Every video clip on your timeline can carry its own sound, such as crowd noise, commentary or the referee's whistle. The Audio settings in the Video Editor let you keep or mute that sound, split it onto its own track and set how loud it plays. This article walks you through each option.
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Before you start
Open the Video Editor with a highlight or video you want to work on.
Make sure at least one video clip is on the timeline. Audio settings belong to a clip, so you need a clip to work with.
Find the Audio settings
Audio controls live in the Properties panel, alongside the clip's other settings.
Click the clip on the timeline to select it. The Properties panel shows the settings for that clip.
Scroll down in Properties until you reach the Audio section.
Everything in this section applies only to the clip you selected. If you have several clips on the timeline, select each one in turn to adjust its sound.
Keep or mute the clip's own sound
The Use Source Audio option controls whether the clip plays the sound that was recorded with it.
On: the clip plays its own sound. This is what you want for most match highlights, where the crowd and atmosphere add to the moment.
Off: the clip plays silently. This is useful when you plan to lay music or a voiceover over the top and don't want the original sound competing with it.
Turning Use Source Audio off doesn't delete anything. You can switch it back on at any time to bring the sound back.
Detach the audio onto its own track
By default, a clip's sound is tied to its video. If you trim or move the clip, the sound goes with it. Sometimes you want to work on the sound separately, and that's what Detach Audio is for.
With the clip selected, click Detach Audio in the Audio section.
The sound moves onto its own audio track on the timeline, separate from the video.
Select the new audio track to edit it on its own.
Once the audio is detached, you can edit the sound without changing the picture. For example, you might want the roar of the crowd after a Harbour City (HCF) goal to carry on a little past the end of the video clip, or start slightly before the next shot appears. Detaching gives you that flexibility.
Set the volume
Use the Volume slider to set how loud the clip's sound plays.
Drag the Volume slider to the left to make the clip quieter.
Drag it to the right to make the clip louder.
Play the timeline in the preview player to check the level sounds right.
Volume is a good way to balance clips that were recorded at different levels. If one shot from the LIGR Demo Stadium sounds much louder than the next, lower it so the whole video plays at a consistent level.
Tips and common mistakes
No sound at all? Check that Use Source Audio is on for the clip, and that the Volume slider isn't set all the way down.
Changed the wrong clip? Audio settings apply to the selected clip only. Check which clip is highlighted on the timeline before you adjust anything.
Only detach when you need to. If you just want to make a clip quieter or mute it, you can do that without detaching. Detach when you need to trim or move the sound separately from the video.
Remember the detached track. After detaching, the sound and video are separate. If you move the video clip later, check the audio track still lines up with it.
Listen before you export. Always play through the full video in the preview player to make sure every clip sits at the right level before you export.