# Adding audio to a video. (Need help fast!) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 31, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599 "2016-08-31T19:57:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599/1 "2016-08-31T19:57:34Z")
I am working on a project for work where I need to make some video’s for an internal website that walk people through certain tasks. My speaking voice is not that great and I had a coworker record audio that I am going to break up and put in the video. I need a program that is easy to use because I need to present this TOMORROW! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599/2 "2016-08-31T23:11:42Z")
I’d just drive it in front of the camera. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599/3 "2016-08-31T23:46:58Z")
Window Movie Maker (or whatever it’s called now) works fine. Drag and drop the audio tracks along side the video. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599/4 "2016-09-01T01:26:43Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’d just drive it in front of the camera. I meant AUDIO not Auto DOH! > [@Telemark](#): > > Window Movie Maker (or whatever it’s called now) works fine. Drag and drop the audio tracks along side the video. Will it allow me to “assign” sound bites to certain parts of the video or do I need to insert periods of silence into the audio file? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599/5 "2016-09-01T16:12:38Z")
Yet Another Computer Query Where The OS Is Not Given. (YACQW…) I could see this when MS had 96% of the market, but with Apple’s rebound and Android, etc., what the ??? ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599/6 "2016-09-01T16:26:35Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Yet Another Computer Query Where The OS Is Not Given. (YACQW…) > > I could see this when MS had 96% of the market, but with Apple’s rebound and Android, etc., what the ??? Sorry Windows 10 is the platform. I tried Virtual Dub but the sound is not playing ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599/7 "2016-09-01T19:43:55Z")
Well, if you’re in .avi world, may I suggest [Avidemux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avidemux) (Muxing/demuxing is the process of adding/separating audio and video.) A general guide with how-tos and ratings for AV software is available at [VideoHelp](http://www.videohelp.com/software) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599/8 "2016-09-01T19:47:12Z")
> [@MannyL](#): > > Will it allow me to “assign” sound bites to certain parts of the video or do I need to insert periods of silence into the audio file? I think so allows you to drop sound bites where ever you want, but I’d have to check at home tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-audio-to-a-video-need-help-fast/764599/9 "2016-09-01T19:56:45Z")
> [@MannyL](#): > > I meant AUDIO not Auto DOH! Consider it fixed.