How to Add and Edit Audio in After Effects CC | After Effects Tutorial

In this short tutorial, I teach you how to add audio to an after effects composition and how to fade it out with keyframes.
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[@creativetap7346]

A great next step to this would be creating a fancy audio reactive visualiser in this tutorial! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHKahoqaj6adY5Y or make objects react to audio in after effects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZmYdpdof5ySotk

[@LiterallyRayzo]

feel like an old person searching this.. thanks edit: does everyone here make edits or what lol

[@chuxlght_1857]

Me too kinda 😂😂🥲

[@user18509]

LMAO FR

[@binsyoh196]

ME TOO LMAO

[@-ashizulo-7092]

IKRR

[@natsi9360]

ME TOO NO CAP

[@anubhavshaphotography]

Thank you, very useful. It will help me in my upcoming session. Stay safe and stay tuned :)

[@creativetap7346]

Glad it helped!

[@brynnevans1025]

Exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[@creativetap7346]

Happy to help! :)

[@iriniseresli]

Simple and informative! Thank you!🙏

[@joemamaobama8179]

Very very very useful video!!! Thanks 🙏

[@tresgirlfriend]

this helped a lot tysm

[@ytmm11]

just what i needed. Thank you!

[@creativetap7346]

You're so welcome!

[@justiny.burner5448]

Appreciate you man

[@daravietti6609]

for audio problem try to press 0 on the keyboard

[@adamsoderstrom1605]

Thnx man!

[@arazvelili294]

I can't even hear the audio somehow, would it be bcuz of I try to get audio from footage? (I mean I only need audio of that but it doesn't work)

[@laurenwrties6808]

Same. My clips are 6CH and it’s like I’m only hearing one channel

[@kaitlinsutton3685]

Try to go to preferances > Audio Hardware... > and choose headphones or speakers

[@ourbocalove]

@@kaitlinsutton3685 hey on the audio hardware there is no headphones... and when i went to a speakers it still doesn't work ... what can i do?🥺 can u tell me pls

[@512banana1]

@@kaitlinsutton3685 thank you so much, i've had it before and switched back to laptop external headphones option and somehow still forgot...

[@hannah7923]

@@kaitlinsutton3685 where does it say preferences ?

[@bharathianimationstudiomal5771]

Thank you

[@tendies]

Thank you so much!

[@creativetap7346]

You're welcome!

[@markiishere456]

This is what i am looking for thanks :-)

[@creativetap7346]

You’re welcome :)

[@faiqcreates]

thankyou!

[@luismi4137]

TYSMMMM

[@creativetap7346]

No problem! :)

[@africamia4ever]

Thank you very much :)

[@creativetap7346]

You're welcome!

[@gameplayontamil2879]

thank you m8

[@jensibaer612]

Very Helpful thx

[@creativetap7346]

No problem! :)

[@saikuuzo1052]

I’ve been letting my audio render for about 5-10 minutes, and it’s still changing pitch, speed, etc... Do I have to wait longer?

[@creativetap7346]

Sometimes this can happen if you are on a machine that doesnt have a lot of memory, try going to Edit>Purge>All memory and Disk Cache

[@saikuuzo1052]

@@creativetap7346 thank you!

[@kresto.nosetz]

@@saikuuzo1052 did it help?

[@saikuuzo1052]

@@kresto.nosetz yes, actually! Thank you

[@gianlozano102]

I was wondering why the volume and pitch changes, thanks for this comment I found out the issue.

[@krishnasrivastav8048]

Thank you for information

[@creativetap7346]

You’re welcome

[@tylermitchell6427]

nice tutorial Jon son ;)

[@creativetap7346]

Cheers Tyler ;)

[@mariannadeoliveira2259]

You saved me.

[@creativetap7346]

Happy to help!

[@noaconway1790]

my audio Is really slow and deep how do I make it normal please help ive tried pretty. much every format and ive switched it to half quarter full ect

[@kpina2081]

Hello! The music i put there is right on the timeline, i even increased the volume, my bluetooth is off so no headphones to mess with the audio, i can see the little volume waves... Well, they've gotten quite big by now. And the thing is still silent. Not a single sound. Any chance i missed some important step? Should i check for something specific?

[@bettlebug5988]

Hello Creative tap, Can you tell how to start my sound before my scene starts? The sound starts 3 seconds after the scene

[@mxrjori]

this was helpful

[@creativetap7346]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@mohthenics]

2:23 is it possible to make the audio like this?

[@andylala6658]

En español no hay tutoriales de esto :( así que heme aquí

[@ClassicCatalina]

the alt end square grafic key is not working for me to cut the audio clip! how can i do this manually?

[@FredyVergara]

Great vid thanks! But when i put in audio i dont see the Db slider only pick whip. Help

[@crispwy]

me too plz help

[@creativetap7346]

Try hitting toggle switches :)

[@Fabrishion]

Like many others here Im trying to figure out why Im not hearing audio and how to get my audio to sound?

[@dicktempelaar]

KZbin is full with tutorials on that subject

[@creativetap7346]

I mihgt do a troubleshooting video on this soon! :)

[@gracecimicato1530]

when I put in my audio i can’t play it at all I’m just gonna give up it’s to hard

[@ehsan_shardum]

the problem i was facing is when i use a background music with a voice-over, the voiceover volume seems low, i wanted the program to focus on the vocal. is there a way to fix it?

