Adding music to your content can make a world of difference by setting the tone or mood of the video and increasing viewer engagement and attention.
Adding Music to your video
Navigate to the video you wish to add music to.
Select the scene and toggle on the Music option on the the toolbar located on the right-hand side of the canvas.
You can filter your music choice using the Genre, Mood, Duration and Instrumental options at the top on the Music section.
Select one the songs from the library, if uploaded content to Synthesia, or select a music file from our Stock content library.
To upload your own music, click the Upload music button.
Preview the music, using the Play button on the left of each clip.
Once you have selected a track, click Add to add it to your current scene.
💡 We recommend setting the volume of your music to 15% for background music in your videoChange the volume using the option in the Music section on the video.
💡 Want to add the music to all the scenes or change the volume of music on all scenes? Use the Change all option that appears on screen when setting music for a scene.
💬 FAQs
Why can't I hear the music I selected, when previewing the script?
Why can't I hear the music I selected, when previewing the script?
This is expected behaviour in Synthesia. Previewing in script will only preview the voice or any audio from media uploaded into the scene.
How do I locate a specific soundtrack?
How do I locate a specific soundtrack?
Use the search function to find any specific sounds
Can I have different songs in the video?
Can I have different songs in the video?
Of course - select the scene and add another choice of music to that scene.
What are the supported formats?
What are the supported formats?
Supported formats for music uploads are mp3, .wav, .ogg, .aac, .flac.