Audio and music
Add music that snaps to the beat, voiceover and sound effects, and edit clips like in a video editor.
Launch videos and social clips live on rhythm. EaseKit has two audio lanes under the timeline: Music and Voice & FX. Music is analyzed for its tempo, and clips, retimed layers and the AI all line up with the beat.
Add music
- Press ⇧⌘A (Stage → Add Music…), click Music in the toolbar, or Add music under the timeline. You can pick several files at once.
- EaseKit analyzes the audio (“Analyzing audio…”) and shows the BPM on the lane. Clips snap to the beat.
- Right-click a clip for Move First Beat to 0 s or Fit Scene to Music (up to 60 s).
Voiceover and sound effects go on the Voice & FX lane with Add audio. They start at the playhead and play over the music.
Edit audio clips
- ⌘B
- Split at the playhead (Stage → Split Audio at Playhead)
- ⌥ Click
- Cut the clip right there
- ⌥⌘[ / ⌥⌘]
- Trim clip start / end to the playhead
- Drag a clip
- Move it
- Drag an edge
- Trim; snaps to the playhead, beats and cuts
- ⌫
- Delete the selected clip
- ⇧⌫
- Ripple delete: later clips close the gap
The clip menu
| Command | Options |
|---|---|
| Split at Playhead, Trim Start to Playhead, Trim End to Playhead | Acts on the clip you right-clicked |
| Fade In / Fade Out | None, 0.25, 0.5, 1 or 2 s |
| Volume | 100 %, 70 %, 40 %, 15 % or Mute |
| Duplicate | A copy after it on the same lane |
| Move to Voice & FX Lane / Move to Music Lane | Switches lanes |
| Delete / Ripple Delete | Removes the clip, optionally closing the gap |
| Close Gaps on This Lane | Pulls later clips together |
| Move First Beat to 0 s | Shifts the music so the first beat lands at the start |
| Fit Scene to Music | Sets the scene length to the end of the last clip |
| Remove All Music | Removes the audio track |
Troubleshooting
| If this happens | Try this |
|---|---|
| “Add music first (⇧⌘A)” | Split and trim need a music clip. |
| “Move the playhead onto a music clip” | Split and trim act on the clip under the playhead. |
| The BPM says “no clear beat” | The track has no steady rhythm. Snapping still uses the playhead and cuts. |