[@creativetap7346]

Just increase the volume of the V/O or decrease the BG music 😊

[@ehsan_shardum]

@@creativetap7346 actually i did that, i was hoping to get something more advanced, something that does it for me automatically :)

[@creativetap7346]

@@ehsan_shardum your best bet would be looking for some Adobe audition tutorials, unfortunately I wouldn't be able to help with this request!

[@jamesminajj]

so whenever i try to add an mp3 file, it keeps saying that the file is damaged or unsupported. is there any way to fix that?

[@creativetap7346]

Try a .wav

[@keegan8327]

When I put my video into AE, the sounds super low pitch.. Know how to help..?

[@hamzahaque2005]

Probably ur frames

[@agairuma1788]

It's probably from the active rendering, let it play a few times and it should work better, it's just the loading process so it won't affect your outcome :)

[@creativetap7346]

Let it cache in first! Probably playing at a low frame rate! :)

[@lolll4886]

how do you save a audio?

[@creativetap7346]

You wouldn't generally export just audio from after effects! Use something like Adobe audition for sound editing! :)

[@akaalsingh9752]

I need help. I have a 3 minute song but I only have access to the first 30 seconds. How do I scroll down, I have no idea it’s not working unless I scroll the bar but then my edits don’t move with it

[@creativetap7346]

Hey, just go to composition settings and extend the duration the 3 minutes! :)

[@akaalsingh9752]

Creative Tap ok thank you so so much man, was really annoying me. Your so helpful thank you brotha 🔥

[@AtoZ-fv9wo]

I don't get it i can't drag a music file (mp4) to adobe after effects it keeps saying there is an error with the song

[@creativetap7346]

Try .mp3 :)

[@rehehheh4837]

how do you play part of your edit?

[@creativetap7346]

Hit the space bar or go to the preview window and click the play button :)

[@titwarmer5679]

Can someone pls help me!? I have a Windows pc, I have Ae... I want my audios from instagram, how do I save them to my pc!? I’ve looked up a bunch of vids on how to, but they stress me out-

[@creativetap7346]

Can't really advise on this at it may potentially be a breach of copyright depending on the audio and licensing 🙂

[@valentinehaston1469]

do you have an iOS phone? if you screen record the audio that you want to use and then email/put it into a cloud so you can access it on your pc it should work!! just make sure you're following the copyright laws.

[@cmlh0641]

This sounded like Daz Games for like the first second of him talking

[@t.0fa344]

Wait- I can't unhear it

[@cmlh0641]

@@t.0fa344 heh

[@doveysubs678]

My audio just stops

[@dicktempelaar]

Go to Preferences > Previews > Audio Preview : extend to 0.05.30.00 or longer. Audio doesn't stop anymore

[@lildunski4060]

@@dicktempelaar im in ae 2018 and i dont see audio preview tab. Where is the "audio previews" tab?

[@dicktempelaar]

@@lildunski4060 Perhaps in 2018 : Edit > Preferences > Previews ( otherwise helpdesk or forum for 2018-users ? ) Good luck !

[@dicktempelaar]

@@lildunski4060 look at this clip kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGepapSMpMmHo5I you must go to composition tec.

[@lildunski4060]

@@dicktempelaar I had to make my composition longer

[@eclipsetrending9433]

my song is always low voice!HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@noaconway1790]

me tooooo

[@clarkzambrona4415]

You didnt show on how to drag the mp3 into the AE.

[@yumiikutea]

you can open the folder the file is in, select the file, and drop it into the ae timeline or go to File > Import > File and select the mp3 you need to upload

[@creativetap7346]

Mistberry has got it!

[@jamesminajj]

@@yumiikutea whenever i do that, no matter what, it says that the file is damaged or unsupported. How can i fix that?

[@yumiikutea]

aah sorry i’m not sure Have you tried with different/multiple mp3 files or just one?

[@jamesminajj]

@@yumiikutea ive only been trying one, i just tried two mp3 files at once and it works

[@Vinxl2608]

ok

[@raefiy]

HMMM how about if you try to download an audio from tik tok and get it to your ae

[@creativetap7346]

Thats doable! As long as you have the copyright privileges :)

[@dimar24]

hello I have a problem when I put my audio files it only reads the first 30 seconds THANKS

[@CarmineKar98K]

when making a composition you have to set the duration.

[@creativetap7346]

Ye you need to ensure the composition is longer than 30 seconds! :)

[@erwinsmith4586]

nicE E e E e

[@creativetap7346]

thankS S S S s

[@nikivaczi9094]

is it just me or every time i want to add an audio its slow and has a bad quality

[@midwntr]

I’m a little late

[@jazzylololol6437]

Same brah

[@midwntr]

iGetHoesEveryday lmao

[@creativetap7346]

What are you late for? :)

[@speedyclips23]

BESTIE HOW THE ACTUAL FUCK DO YOU PLAY THE VIDEO

[@justandytbh]

Press space

[@speedyclips23]

@@justandytbh Thank you.. that was 2 years ago tho 😭

[@justandytbh]

@@speedyclips23 😭😭

[@bowesywb7769]

Activate windows

[@hyunbin8814]

u didnt even teach how to add in audio lol

[@5kylin]

you do the same thing as adding the image