Control audio timing & transitions with audio tracks

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Each audio element in a video has its own track below the timeline at the bottom of the screen. The audio track allows you to customize when the audio begins and ends.

You can add multiple or simultaneous audio tracks to a video. For example, you can layer a voiceover over music. Audio tracks can span multiple scenes.

Control audio timing & transitions in Google Vids

Adjust audio timing with audio tracks

You can adjust the start and end point of your audio track, or choose to play a portion of the audio track rather than the entire track.

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. Below the timeline, find the audio track you want to adjust.
3. To control which part of the audio file will play, click and drag the track left or right.
4. To adjust the length of the track, hover over the track to find the trim handles, then drag the handles in or out to shorten or extend.

Adjust audio volume & transitions with audio tracks

Control the volume of each audio track and customize the volume of each track when layering audio.

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. Below the timeline, find the audio track you want to adjust.
3. To open the sound side panel next to your canvas, click the audio track Sound .
4. In the side panel, use the slides to customize volume and audio transitions.
   • Tip: To ensure your voiceover is audible, for layering audio and speech, lower the volume of background music.

Copy, delete, duplicate, or split an audio track

You can copy, remove, or split the audio tracks in your videos.

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. Under the timeline, right-click the audio track.
   • To copy the audio track for reuse in your current video or to paste in a different video, select Copy .
   • To remove the audio track from your video, select Delete .
   • To create a new copy of the same audio track in sequence, select Duplicate .
   • To split the audio track at the point of the playhead, select Split audio at playhead .

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