Background music complements the plot of a film and makes it inspiring, romantic, dramatic or energetic. There are special programs for overlaying music on video - free and shareware, complex and simpler.
Although there are hundreds of Russian and foreign applications on the market, we will tell you about 10 popular video editors and their main functions.
Video EDITING
Even a person who has encountered such a task for the first time can put a song on a video in the VideoMONTAZH program. First, you click on “New Project” and add the desired video file. Then, select a composition — from those built into the library or downloaded from your computer.
Overlay several tracks to different parts of the movie or upload one song to the entire video at once. You can change the volume of the video itself: click the "Edit" button, move the slider to the left, or click the button with the speaker to remove the original audio track altogether.
Advantages:
- built-in catalog of 200+ melodies;
- adjusting the sound level in individual areas using volume points;
- recording your own sound (from a microphone);
- separate volume control for comments and main music;
- settings for smooth sound appearance and fading effects;
- Suitable for beginners - there are instructions for use;
- saving the finished file to your computer and uploading it to YouTube in a couple of clicks;
- support for any video formats.
Flaws:
- 5-day trial period;
- The free version still has a watermark.
Shotcut
You can upload videos of all known formats and edit footage in 4K resolution. The tools are quite sufficient for creating an amateur film - cropping, changing saturation and sharpness, using mirror reflection. But they are not enough for advanced editing.
Added or original audio tracks can be edited: change frequency and volume, make delays, fade-out and noise reduction, use reverberation (gradually reduce sound intensity). The function of overlaying additional tracks will be useful if the film was shot with different cameras.
Advantages:
- filters for working with frequency and sound channel;
- editing audio tracks - cutting out sentences and phrases, adding effects;
- crossfade option (cross-fading of sound fragments);
- works on popular operating systems - Windows, GNU, Linux, Mac;
- completely free.
Flaws:
- interface in English;
- there are no presets for uploading to social networks;
- There are no ready-made screensaver templates.
Avidemux
Cross-platform software designed for editing and converting video files. A new audio track is added via the "Audio" tab. In "Settings", change the bitrate and set the track quality, and in "Filters", configure additional parameters.
You can work with four audio tracks, and keep or delete the original audio from the video. To synchronize the overlaid audio with the movie, use the slider and move it a few seconds.
Advantages:
- overlaying up to four audio tracks on one fragment;
- adapted for different OS (Linux, Mac, Windows, etc.);
- ready-made presets for uploading a project to different devices (smartphone, game console, etc.);
- converting a file to another format;
- free.
Flaws:
- a small number of audio filters (normalization, DRC, audio shift, etc.);
- The menu is partially Russified.
Adobe Premiere Pro
A well-known powerful program for editing video clips and movies, with a large number of functions. To adjust the sound, an equalizer, mixer, echo creation and tone change are available.
Record audio from a microphone, delete or merge fragments into a single file. You can make a win-win option - sound increasing at the beginning of the clip and fading at the end. Perhaps you will need another option - temporary disconnection of the connection between video and sound.
To make a complex project, use built-in visual effects, color correction and animated presets. Finished films are uploaded with a resolution of up to 8K.
Advantages:
- VST audio plugins;
- 5.1 soundtracks;
- unlinking the audio and video parts of a clip;
- sound mixer - changes the settings of a separate sound track or the musical accompaniment of the entire film;
- hot keys for control;
- adding plugins if the functionality is not enough.
Flaws:
- overloaded interface;
- high system requirements - slows down on weak computers;
- 7 days free trial and high cost of paid version.
VideoMASTER
In this application, you can convert video files to other formats in a couple of seconds, as well as perform their basic processing. The program can work with almost any format, even with rare VOB or OGG.
Add background melodies, turn off the original track, record sounds or speech from the microphone - all the main options for working with the voiceover of the video are available. The final project can be saved in any format, immediately burned to disk or uploaded to the network.
Advantages:
- Extract audio from video and save it with one click;
- work with different audio formats (FLAC, MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG, WMA);
- simple and Russian-language;
- low system requirements.
Flaws:
- more of a converter than a video editor - no filters for working with sound or other features;
- paid program with a 10-day demo version;
- works only on Windows.
