1. [Clacky](https://clacky.app/) 2. › 3. [A–Z](https://clacky.app/features/#a-z) 4. › 5. [Answers](https://clacky.app/answers/) 6. › 7. Add music to a screen recording Answer # How do I add music to a screen recording on a Mac? Use iMovie, which is free on the Mac: put your recording in a project, click **Audio & Video** above the browser, pick a song or one of iMovie’s soundtracks, and drag it to the background music well under the timeline. Then lower the music so your voice stays clear. Clacky Studio does that part for you: its music beds get quieter while you talk. [Try free for 3 days](https://clacky.app/try/)[Pricing](https://clacky.app/#pricing) ![Clacky Studio’s Music row: Warm Desk, Lo-fi, Bright or Calm, a Volume slider and Duck under voice](https://clacky.app/features27/music-beds-light.webp)![Clacky Studio’s Music row: Warm Desk, Lo-fi, Bright or Calm, a Volume slider and Duck under voice](https://clacky.app/features27/music-beds-dark.webp) ## Add background music in iMovie 1. Create a project in **iMovie** and drag your screen recording into the timeline. 2. Click **Audio & Video** above the browser, then **Music** or **Soundtracks** in the sidebar. 3. Drag a track to the **background music well**, the area below your clip in the timeline. 4. Drag the volume line on the music down so your voice is easy to hear. 5. Choose **File → Share → File** to export the video. ## Which music you can use Platforms like YouTube can mute or flag a video with music you don’t have the rights to. - **iMovie’s soundtracks** are made for iMovie projects. - **Songs from Apple Music** are copy-protected, so iMovie can’t use them, and owning a song doesn’t mean you may put it in a video you share. - **Royalty-free music** from a library, under its own licence. Read the licence for where you can post it. - **Your own music**, if you made it. ## Mix music under a voice - Keep the music far under the voice. If you notice it, it is too loud. - Fade it in at the start and out at the end. - Pick something calm and steady for tutorials. Busy music fights the clicks and the words. ## With Clacky Studio Open the recording with **Edit in Studio** (or any video with **Edit a Video**) and switch on **Music**. Pick one of four beds made by Clacky, **Warm Desk**, **Lo-fi**, **Bright** or **Calm**, free to use anywhere. Set the **Volume**, and leave **Duck under voice** on: the music dips while you talk and comes back when you stop. You can also add your own mp3, m4a or wav file. The music sits on its own lane, where you drag its ends and fades. Export keeps it all on your Mac. For a full demo workflow, see [making a product demo video](https://clacky.app/use/product-demo-video-mac/). ## Where these facts come from Checked on 5 November 2026. - [Apple: Add music and sound clips in iMovie on Mac](https://support.apple.com/guide/imovie/mov91a895a64/mac) (Audio & Video, background music well) - [Apple: Add a soundtrack and sound effects to your iMovie project](https://support.apple.com/101664) ## Questions ### Can I add music in QuickTime Player? No. QuickTime can trim, split and join clips, but it has no music track. Use iMovie, GarageBand or another editor. ### Are Clacky’s music beds free to use on YouTube? Yes. The four beds are made by Clacky and free to use anywhere. ### How loud should background music be? Well under your voice. Clacky lowers it by itself while you talk. Facts checked on 5 November 2026. ## Related - [MusicFour music beds made by Clacky, free to use anywhere. The music dips while you talk and comes back when you stop.](https://clacky.app/features/music-beds/) - [Remove background noise from a screen recordingIn iMovie, click Noise Reduction and Equalizer, tick Reduce background noise and set the slider. Clacky Studio has Clean Up Voice, done on your Mac.](https://clacky.app/answers/remove-background-noise-recording/) - [Product demo video on MacRecord a product demo with clicks heard and seen, let Studio cut the pauses and zoom on clicks, add captions, and export for X, YouTube or a launch.](https://clacky.app/use/product-demo-video-mac/) - [Trim a screen recording on a MacOpen it in QuickTime Player, choose Edit → Trim, drag the yellow handles and click Trim. To cut a part from the middle, split the clip first.](https://clacky.app/answers/trim-screen-recording-mac/) - [Sound effectsA soft whoosh as the camera zooms, a low thump where a pause was cut, one real Clacky click on the end card.](https://clacky.app/features/sound-effects/) [A–Z](https://clacky.app/features/#a-z)[Pricing](https://clacky.app/#pricing)[Every feature](https://clacky.app/features/) ## Make something on your Mac today. 3 days free, every feature. Then $4.99 once. [Try free for 3 days](https://clacky.app/try/)