Create an Audio-Only Clip

When recording in the Studio, Riverside records both audio and video by default. If you want to create audio-only content or share an excerpt without video, follow the steps below depending on your preferred workflow.

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You can also change a Studio's Recording Type on its settings page if you want to only record audio. You and your participants will still see each other during the live call.

Before Making Edits to a Clip

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Under Studios, click the relevant Studio.
  3. Click the relevant recording.
  4. On the recording session's page, scroll to Recording files.
  1. In the All Participants row, click download-track.svg High Quality.
  2. On the menu, click Export audio-only (WAV).
    All-Participants_export-open-recording-as-audio-only.png
    The recording opens in the Riverside Editor with all tracks set to Use audio only.

  3. Use the Editor's tools to customize the clip, such as removing sections, trimming the clip's length, or including only specific participants' tracks.
  4. In the top right corner, click Export.
  5. Under Audio quality, select the file type to export: WAV HD audio or compressed MP3 audio.
  6. Toggle Normalize Audio Levels and Remove background noise on or off (optional). 
  7. Click Export.
    After the clip processes, download it from the Recording's dashboard page.

After Making Edits to an Audio and Video Clip

  1. On a computer, log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Under Studios, click the relevant Studio.
  3. Click the relevant recording.
  4. In the top right corner, click Go to editor.
    Or scroll to Clips and click a clip with a Draft or magic-spark-icon.svg Magic Clip label.
  1. At the top of the page, click people_users-03.svg Tracks.
  2. Next to every participant's name, click Use audio only audio-only-button.svg.
    Each icon turns purple and the video preview is removed.
    Editor-set-all-tracks-to-audio-only.png
  3. In the top right corner, click Export.
  4. Under Audio quality, select the file type to export: WAV HD audio or compressed MP3 audio.
  5. Toggle Normalize Audio Levels and Remove background noise on or off (optional). 
  6. Click Export.
    After the clip processes, download it from the Recording's dashboard page.

After opening a draft Magic Clip, use steps 5-10 above to make it audio-only.

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