The Book of Audacity

Adding a Background Music Track

Now that you’re aces at producing multitrack podcasts, adding a music track is as easy as falling over. Just like when you make a solo podcast, your soundtrack should be in a two-channel stereo track even if it is a mono recording. Then your listeners will hear music in both channels. You can create a two-channel track from a mono track by copying the track, pasting the copy below the original, and selecting Make Stereo Track from the upper track’s Track menu.

You can add a music file to your podcast project by opening the File > Import > Audio dialog or by copying and pasting from another Audacity project.

You can adjust the music volume with the Gain slider. Remember, the Gain slider does not alter your project ...