Add Background Music (Mac Only, Coming Soon for Windows)

Background music helps create more engaging and professional videos by adding emotion, improving pacing, and making your content more enjoyable to watch. With FocuSee, you can upload your own music or choose from built-in music presets, then customize the audio with trimming, volume adjustment, fade effects, looping, and playback controls. Background music is ideal for:

• Tutorial videos

• Product demonstrations

• Marketing videos

• Online courses

• Social media content

• Presentation videos

System Requirements

To ensure smooth background music editing, we recommend the following system configuration.

Windows (Add Background Music coming soon)

• Windows 10 or later

• Intel i5 or above

• 8 GB RAM or more

Mac

• macOS 10.15 or later

• Apple Silicon or Intel processor

• 8 GB RAM or more

Supported Audio Formats

FocuSee currently supports importing background music in the following formats:

• MP3

• M4A

• AAC

• WAV

Step 1. Download and Install FocuSee.

Visit the official website to download FocuSee onto your computer. Please ensure your internet connection is stable during the download and installation process. Then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 2. Launch FocuSee and Enter Editing Interface.

After launching FocuSee, you can either create a new recording or import an existing video. Once your video is ready, you'll enter the editing interface, where you can access all editing tools.

Enter Editing Interface

Step 3. Open the Background Music Panel.

In the right-side editing panel, click Audio Control to expand the audio settings. Scroll down to the Background Music section, where you can upload your own audio or choose from FocuSee's preset music library.

Open Background Music Panel

Step 4. Add Background Music.

To upload your own music, click the Import Local Music button and select an audio file from your computer. FocuSee supports MP3, M4A, AAC, and WAV formats. After the import is complete, FocuSee automatically displays the file name and duration.

Upload Background Music

Alternatively, choose music from FocuSee's built-in library. Select a category—Focus, Business, Tech, or Chill—preview your preferred track, then click the Add icon to add it to your project.

Choose Background Music

Step 5. Trim the Background Music.

After adding a music track, click the Trim (scissors) button beside the music to open the Music Editor.

Click Trim Option

Drag the start and end handles to select the portion of the music you want to keep. You can also preview the selected portion before saving your changes. Then click Apply to save and apply the trimmed music.

Trim the Background Music

If you'd like to replace or remove the current music, click Delete next to the music track.

Click Delete Option

Step 6. Adjust Background Music Settings.

After adding the music, you can further customize how it sounds in your video. These settings help the background music blend naturally with your narration or system audio.

Adjust Background Music Settings

Step 7. Set the Playback Range.

If you don't want the background music to play throughout the entire video, you can specify when it starts and ends. Set the Start Time and End Time to define the playback range. You can enter custom values to make the music play only during a specific part of your video.

Set the Playback Range

Step 8. Export Your Video.

Once you've finished editing the background music, click Export in the upper-right corner. Choose your preferred export settings, then export the video. The background music will be included in the final exported video.

Export Your Video

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