If you’ve ever heard that your music is distracting, you need this tutorial.
Putting music under a clip with someone speaking is a nice way to change the mood and increase the energy of your video, but the sound might get muddy.
To avoid your background music from affecting the clarity of the speaker, you’ll want to learn these fundamental mixing tips.
In this video from Jason Yadlovski, you’ll learn about:
- Why lowering the music volume isn’t enough
- Stereo Width effect
- Cutting frequencies with EQ
- Low Pass Filter
You can learn more in Jason’s course, Audio Essentials for Video Editors.

Gedaly is the Founder and Lead Educator of DVResolve.com and is Blackmagic Design Certified Master Trainer. He’s edited commercials for major brands and has done color & VFX for independent films. He consults on post-production workflow and creating online education. Gedaly is the co-founder of Working.Actor, a former marketing manager for large brands, and creates original film projects with his production company Razee.