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Can one have multiple audio tracks on iMovie timeline for Mac OS?
I have iMovie 10.4.2, and Mac OS 14.6.
I also have an interview/audio, stills, and a (public domain) song - I would like to have them all on the timeline. Is this possible? The idea is to hear the interview, interspersed with the song, while the slides play...
Seems pretty basic - used to do that in FCP - but it has been a long while for me, and FCP is long-since gone.
Yes, you can have multiple music tracks in the iMovie timeline. Drag in the first audio track, and then drag in a second clip beside it. Then, with your cursor, pull down the second clip into a lower audio well and slide it into the position that you want. Repeat the process with as many other clips as you want. It will look like this.
As the playhead moves through the timeline all of the audio clips will play simultaneously. However, you can mute the ones that you don't want to play.
And, of course, you can always add audio clips one after the other to play consecutively.
-- Rich
I assume you are referring to FCP 7 and earlier?
Fear not, there is good news.
Although the latest FCP X costs £299 there is a 90 day free trial. It is completely free with no strings attached. No personal details required . . . just press the Download now button.
Final Cut Pro for Mac - Free Trial - Apple (UK)
At the end of the 90 days it simply stops working unless you decide to buy it.
However, every time there is an update you can download the trial again!
FCP X is similar to iMovie and was originally referred to as "iMovie on steroids" so it is quite easy to make the transition but if you want something more like the old FCP you need DaVinci Resolve which has a completely FREE version and is at least as good as FCP, if not better.
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/davinciresolve
Just scroll down to this section and select Free Download Now. It will ask you for name, address, email etc. which is quite harmless but if you prefer to remain anonymous you can just put in any old garbage and it won't know!
Move your cursor slowly up to the preview screen until it morphs into directional arrows. Then press down and push upward to reveal move of the timeline audio wells. That should reveal as much of the bottom track as can be revealed. Also, from the Settings button above and to the right of the timeline, use the slider to make the clip size as small as possible.
-- Rich
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Yes I believe that is possible. One thing that might not work is loading DRM protected music into
iMovie. But the rest is doable.
Not sure what DRM music is. thank you for confirming that you think it can be done - but I sure can’t figure out how. 🤷🏻
DRM is Digital Rights Management. It is a copyright protection that will prevent the clip from playing in iMovie.
-- Rich
thank you - I will try it - first consecutive and then dragging it below.
not to steal the thread, but I always find the bottom track is cut off a bit.
Is there a way to see all tracks at full height?
thanks Rich. That's what I've been doing. Just not as sophisticated as ProTools or FCP.
Yes, iMovie is a consumer app, not as full featured or technical as a pro app.
You might try Da Vinci Resolve 19 that Ian R. Brown mentioned earlier in this thread.
-- Rich
yes, quite familiar with DaVinchi. My podcast client is not that sophisticated to send him there from iMovie.
IIWII.
Multiple audio tracks on iMovie for Mac OS?
