How to Record a Voice-Over in Shotcut

[@nagesharas5136]

This is a 6-years old video, and now Shotcut has a direct voiceover recording feature. There is a Mic button over the Timeline. Clicking on it inserts a new audio track in the timeline and starts recording the voice. When you have finished recording, click on the same Mic button to stop recording. After that, Shotcut takes a few seconds to process the sound and display the waveform. That's it!

[@nerdymely]

Hahah thank you verry much! :=)

[@eml121]

Wow it's rare I find just exactly what I need in the first video I watch. Thank you!

[@titus7enterprises940]

Simple & easy to follow directions with practical examples, another great video from Teacher's Tech!

[@radincerny5013]

I think it is much easier to use Audacity for voice recording. Inserting WAV into Shotcut is then super quick. If you want to freeze the image and insert a voice-over, just export current frame using menu "File/Export Frame", reinsert it to a new video track, then insert the voice into a new audio track and sync them. This worked for me better.

[@jkadofo]

Thanks for the smart tip

[@witty401son]

could you please elaborate on what you are referring to when you say "If you want to freeze the image and insert a voice-over" is that something in audacity?

[@JamieNewellActress]

You are by far the best online tutor I have ever come across. Kudos for always explaining things in a simple, to the point way. Thanks for this fabulous software, too. Having great fun learning it.

[@ElectricRCAircraftGuy]

Great video! Thank you. Now that I see how this is done, it seems to me that the easiest way to do this would be to just use **any** audio recording program to record the audio while you talk through the video. Then, when done recording to an mp3 or whatever, just drag the file from your file manager/explorer right into a new audio track in Shotcut, and do the cutting, moving, and clipping of the audio from there. This way, you use Shotcut for what it's great for: editing and clipping/cutting audio and video, while leaving the recording part to a tool more well-designed for that purpose.

[@fingereze7202]

That's exactly what I was thinking after seeing all the steps involved doing it in Shotcut...

[@ramblinman4197]

Me also. Audacity would be easier to record with, unless there is some hidden benefit from doing it from within Shotcut.

[@LisaThill]

I am super new to shotcut, Had Movavi video editor before and was a huge dude....Thank you for the help, your teaching is very smooth and complete, I will be watching you everyday for a while , I appreciate your help...I am now a subscriber...Great Job !!!

[@TitansTracks]

_Doomfist Voice_ *JUST WHAT I NEEDED* Good tutorial, I can now start up my very own and teach people how to do what I do. Titan's Tutorials!

[@RoseA.Dewine]

This was the EXACT thinh i was looking for! Thank you for helping this technologically-challenged newbie future crochet youtube-torialist figure this out!!

[@justalittledaf]

Loving Shotcut since you turned me onto it. Thanks for this tutorial. It is exactly what I was looking for.

[@Noah-vt6uw]

thank you it was so simple and easy to follow! Another great video

[@winteritta]

Shotcut is literaly the most inconvenient videoeditor ever

[@123mbcline]

Thanks for all of the time that you put into these videos. They are great.

[@MikeWillSee]

I guarantee you at least a quarter of the views on this video is just me re-watching it because every time I want to record a narration I forget how to and always end up coming back to this video! One day I'll remember...

[@growingwithkim]

Thanks this was very helpful and easy to follow. Exactly what I was looking for.

[@jackwillbehere3800]

how did this man know im watching this at night

[@Malnash014]

Thanks for the super easy to follow demo, I'll give a voice over 'welcome' a try in my next KZbin video.

[@ExtremeWays4Bourne]

Wow! Had no idea I could do this on Shotcut! Thank you.

[@conteudoanimal]

I loved your explain regarding voice over using ShotCut ... and worked to me !!!! ... my advice is do not start with good night, day or morning because you do not when audience will watch your video :-) ... say just hi or how are you today :-)

[@annaspassion-annalabieniec975]

Thank you 👌 much clear now 👌 will watch over and over again and practise as you go along 👌

[@cookcode7049]

Thanks for the to-the-point video.

[@theroommatecoach5732]

Excellent video, clear explanation. However, many comments indicate difficulty doing it this way, sometimes due to system crashes, others just because it's pretty non-intuitive. I find it far easier to just record audio externally, then pull the resulting file into the playlist like any other media file. Windows 7 and 10 both have free "voice recorder" progs included, simple but they work. And of course there is Audacity. Shotcut is great but it doesn't have to be a Swiss Army Knife.

[@-jeam]

Thanks so much much easier to understand now

[@GlennJohnson1]

The process to VO in Shotcut is ridiculous. Why does it have to be so complicated? Why can't we simply record directly on the timeline? Great tutorial. I never would have figured this out on my own. Thank you for your excellent work explaining these steps.

[@NomadFlow]

"Why can't we simply record directly on the timeline?" Now you can. This has gotten updated in the latest version of Shotcut. It's now A LOT easier. Check out this tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anyQY5Kdodp1rqM Shotcut has updates almost every month so go to their website every month or so to see if they released a new version. The news section lists the features and fixes that are in the latest version.

