How to mute, separate, and delete audio from video
Applies ToClipchamp for personal accounts Clipchamp for work accounts

Note: The screenshots in this article are from Clipchamp for personal accounts. The same principles apply to Clipchamp for work.

In Clipchamp, you can mute the sound of a video or detach the audio from a video into a separate clip so it can be deleted, copied or moved elsewhere independently of the video.

Read the following sections to find out more.

How to mute a video's audio

To mute the audio of a video, click on your video on the timeline so it's highlighted. If it contains sound, you'll see a speaker symbol at the left side of the clip on the timeline.

To mute the video, click on the speaker symbol. This will automatically mute and the symbol will change to a speaker with a cross next to it. When you export the video, it will be silent. 

Image of a user muting audio in a video

You can also use the audio tab on the property panel to mute a video by turning down the volume. To unmute the clip, simply click the speaker symbol again.

How to detach the audio from a video

To separate the audio from a video, select the video on the timeline so it's highlighted. Next, click on the audio tab on the property panel then click on the detach audiobutton.

Image of a user detaching audio from a video

The video audio will appear as a separate clip in a new row on the timeline. The detached audio file will also automatically download to your computer and appear below your video on the timeline. Now, you can edit your audio and video clips separately, including deleting, speeding up or down, and trimming one or the other before exporting your video.

Image of a detached audio clip in the timeline

How to re-attach audio and video assets 

To reattach the audio to the video, click the undo button above the timeline. 

Image of a user clicking undo to reattached audio to a video

You can also add your original video to the timeline to re-attach the audio to video. Delete the audio and video assets from the timeline by clicking on the delete button. Next, drag and drop your original video onto the timeline from the your media tab. 

Image of a user selecting the audio and video clips, clicking delete, then adding the original video to the timeline

How to delete audio from a video

To delete the audio from the timeline, click on the audio asset, then click on the delete button

If the audio is part of a video on the timeline, follow the steps above to detach the audio from a video. Once detached, click on the audio asset on the timeline, then click the delete button. This will remove it from the timeline and when you export the video, it will not contain sound.

Image of a user deleting the detached audio clip from the timeline.

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