All you need is a Mac, iMovie, a song, and some videos or pictures. iMovie has a cool feature that makes it easy to set your video transitions with the beat of your song. You can literally create a music video in just minutes.

Add a soundtrack to an iMovie project on iPhone or iPad

1. With your project open in the timeline, tap the Add Media button .
2. Tap Audio, then tap Soundtracks to browse built-in soundtracks.
3. Tap a soundtrack to preview it.
4. To add the soundtrack to your project, tap the Add Audio button next to a soundtrack.

Apple iMovie includes excellent tools for media organization, color grading, speed, green-screen effects, narration, and soundtrack in your digital movies. iMovie also boasts some of the best storyboard-based movie making tools for novices—Trailers and Movies. It’s a PCMag Editors’ Choice for entry-level video editing.

Audio Adjustments Adjust audio in iMovie to change the volume, equalize sounds, reduce noise or add effects. With the Adjust button in the top right, you can access some basic audio editing tools for changing the volume of your selected clip, or changing the relative volume of other clips in the project.

How to add music to your videos.

1. Select. Upload content from your device and arrange the video clips in your timeline.
2. Add. Browse through a library of preloaded soundtracks or upload your own audio file.
3. Download. Instantly download your video to share with your friends, family, and audiences.

Professional-grade editors like Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut cost a fortune and because iMovie is free, it’s a great place for beginners to start. Like many other Apple products, iMovie is intuitive, keeping the average user in mind.

The operating speed of iMovie is faster than Final Cut because Final Cut offers more tools and effects. This can bog the program down compared to the simpler iMovie. Winner: Final Cut Pro X. This is because the program is designed for professionals who need access to more features, tools, and effects.

Make music videos with Adobe’s video editing tools. With their audio and video editing capabilities, Premiere Pro and Premiere Rush are the best video editing apps to handle either scenario — and everything in between. Adobe Premiere Pro is the industry standard for professional video editors and moviemakers.

Add music to videos in iMovie. Start iMovie app on iPhone, create a new project or select the project you want to add the music to. Tap Edit. Click on Add (+ button), you can now select and add video, photo, audio, voiceover to the video. Select Audio, you should now have access to the Theme Music, Sound Effects, Playlists, Albums, Artists, Songs.

Right-click on a song in your library and select “Edit.”. Choose what field you want to edit, make your edit and then press the “Enter” key on your keyboard. You can edit the title, length and genre of your song, as well as the album, contributing artist and release year. You can also give each song a rating.

Edit audio files. You can edit the audio files in your Adobe Captivate project at any time. Using the Edit Audio dialog box, you can listen to an audio file, insert silence, adjust volume, and change numerous other options. Select Audio > Edit and then choose Object, Slide, Slides, Project, or Background depending on your requirement.