Ulead Video Studio
With the help of this professional application, you can not only understand how to add music to a video, but also perform other manipulations: add effects, trim film fragments, change the playback speed.
Standard audio settings are also available: recording sound from a microphone, adding multiple tracks, applying effects (echo, normalization, noise and hiss suppression, volume equalization).
Directly insert audio files of any format (AVI, WMA, etc.) or import from audio CDs.
Advantages:
- surround sound (DolbyDigital 5.1 format);
- adding voice comments from the microphone;
- creation of videos, slide shows and DVDs - with menus, titles, music and effects;
- presets for creating clips (for smartphones, iPods and other devices).
Flaws:
- the interface is not in Russian;
- free only for the first 30 days of use;
- it takes time to master.
VirtualDub
A functional editor that allows you to cut or glue movie fragments, use filters, add a music track, convert a file to another format. Works mainly with the AVI format, but also loads others: MPEG, MPG, etc.
As for the sound, there are enough functions for amateur editing: synchronization of video and audio, replacement of the audio track, noise reduction, saving audio separately from the video. But working with several audio tracks will not work - you can only replace the original.
Advantages:
- Time Stretch filter - track synchronization;
- saving audio and video streams without re-compression (lossless compression);
- recording an audio track in a specific format;
- free application;
- open source code.
Flaws:
- no recording from microphone;
- specific and unusual interface;
- support for a limited number of video formats.
Vegas Pro
A powerful application for video/audio editing and clip editing. Professionals use it to create TV shows, movies, music videos, and beginner editors learn to use the tools: apply filters, add text, create animation.
The sound module is quite extensive: overlay an unlimited number of sound files, mix tracks and replace the original. You can voice your clip by connecting a headset.
Advantages:
- creation of projects with stereo sound or surround sound in 5.1 format;
- combining several audio tracks into one group;
- setting the volume and stereo panorama for each track;
- export of finished material in various video formats (AVI, MPEG, etc.);
- Synchronization of projects with the cloud - collaboration between several people is possible.
Flaws:
- difficult for beginners;
- no Russifier;
- expensive (free 30-day version);
- Compatible with Windows only.
Pinnacle Studio
Semi-professional video editor - less known than Vegas Pro and Adobe Premiere, but not inferior in functionality. Clear and Russian-language interface makes it easier for novice users to edit films.
The sound is displayed on three tracks - audio, voiceover/sound effects and music. This helps with mixing: if you need to superimpose a background composition on a person's speech and simultaneously add another sound, for example, applause.
You can trim audio tracks, change playback speed, connect different fragments and add recorded sound from a microphone. Transitions, filters, screensavers and subtitles help make the video spectacular.
Advantages:
- support for 5.1 surround sound;
- multifunctional timeline editor for audio tracks (cutting/trimming, recording from disk, changing volume, audio effects, etc.);
- iZotope Music & Speech Cleaner - noise removal option;
- recording from a microphone;
- low system requirements.
Flaws:
- crashes when using the rendering option (merging all fragments into one file);
- limited trial period.
VideoPad
The application is suitable for professional editing: work with chromakey, 2D and 3D projects, 360-degree (volumetric) video. But you can also do simple operations like gluing, editing and cropping. Add titles, transitions or annotations in a couple of clicks.
Among the audio settings, it is interesting to add a separate track to the clip and apply effects to it. You can record your own comments to the video or turn on the speech synthesis option.
Advantages:
- changing the volume of the entire track or individual fragments;
- audio settings - fading in, fading out, separating audio from video, etc.;
- saving sound to a separate file;
- support for all popular audio and video formats;
- direct export of clip to YouTube;
- cross-platform - works with different OS (Windows, Mac);
- easy to learn.
Flaws:
- the free version contains watermarks and restrictions on the duration of use of the software;
- Setting up the effect in a separate window means you have to switch between screens.
In conclusion
To add audio to video, you don’t have to buy an expensive app or learn professional editing skills.
For simple actions: add audio, remove sound or change the volume of the audio track - you can download free video editors. Avidemux or Shotcut will do. A good option is VideoMONTAZH, but you will have to pay for a subscription.
Advanced users need deeper sound settings: spectacular transitions, surround sound. In this case, use professional and paid products, such as Pinnacle Studio, Adobe Premiere Pro or Vegas Pro.
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