How to Add Music to Clipchamp: Step-by-Step Guide
Creating engaging content without using music and sound effects is an uphill battle for the modern content creator.
In this guide, I'll show you how to add stock music and other audio file formats to your Clipchamp project. We'll also learn how to extract audio from your video clips too!
And if you don't have a track yet, I'll also show you where to find royalty-free music right inside Clipchamp. 😉
Quick answer
To add music to Clipchamp, import your audio file and drop it onto the timeline:
- Open Clipchamp and click "Create a new video".
- Click "Import media" in the top left, or drag your audio file into the media tab.
- Drag the track onto the timeline, or hover over it and click the green + sign.
No track yet? Click "Content library" in the left hand menu to find royalty-free music inside Clipchamp.
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How to Add Music to Clipchamp?
So you've found the perfect music track, and you want to add it to your Clipchamp project. Here's how:
- Open Clipchamp and start a new project using the "Create a new video" button
- Click "Import media" in the top left hand side, or simply drag and drop your audio track from file explorer into the Clipchamp media tab.
- Now you can drag and drop your audio file onto the timeline, or click the green + sign when you hover over the track to add it automatically
That's it! You just added your first audio file to Clipchamp. Read on to find out where to get royalty-free background music for your project using Clipchamp.
Where to Find Music for Your Clipchamp Project?
If you're looking for royalty free background music tracks and audio files there's two easy ways to get started.
1. Use the Clipchamp Content Library
Here's how to take advantage of the Clipchamp content library for royalty free music and other assets:
- From the left hand menu, click "Content library"
- Then, from the top of the content library tab, click the drop down beside "Audio" and click
- Now you can search music manually by clicking around, or specifically using the search bar!
Easy!
2. Use a Royalty Free Music Library
If you can't find the right vibe in the content library, a dedicated royalty free music library is your next stop. I cover a couple of good options in my guide to finding royalty free music.
Once you've downloaded a track, add it to your project using the steps above!
How to Add an Audio Visualizer in Clipchamp
Once you've added your audio files to the timeline, if you want to add some animated sound waves, here's how:
- Click the "Content library" button from the left hand menu
- Click the dropdown arrow next to "Visuals", then click "Overlays"
- Now click to add the "Audio visualizer" from the media tab, just below the search bar!
Pretty cool right? To fine tune the visuals, click the audio visualizer on the timeline and edit the settings that appear in the right hand side property panel.
How to Use Audio From a Video Clip in Clipchamp
If you have a video file that you want to use the music track or audio file from, there's an easy way in Clipchamp:
- Drag the video onto the timeline
- Right click the video, then move to Audio and click "Detach"
This will detach audio from your video, and you can safely use the stock audio and delete the video from the timeline!
Pssst! Learn how to reverse video clips in Clipchamp.
How to Check Music is Royalty Free
Getting hit with copyright strikes absolutely sucks! If you're using your own audio files then you probably don't have to worry, but when it comes to royalty free, it's usually always worth checking!
The easiest way to check your music is free for personal and commercial use is to add it to a video and simply upload it to YouTube.
YouTube's content-id system automatically scans the files and tells you whether it's copyrighted and/or safe for non commercial purposes. Once checked, feel free to delete your video.
Watch out for: Remember to ALWAYS add stock music from a reliable source, because even though it might not show as copyright right away, it can always cop a strike later! (you don't want this happening to your channel)
Wrapping Up
Today we learned how to add audio files and music to Clipchamp, alongside some other must have skills for making quality video in Clipchamp.
If you want to add to your Clipchamp tool bag of skills, check out this guide on how to trim videos (with a few neat tricks too.)
Happy editing. 😎
