Adding Background Music: Import and Control Volume

Every Bitcut project supports one background music track that plays under all your clips. Adding music transforms silent montages and gives speech-based Shorts a polished feel. The music track is separate from clip audio — you can control their volumes independently.

How to Add Music

1

Open the music panel

In the editor, tap the music note icon in the toolbar to open the music panel.

2

Select a source

Choose where to import from. You can pick an audio file from the Files app (MP3, AAC, WAV, M4A) or select a song from your Music library.

3

Adjust volume

After adding the track, use the volume slider to set the music level. A good starting point is around 30-50% so the music supports rather than overwhelms your content.

Volume Control

The music track has its own volume slider, independent of individual clip volumes. This lets you set the overall music level for the project. For clips with speech, you can also enable music ducking to automatically lower the music when someone is talking.

Music runs under all clips. The music track spans your entire timeline. It starts when the first clip starts and plays continuously through all clips. There's no need to align it manually.

One Track per Project

Each project has a single music track. If you add a new track, it replaces the existing one. To remove music entirely, open the music panel and tap the remove button.

Beat Detection

Once you add a music track, Bitcut can analyze it for beats. Beat detection places colored markers on the timeline that help you sync clip cuts to the rhythm. See Beat Detection & Beat Dots for details.