These days video content reigns supreme and delivering high-quality audio is just as critical as stunning visuals. Whether you’re a budding YouTuber, an aspiring filmmaker, or a seasoned content creator, mastering the art of audio editing can transform your videos from good to exceptional.
Explore crucial audio editing techniques that promise to make your video production better.
Using royalty-free music allows you to enhance video projects without the complexities and costs associated with traditional music licensing. It simplifies the process, making it easier to find and utilize high-quality music tracks that can elevate your content.
When looking for top-notch royalty-free stock music providers on the web, several names stand out for their extensive libraries, quality of music, and flexible licensing options.
Artlist offers a unique subscription model that grants unlimited access to an extensive library of over 30,000 songs and 60,000 sound effects for a flat yearly fee. Trusted by global brands, such as Netflix and Nike.
Pond5 stands out as a leading stock video site that also boasts a vast collection of stock music and sound effects, with over 900,000 tracks available.
BenSound offers a selection of music tracks that can be used for free, provided the license conditions are respected. This one-man operation produces music across various styles, including acoustic, folk, cinematic, and more.
This list of royalty-free sound providers is not exhaustive. Google more alternatives and choose the most suitable one for your projects.
Recording voice is a simple yet powerful way to produce professional-quality audio for any project. With practice and experimentation, you can harness the full potential of this versatile tool to enhance your video projects.
In AVS Audio Editor, you can easily record voiceover to further use it as a separate audio track.
Step 1. Go to Record tab and make sure your microphone is set as an input source in the upper left corner.
You can also click Test Input to adapt volume levels and play with settings, such as balance and gain. However, we recommend beginners to stick to the default settings.
Step 2. Click the red circle icon in the toolbar.
Choose the sample rate, sample size, stereo/mono channels, a name for your recording. If these parameters are new for you, proceed with the default ones and click OK.
Step 3. Start speaking, the recording is on.
When you’re done, finish the process by clicking Stop button and save your voiceover.
Remember when you watch a TV show at a Saturday night and then..boom, the advertisement breaks through two times louder. Annoying, right?
Normalizing audio volume in video projects is a crucial step in the post-production process because it ensures a consistent and pleasant listening experience for your audience. In AVS Audio Editor, you can easily normalize volume levels in any footage containing several video scenes.
Step 1. Extract an audio track(s) from your video project and save it as MP3 or WAV.
Step 2. Open the output audio file in AVS Audio Editor, go to Effects and click Normalize.
Step 3. Define the volume level. The most common value would be 0 dB or 100%.
Now your audio track ensures optimal listening experience and consistency across different video scenes where different audio input sources were used.
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Slowing down or speeding up the audio track of a video can greatly enhance the storytelling, create dramatic effects, or serve specific narrative purposes. Here are several scenarios when you might consider altering the pace of your audio track:
In AVS Video Editor, you can easily change the speed of any soundtrack.
Step 1. Right-click an audio track on the timeline of your video project.
Step 2. Go to Speed to slow down or accelerate audio using slider.
By thoughtfully incorporating speed adjustments into your audio track, you can enhance the emotional impact, narrative pacing, and overall engagement of your video projects.
Incorporating fade-ins and fade-outs in audio tracks for video projects is a fundamental technique that significantly enhances the overall quality and professionalism of the content.
It creates smooth transitions between scenes, enhances emotional impact, and prevents audio clipping and distortion. Experimenting with different types of fades (e.g., linear, exponential) can also help in achieving the desired emotional and aesthetic effect.
Here’s how to fade in/out audio in AVS Video Editor.
Step 1. Right-click an audio track on the timeline of your video project. Go to Fade In or Fade Out.
Step 2. A red line on your audio track will appear with 2 dots — at the beginning and at the end of the track.
Move the dots to make fading smoother.
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