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Audio-Driven Effects

In Filmora, users can employ different audio-driven effects to add a touch of music and dramatic effects to their videos. In its effects library, there are multiple audio-driven effects according to video contexts that you can apply. In this guide, we'll talk you through the procedure of accessing and applying audio-driven effects.

Besides applying and adjusting these effects, Filmora also lets you remove an applied Audio-Driven Effect from the timeline whenever you no longer need it. You can also add effects to Favorites and organize them with tags, making the effects you use often easier to find for future projects.

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Add Audio-Driven Effects

Step 1. Choose Audio-Driven Effects

Start a project by placing your video and your audio or music track onto the editing timeline. Go to the top menu, click on the Effects tab, open Audio Effects, and look for Audio-Driven Effects.

Select the Audio-Driven Effect option

Step 2. Add Effect to Timeline

Choose an effect, like a glitch, flash, zoom, or color shift, and drag it onto a separate video track layer right above your footage. Stretch or trim the effect layer so it covers the parts of the video where you want the beat-synchronized action to happen.

Drag the effect to the timeline

Step 3. Adjust the Effect Settings

Select the applied effect on the timeline, then open the Video tab in the settings panel on the right. Under Basic, adjust the Sensitivity slider to control how strongly the effect reacts to the audio.

Adjust Video and Sensitivity settings

Step 4. Select the Mask Tab

You can also open the Mask tab to limit the effect to a specific part of the frame. This is useful when you want the beat-synced effect to appear only on one area instead of covering the whole video.

Set the Mask effect settings

Remove Audio-Driven Effects

Click the applied effect clip on the timeline so it is highlighted. Right-click the effect and choose Delete from the menu. You can also press the Delete (Del) key on your keyboard to remove it quickly.

Choose the Delete Effects option

Favorite Audio-Driven Effects

Step 1. Choose Add Tag Option

To save an Audio-Driven Effect for quick access later, hover over the effect you like. Click the Star icon on the effect thumbnail to add it to your favorites. Choose Add Tag, select an existing tag such as Recently Used or Commonly Used, or click the + button to create your own tag.

Add tags to favorite effects

Step 2. Locate the Favorites

Open Mine > Favorites to quickly access the saved effect. If you used a custom tag, you could also use that tag to keep similar effects grouped together.

Locate effects in Favorites