You recently went to your favorite artist’s concert. However, the videos you made with your smartphone are unlistenable, also given your proximity to the stage. Fortunately, however, a friend of yours also captured the moment, resulting in much higher audio quality.
For this reason, you are trying to understand how to change audio to a video , so as to combine the visual quality of your movie with the audio quality of the one made by your friend (which was recorded from a distance and therefore does not really represent the best view on the concert. ).
However, you have no idea what the possibilities are available to you in this context, but you will be happy to know that you have come to the right place. The quick pointers below can help you reach your goal. I just have to wish you good reading and have fun!
Index
- How to add audio to a video for free
- How to add audio to a video with Avidemux
- How to add audio to a video on iPhone and Android
- How to add audio to an Instagram video
- How to change audio to video for free
- How to change audio to video with VLC
- How to change audio to an online video
- How to change audio to video on iPhone and Android
How to add audio to a video for free
Since you’re wondering how to change audio to a video , I guess you’re just going to add a track . Below you can therefore find solutions, relating to both computers and mobile devices , which allow you to perform this operation quickly and for free.
How to add audio to a video with Avidemux
A free and long-known program that allows you to quickly add audio tracks is Avidemux , available for Windows , macOS and Linux .
To download the latter, just connect to the official Avidemux portal and click on the FossHub link linked to the operating system you are using. To give you a concrete example, by clicking on the entry for Windows you will access the portal that will allow you to download the program for the Microsoft operating system: just click on the Avidemux 64-bit Windows Installer item to obtain the Avidemux_ [version ] .exe for 64-bit Windows . For macOS , on the other hand, you’ll get a dmg file .
All you have to do is start the downloaded installer file and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the installation. In the case of Windows , simply press the Next key three times in a row, check the I accept the license option and press the Next buttons in succession twice in a row, Yes and End . On macOS , on the other hand, just drag the Avidemux icon into the Applications folder .
In any case, once Avidemux is started , go to File> Open , select the video with the “wrong” audio and press the Open button . The window will appear on the screen that allows you to “get your hands” on everything. To proceed with adding an audio track , what you can do is press on the Audio option , present at the top, then clicking on the Select track option .
In this way, you can activate or deactivate the various audio tracks at will , choosing the most appropriate one for your video. If you are not interested in keeping the original audio of the video, what you can do is simply press on the Track 0 from video item, then selecting the Add audio track option from the pop-up menu .
In this way, you can “fish” from your computer an audio file , or what you want to add, then pressing the Open button to proceed. After that, you just have to click on the OK button and check, using the Play button located at the bottom left of the Avidemux interface, that now the audio played is the right one.
For the rest, if you want to keep both the original audio of the video and the added one , you can clearly think of enabling, for example, Track 1 and Track 2 , selecting in the first Track 0 from video and adding another track as indicated earlier in the second. Then, just go to the File> Save path , type the name of the video , select the path where you want to place the final result and press the Save button .
Then I remind you that, if you have added more tracks and you want to view the video perhaps with the second track , you can do it by following what I have indicated, for example, in the chapter on how to change an audio to a video with VLC . If you are interested in learning more about the program used, you may be interested in consulting my guide on how to use Avidemux .
For the rest, you may also want to take a look at other alternative programs to Avidemux, such as DaVinci Resolve (available for both Windows and for macOS and Linux) iMovie (only for macOS) and many other video editing programs that you find listed in mine guide on the topic.
How to add audio to a video on iPhone and Android
If you are planning to add audio from an Android device , an iPhone or an iPad , an application that might interest you to consider is Splice . It is, in fact, a free downloadable video editor, although there are in-app purchases to unlock some advanced features . However, if you just want to add audio to a video, you can safely do it without shelling out anything.
The app can be downloaded both from the Play Store and from alternative stores for Android , and from the iPhone and iPad App Store . The installation procedure is the classic one . Once the app is started, just press on the arrow icon to the right , then on the Next button to skip the tutorial and on the Get Started item .
At this point, tap on the + icon that appears in the center of the screen, possibly provide all the appropriate permissions (necessary for the proper functioning of the app) and select the video you want to use (you can possibly filter by VIDEOS ), then pressing on the right arrow icon .
At this point, give a name to the project , select the right options if necessary (relating, for example, to the format , if suitable for a post, an Instagram Story , a TikTok or if intended for YouTube , just to give examples) and do tap on the Start button . At this point, you can add audio for free by pressing on the Sounds and Voice icons , located at the bottom. In the first case you can select predefined effects (for example, a musical instrument), while in the second case you can record through the microphone .
For the rest, once you have finished editing, you can press the Share icon , located at the top right, to select the options relating to frame and resolution . After that, just tap the Save button to complete the editing. Therefore, wait for the app to carry out all the necessary operations and then press the Share video button if necessary to share it.