[@GlennJohnson1]

Thank you, I will.

[@sawyersabol2245]

Very helpful, after using "Windows Movie Maker" for the past few years (Don't judge me) XD XD learning info like this does help. thanks Teacher's Tech.

[@DiscoCokkroach]

WMM is where we all start. You're in good company! XD

[@pagkainideas6689]

You help me a lot sir. Thank you. I always watch you if I need help in my shotcut.

[@lucasmichaud-acapulco]

Thank you for this video. I'm on Linux Mint 19, and I have a USB mic. I was able to use my mic by choosing Pulse Audio from the drop down list of Open Other. The minute I begin capturing, the display or preview window stays static, until you click on the Project tab, and then you can play the project so you can talk about your video. Click back on the Source tab, and drag the audio unto the timeline and adjust it like in your video. I live in a noisy neighborhood, so I need to silence my audio, and I use Audacity to do that on the saved capture file. I export that from Audacity, and then drop into the Shotcut playlist, and then drag on to the timeline.

[@aslantv1189]

i madde voice file in this way but when i added it to my video i can't hear there

[@fullofbeansfam]

great tutorial.very easy to follow. thank you.=)

[@ehJoe]

Totally in here, hitting everything I am using this editor and it works great.

[@krisanderson5636]

Good job, excellent explanation.

[@diymadness9688]

I loved your videos

[@wolfrhymesdraws6877]

yo! thank you for this video! i really appreciate it!

[@PabloOjeda1952]

Excellent work. Can you guide me if I can capture a screen and place my web cam on it. Many thanks

[@VStag]

You are Awesome Thank you

[@hatihamba65]

Thank you teacher tech..I learned something new today

[@MekonnenWolde]

Great teaching.

[@banphotchada3557]

This is very helpful! Thank you!

[@HopeCarey]

Thanks for another great video.

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome!

[@CyberDocUSA]

This was extremely helpful! Many thanks!

[@ov3rkillgaming984]

Thanks for ur help, keep up the good work! 😎

[@brittanyely2512]

Thank you so much, this video was great!

[@JOEZEP54]

I started using Shotcut a few months ago. Your videos were a big help, have them in my private Shotcut uploads. Just recently I started having a problem with the voice over. The first few minutes are fine. Then the voice is over lapping & skipping. I do not know if I mistakenly hit an adjustment/filter. Any help would be appreciated.

[@robuu5890]

ive never seen a video editing software, make voice overs overly complicated, for no reason

[@killaflamez]

small price to pay for no watermark for free. its the whole reason why i use shotcut

[@killaflamez]

small price to pay for no watermark for free. its the whole reason why i use shotcut

[@TravelDiscoverbyAandV]

This is super useful! Thank you! 👌👍🤗

[@DC632A]

Nice explanation thanks

[@marbetu5394]

Great video thank you very much

[@robertdavies9152]

Thanks TT Just what I wanted, as usual.

[@justtinkering6054]

Thank you! Just what I was looking for.

[@meletan]

Hi there, Great video, many thanks. May I ask you how you managed to add your own friendly face to your tutorial? Any special software? Thanks a lot.

[@josera2004]

Really useful. Thanks

[@dinohunter3916]

Im learning so much

[@Nibyjak]

Świetny poradnik.

[@redeemedfarmer2670]

New to ur channel, great video

[@JunPetsWorld]

Thank you Teacher's tech.

[@integraloutdoors]

when i add the microphone it shuts the program down every time. shotcut is excruciating unstable and unpredictable.

[@Akshay-08]

absolutely correct!! same thing is killing me

[@meiskoi7653]

@@Akshay-08 just press the save button everytime you do something

[@teddyw.charawa8989]

You are awesome!!!

[@subhan3393]

that was so helpful thank you so much

[@maheenkhan3914]

Thanks. U r learning is process good.

[@andreacorrado]

Thanks for explanation. Isn't there any other easier way to record voice / overdub a video in runtime? It's really unpractical to create alywas new own wav-tracks...

[@Zay4K]

I keep getting “ failed to open audio “ what can I do to fix that

[@bossza4445]

Same

[@EdithDeLaFlorColdporcelain]

Hi, I love the way you explain things, I have an issue I'm trying to voice over but it takes me directly to "export file" does not show the capture option, I've tried many things but they don't work, please help. Thank you.

[@chunhualiao8191]

The process is quite tricky. It would be impossible for me to figure it out without your demo. Thanks!

[@neurozero]

I am working on Mac. I lose my original video when I pick audio input. I also have to click on "none" video input my default is FaceTime.

