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Set the sound, music and effects

The Audio tool sets the clip's sound, adds music and places sound effects on the timeline.

Volume and level#

  • Volume sets the clip's sound, and Mute audio silences it.
  • Even out the level measures the clip and raises or lowers it so its loudest point sits near -3 dB. Back to the original level undoes it.
The Audio tool: the clip sound with its mute button, the volume setting and the start of the Sound level section.
The Audio tool: volume and sound level.

Music#

  1. Tap Add music and pick an audio file.
  2. Set its Volume, and Start in the track to choose where it begins.
  3. Turn on Lower while talking so the music fades under the voice.

Remove the music takes it off the clip.

Sound effects#

The SFX button on the timeline opens the Viral Soundboard: meme and stream sounds, sorted into Memes, Transitions and Reactions.

Tap Preview sound to hear it, then + Place here to add it at the playhead.

The preview sound#

The preview starts without sound. Tap the preview's sound button to turn it on or off while you work. On iPhone, that tap is what unlocks the sound: without it, iOS keeps it off.

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