Using audio

Import audio

You can import an audio file using an import statement:

ts
import audio from "./audio.mp3";

ts
import audio from "./audio.mp3";

You may add an <Audio/> tag to your composition to add sound to it.

tsx
import { Audio } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyComposition: React.FC = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Hello World!</h1>
      <Audio src={audio} />
    </div>
  );
};

tsx
import { Audio } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyComposition: React.FC = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Hello World!</h1>
      <Audio src={audio} />
    </div>
  );
};

The audio will play from the start, at full volume and as long as the duration of the composition or the duration of the audio is long, whatever is shorter.

You can also import remote audio by passing a URL (src="https://example.com/audio.mp3").

You can mix multiple tracks together by adding more audio tags.

Cutting or trimming the audio

You can use the <Sequence /> API to cut and trim audio. As a convenience, the <Audio /> tag supports the startFrom and endAt props.

tsx
import { Audio } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio
        src={audio}
        startFrom={59} // if your composition is 30fps, then it will start at 2s
        endAt={120} // if your composition is 30fps, then it will end at 4s
      />
    </div>
  );
};

tsx
import { Audio } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio
        src={audio}
        startFrom={59} // if your composition is 30fps, then it will start at 2s
        endAt={120} // if your composition is 30fps, then it will end at 4s
      />
    </div>
  );
};

Delaying audio

Use a <Sequence> with a positive from attribute to delay the audio from playing. In the following example, the audio will start playing (from the beginning) after 100 frames.

tsx
import { Audio, Sequence } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Sequence from={100}>
        <Audio src={audio} />
      </Sequence>
    </div>
  );
};

tsx
import { Audio, Sequence } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Sequence from={100}>
        <Audio src={audio} />
      </Sequence>
    </div>
  );
};

Controlling volume

You can use the volume prop to control the volume. The simplest way is to pass a number between 0 and 1. 1 is the maximum volume, values over 1 are allowed but will not increase the volume further. Volumes under 0 are not allowed.

tsx
import { Audio } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio src={audio} volume={0.5} />
    </div>
  );
};

tsx
import { Audio } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio src={audio} volume={0.5} />
    </div>
  );
};

You can also change volume over time, in this example we are using the interpolate() function. Note that because values below 0 are not allowed, we need to set the extrapolateLeft: 'clamp' option to ensure no negative values.

tsx
import { Audio, interpolate, useCurrentFrame } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  const frame = useCurrentFrame();
 
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio
        src={audio}
        volume={interpolate(frame, [0, 30], [0, 1], {
          extrapolateLeft: "clamp",
        })}
      />
    </div>
  );
};

tsx
import { Audio, interpolate, useCurrentFrame } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  const frame = useCurrentFrame();
 
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio
        src={audio}
        volume={interpolate(frame, [0, 30], [0, 1], {
          extrapolateLeft: "clamp",
        })}
      />
    </div>
  );
};

You may also pass a callback function that returns the volume based an arbitrary frame number. This has the benefit that Remotion is able to draw a volume curve in the timeline!

tsx
import { Audio, interpolate } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio
        src={audio}
        volume={(f) =>
          interpolate(f, [0, 30], [0, 1], { extrapolateLeft: "clamp" })
        }
      />
    </div>
  );
};

tsx
import { Audio, interpolate } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio
        src={audio}
        volume={(f) =>
          interpolate(f, [0, 30], [0, 1], { extrapolateLeft: "clamp" })
        }
      />
    </div>
  );
};

Note that if you pass in a callback function, the first frame on which audio is being played is always the frame 0.

`muted` property

You may pass in the muted and it may change over time. When muted is true, audio will be omitted at that time. In the following example, we are muting the track between frame 40 and 60.

tsx
import { Audio, useCurrentFrame } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  const frame = useCurrentFrame();
 
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio src={audio} muted={frame >= 40 && frame <= 60} />
    </div>
  );
};

tsx
import { Audio, useCurrentFrame } from "remotion";
import audio from "./audio.mp3";
 
export const MyVideo = () => {
  const frame = useCurrentFrame();
 
  return (
    <div>
      <div>Hello World!</div>
      <Audio src={audio} muted={frame >= 40 && frame <= 60} />
    </div>
  );
};

Use audio from `<Video />` tags

Audio from <Video /> tags are also included in the output. You may also use the volume and muted props in the same way.

Controlling playback speed

Available from v2.2

You can use the playbackRate prop to control the speed of the audio. 1 is the default and means regular speed, 0.5 slows down the audio so it's twice as long and 2 speeds up the audio so it's twice as fast.

While Remotion doesn't limit the range of possible playback speeds, in development mode the HTMLMediaElement.playbackRate API is used which throws errors on extreme values. At the time of writing, Google Chrome throws an exception if the playback rate is below 0.0625 or above 16.

Audio visualization

You can obtain audio data and create visualizations based on it. See the page Audio visualization for more info.

Rendering audio only

Exporting as mp3, aac and wav is supported. To render only the audio, specify an extension when exporting via CLI:

npx remotion render src/index.tsx my-comp audio.mp3

npx remotion render src/index.tsx my-comp audio.mp3

To render audio using the Node.JS APIs, set the codec property to one of the supported audio codecs.

Import audio​

Cutting or trimming the audio​

Delaying audio​

Controlling volume​

muted property​

Use audio from <Video /> tags​

Controlling playback speed​

Audio visualization​

Rendering audio only​

See also​