Add audio to a video in Google Vids

Important: Learn which Google Account types have access to Google Vids and different Vids features.

You can add up to 50 audio objects (counting individual clips of music, sound effects, or voiceovers) per video. Limits are subject to change.

• Your own sounds or music from Drive or from your computer
• Pre-recorded audio/voice-over
• Voice-over/audio recording in Vids
• Stock sounds or music from the Vids stock media library

Once you’ve added audio, you can adjust using audio tracks. Learn how to control audio timing & transitions with audio tracks.

Add audio from Drive

You can upload and insert your own audio from Google Drive.

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. Click to select a scene in the timeline.
3. In the sidebar, click My media , or at the top, click Insert My media .
4. Find the file you want to add in the “My media” panel.
   • Tip: Search your files or filter by folder or media type.
5. To add to your video, click the file.

Upload audio from your computer

You can upload and insert your own audio from a file on your computer.

1. At the top, click Insert Upload.
2. Select the audio file you want to add.

• Tip: You can also drag and drop an audio file from your computer into a scene in your video.

Related resources

• Control visual timing with object tracks
• Create scripts & voiceovers in Google Vids
• Add stock media & generated images in Google Vids