How to add music to a video the right way
Music can lift a plain video or ruin a good one. Getting the level and the timing right matters more than the song.
Use music you're allowed to use
Songs from films and the radio are copyrighted, and platforms may mute or block videos that use them. Use music you've licensed, royalty-free tracks, or music you generate yourself. Our guide to copyright-safe music for Reels and YouTube explains the options.
Make a track that fits
In Vision Studio's AI music generator, describe the mood, instruments and tempo — upbeat dhol for a sangeet reel, 120 BPM, no vocals — and send the track to Motion Studio.
Set the level under speech
If people speak in the video, the music should sit well below the voice. A good starting point is to keep the music quiet enough that every word is easy to follow on a phone speaker. On paid plans, keyframe the music's volume in Animate → Keyframes so it dips while someone talks and rises in between.
Fade in, fade out
A two-second fade-out at the end feels finished; a hard stop feels like a mistake. Trim the music to end with the video, then add the fade.
Cut on the beat
For montages, put cuts where the beat lands. Play the timeline, watch the music's waveform, and drag clip edges to the strong beats. Cuts snap to whole frames, so they land exactly where you place them.
Music and voiceover together
Many videos need both: a voice explaining and music underneath. Place the voiceover on one track and the music on another, keep the music low, and start the music a second before the voice so the video doesn't open in silence. Generate the voice with text to speech if you'd rather not record it yourself.
Export
Export an MP4 with everything mixed. The Free plan includes 20 export minutes a month at up to 720p, with a small watermark; paid plans remove the watermark and export at up to 4K on the top plans. See pricing.
