Basic Audio Editing

When creating a video, it’s important to capture good, quality video. But, it's just as important, if not more so, to get good quality audio.

Our ears almost always detect an audio error but our eyes are not so aware of errors occurring on-screen.
Most people won’t watch a video if the audio is bad – even if the video itself is very good.
People are more likely to continue watching a poor quality video if the audio is good.

Tips for Getting Great Audio

There are two ways to work with audio in Camtasia: edit directly on timeline or add effects.

Edit Audio on Timeline

To perform this action....	Do this...
Select audio on the timeline	Double-click a clip with audio. The clip turns green and the audio bar appears.
Increase or decrease the volume level	Drag the audio bar up or down.
Silence a section of audio	Use the playhead to make a selection. Right-click the selection and choose Silence Audio.
Add audio points	Double-click on the audio bar.
Move audio points	Grab and drag the audio point across the audio bar.
Fade audio in or out	To create a fade, add three audio points to the audio bar. Drag up or down to create the desired fade.
Delete audio points	Right-click an audio point and choose to delete selected point or all points.
Separate system audio from screen recording	Right-click audio and choose Separate Video and Audio.
Change the look of the waveform (Windows only)	Choose Edit > Preferences > Program tab > Mirror waveform.
Save audio as M4A or WAV	Share > Export Audio Only. Export to MP3 is no longer available.
Apply Mix to Mono to have audio in both channels	Select audio clip on timeline > Properties button > Audio sub-tab > check Mix to Mono.
Apply Gain to adjust audio level of all selected clips	Select audio clip on timeline > Properties button > Audio sub-tab > Gain > drag the slider control to adjust audio level.