How to Add Music to YouTube Video

Introduction

Adding music to a video is a fun step and can greatly alleviate the quality of your videos. So, how to add music to YouTube video? Keep reading this article to find out how.

How to Add Music to YouTube Video

Choosing the appropriate background music for YouTube videos is very crucial. It can greatly boost the video and make it more entertaining and pleasant to watch. You can add it to your video when you edit it because it’s not possible to let music play in the background while you are shooting a video. During editing, you can remove any unwanted noise in the background, add your own music and make it a great video.

If you do not want to add music to your YouTube video during editing, then you can even upload your video and add music directly from YouTube. There are two ways of adding music from YouTube:

• Video Manager
• Audio Library
• Video Editor

1. Video Manager

There are many songs you can choose from that are royalty free. There are thousands of genres to choose from. The video manager tab in YouTube allows you to add music directly to your videos.

First you need to sign in to your YouTube account. Browse the videos you have uploaded on your channel.

You can go through each video posted through the video tab or you can open the video manager (accessible from the left side panel). You will be taken to the page where you have uploaded your videos. Select the video that you want to add music to. Click on the Edit button to open YouTube’s online video editing tool. To add music to your video, select the audio option. You will see a library with different kinds of music that you can select from.

The music you pick will affect the aesthetics of the video. You can open the top tracks and select one from them. If you already know what song you want to add to your video, you can just write its name in the search bar. The length of the music track you choose should be the same as that of your video.

There are several other tools that will let you play around with the audio you selected. Once you have added the music and edited the video to your satisfaction, make sure to save it and upload the video.

2. Audio Library

Go to the left side panel and choose the audio library option. You will have access to some royalty free music including songs and some sound effects. You can choose the appropriate audio from various genres, instruments and other attributes. You can download the selected audio to your laptop or PC and then add the music to your video.

3. Video Editor

There are plenty of video editors that will let you add music to videos. Adobe Premiere Pro is one such professional level software that allows you to integrate music and audio into your videos. There are many other options as well, so choose the one that suits your needs the best.

We hope that our article has helped you understand all the ways you can add music to your YouTube video.