[@dosereviewschannel2230]

Just use imovie bro is 180 times better then this shit is like you need todo 25 steps before you can put your vocals on this video maker on iMovie you just need to press the mic input audio and press record only 2 steps max on iMovie todo the same shit The only reason why I have this shity movie maker because my wife doesn’t want me to use the Apple Mac Pro on iMovie and now I need to use her old ass laptop to make videos 😒

[@waynewoods232]

Hey. I am pleased to learn some new from your tutorial. I found that there are many open source and free video editor online. I am using shortcut now. I am also going to try openshot. I want to know what you think about them. Which one is better in making a movie? Thanks

[@CarolleRawCovers]

Couldn't do it because it's probably not the same version now. Any tips about how to do it?

[@mrsushisamurai1391]

Thank you so much dude U help me alot XD

[@LaRoachBoy]

thankyou my youtube channel is gonna be so much better

[@LLCoolMama]

You're the best! 😇

[@sigaming7544]

am a beginner shotcut video editor. I was pro on mobile. well still am but getting to learn the in and out of pc video editing and photoshop

[@tampajep]

Love your vids. I'd like to be able to capture myself speaking and then transition to a voiceover of still pics and videos. Can that be done and if so would you make a video showing how to do this? Thanks!

[@RoseA.Dewine]

I have this exact same question. If you were able to figure it out, I'd sure love to know.😊

[@双雷交火-u8b]

Can you record without creating a new audio file each time? In the middle of what is said bad additional recording, all recorded together, just like pr

[@learn_nature]

If I have a solid background, how can I delete this background? Thanks.

[@robynkarkivlog]

I have an issue my voiceover recorder sound is totally off.I tried to rectify the issue but found nothing.Every time I record and find out there is no sound.Can u help me with that plz

[@Akshay-08]

likewise! I don't get it what is the matter

[@derspace01]

How do i insert a voice over? I have it on my Iphone and would like to insert it into the video

[@EsportCat]

its same on pc for me

[@JackyNguyen06]

Very nice video. I am just curious. Have you tried to render a long video with Shotcut. For example 30 mins in full HD? I met some "not responding issues" with Shotcut recently.

[@TeachersTech]

Thanks! I haven't created any longer ones yet with it. I have seen this issue with other free editors. I'll ask around.

[@iitianexplains6405]

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[@adi3man]

Thanks !

[@itzdash2114]

Nice vid this helped

[@garymackenzie7794]

Surely there's a way to start the audio recording when you hit the play button for the video track in order that it's exactly in sync and no faffing about with cuts and editing is required? In fact it seems to start the audio as soon as you hit Export, before you even hit Capture, Crazy

[@timo8158]

Do you have to install an extra app?

[@bulutgok6538]

can i set up a sound saturation in shotcut?

[@ThompsonAire]

I am new to Shotcut. I am trying real hard to learn it. It is difficult. The issue I am having is that what you are showing and what I am seeing is not the same and I can not even preview the video I am trying to do a voice over for. So I thank you for the video, you make it look simple but I am still lost. The process of saving it and giving it a name before I finish the recording is backwards to me and how do I know it is recording? The Drag and drop is not working either... So ARGGG...

[@ThompsonAire]

I do not want to give a thumbs down because that is disrespectful. The instructor is trying his best. I have watched the video 6 times now and made two dozen attempts. I will be honest this system is terrible. You can not tell if you are recording while you are recording and when you try to edit you can not see that you have made cuts in the audio. The drag and drop does not work and every time I try to record an audio the visual video player disappears so I can not see the video I am trying to do a voice over for. The whole system is over complicated and I do not know why it needs to be this way. I am trying real hard to learn this but this program but my learning curve looks like a wall at this moment.

[@sandrabrooksBrown]

hello i am trying to find out how to change the speed of my voiceovers everytime i try to do a voiceover it records too fast and does not get all of the recording it is not fast where you cant understand what im saying it just records too fast and does not get all of the recordings

[@1petrofski]

Thank you

[@Chemcrown]

good job

[@groeisterk]

wow, thx!!!!

[@forcezz]

Can you please help me my audio gets overlapped with each other and some parts just get cut out of it

[@allabouthim03]

Thanks 👍🏽

[@biplabmistryofficial2325]

In lieu of direct show button I have audio/video device.what can I do?

[@Blood_of_ahe]

Nice sir it is very easy

[@IlKuchen]

Is there any chance that we will be able to record to seeing the video with a single click like adobe does it anytime soon? I tried selecting "what i hear" and it is crashing the program, any fix?

[@ggoblue]

will this be my method to mute individual swear words? wish me luck.

[@danyel8707]

New subscriber here thank you🙂

[@yikesQuakes]

Cheers man

[@lifeunfiltered4822]

Audio wont add to mine, i can make the track but when i try to drag and drop the audio file it just gives me a red circle with a line through it. I cant find the solution to this issue

[@boashna]

I hear myself and see myself using videocam audio as soon as I click on the movie audio goes away and I am not able to record and I start over by pressing open others... solved it

[@leftboy635]

thanks sir very very very thanks sir

[@HILTEEPH]

sr please reply... can I sync audio from internal and audio in external in shotcut?

[@ajithkumaraperera5209]

Thank you....