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Add music to your recording as an intro or outro, transition, or as background music to make your video more engaging. Upload your own music or choose from our license-free music library.
Plan: All plans
Device: Computer browser
You can either add music into the recording timeline itself or as overlays on top of the recording.
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Add music overlays
Add a music overlay to underscore your recording.
- Log in to your Riverside account.
- Open a recording in the editor or upload an external file to start editing.
- Move the playhead to the desired position on the timeline.
- From the editor toolbar on the right, click Music.
- In the music panel on the right, hover over a selection in the music library.
Or click Upload to upload your own audio. - Click the
play icon to preview.
- Click the
plus icon to add it as an overlay.
- Adjust the overlay's duration on the timeline.
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Add music inserts
Add music as an intro, outro, transition, or anywhere in your recording timeline.
- Log in to your Riverside account.
- Open a recording in the editor or upload an external file to start editing.
- At the start, end, or between any splits on the timeline, click the
plus icon.
- Select Music.
- In the music panel on the right, hover over a selection in the music library or click Upload to upload your own audio.
- Click the
play icon to preview.
- To the right of your selection, click the
plus icon to add it to your recording timeline.
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Edit music
Add music as an intro, outro, transition, or anywhere in your recording timeline.
- Zoom in on the timeline.
- Cut the music on the timeline to start and stop at any point of the song by adjusting the start and end handles of the music.
- Hover over the music timeline and click ••• [the three dots].
- Edit the music:
Good to Know
- You can add an unlimited number of music tracks. However, only two tracks can overlap on the timeline at any given time.
- Music recently added from the music library is accessible under the Recently used section in the music panel.
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The most recent audio files you uploaded are accessible under the Recently uploaded section in the music panel.