In short, it’s all very easy: just be careful not to use options indicated as “Premium” in the editor, otherwise at the end you may be asked to switch to the paid version of the service.
For the rest, you might be interested in my tutorial on video editors for mobile devices , where you might find other potentially interesting solutions. Alternatively, you can always clearly operate on a computer , as indicated above (perhaps following my guide on how to move videos from smartphone to PC ).
How to add audio to an Instagram video
In case you intend to add audio to a video that you are publishing on Instagram , I remind you that you can do it directly using the default editor that appears on the screen when you are publishing a content . In this context, I will carry out a practical example related to Instagram , but in reality it is generally the same for other social networks (for example, on TikTok the Add sound item appears at the top in the editing phase prior to publication).
Well, once you have started the Instagram app and created or uploaded the video you want to publish as a Story , just press on the audio icon located at the top to change the original audio , then tap on the sticker icon. . Using the latter you can then select the Music box , which will allow you, drawing from a large catalog of known songs, to add a piece of a song to your video .
So you just have to search and select the song that suits you, perhaps by pressing the Play button to get a preview , then choose through the bar that appears at the bottom of the screen which part of the song to use, scroll through the options present if necessary at the bottom (for example, Aa) to select how to show the song on the screen (if with text or with badge) and click on the Finish button , located at the top right.
Perfect, you have successfully managed to add audio to your video for Instagram and you can proceed to publish the final result . In the case of Reels , the operation is similar, as the Audio option appears on the left of the editor screen.
In short, you shouldn’t have any particular problems in reaching your goal, considering also that you can possibly refer to my guide on how to put music on Instagram . Also, you could clearly think about taking a look at the video editing modes for Android and iOS / iPadOS that I mentioned earlier, which can allow you to add custom audio to the video and then select it to upload to Instagram .
How to change audio to video for free
How do you say? You are not too interested in adding an audio track to the final result, but would like to change it directly during playback (in the sense, for example, of selecting a secondary audio track present in a video)? No problem: below I give you some details about this possibility.
How to change audio to video with VLC
If you have a video with multiple audio tracks, perhaps made in the way I indicated in the chapter on how to add audio to a video with Avidemux , a well-known solution that allows you to do this in a few clicks is VLC Media Player . The latter is in fact a free, open source and multiplatform program , as it is available on Windows , macOS and Linux .
You can follow what I indicated in my tutorial on how to download VLC Media Player if you do not yet have the program available, but otherwise, once you have started it, carrying out the operation of your interest is really a breeze .
In fact, you just need to go to Media> Open file , select the video of your interest, press the Open button , right- click on any part of the video, move the mouse over the Audio item and take a look at the Audio track section .
In the latter, if the video actually has several tracks, you can select the one you want to listen to, choosing, for example, between Track 1 and Track 2 . After that, just start playing the video to view it with the chosen audio track.
In short, there is nothing complex and the procedure is somewhat similar for all media players. If you want to learn more about the other programs of this type, you can in any case refer to my guide on the best video players .
How to change audio to an online video
If you usually view the contents of the main streaming services directly through a browser , you may be interested in knowing that it is usually possible to change the language directly from the options .
To give you a concrete example relating to Netflix , once you have connected to the official portal of the service with your account and have started playing any content, just click on the subtitles icon located at the bottom right, choosing then from the Audio section the language of your interest. For more details, you can refer to my guide on how to change language on Netflix .
Among other things, often this type of procedure is very similar for other streaming services as well, as you can also see from what is indicated in my tutorial on how to change language on Prime Video .
If you are wondering how to change audio to a YouTube video in this sense, I must inform you that for the moment there is no multi-track support . However, it appears that Google is intent on integrating it in the future, as indicated on the official support portal .
How to change audio to video on iPhone and Android
If you intend to set an audio track other than the “basic” one using a video player linked to Android , iPhone or iPad devices , an “old acquaintance” may come in handy. In fact, the VLC Media Player mobile application , which can be downloaded for free both from the Play Store and from alternative stores for Android and from the iPhone / iPad App Store , can perform this operation.
Once the app is started, all you have to do is press the SKIP option (in order to “avoid” the tutorial), press the OK item and provide all the appropriate permissions . After that, all you have to do is press the SELECT A FILE button and select the video with multiple audio tracks (you may be asked to press the NEXT button several times to “skip” the tutorial for the player).
The playback will then start , as well as the player controls will appear on the screen . At this point, you just have to tap on the subtitle icon , located at the bottom left, then select the track you want to listen to (for example, Track 1 or Track 2 ). For the rest, you might want to take a look at my tutorial on mobile video players to take a look at other solutions that you might find interesting.