documentation
But just want for whole conversation, not just when a tool is called.
Maybe can in instruct in system prompt V3 to do that?