# Music and sound effects that sit under your voice

Canonical URL: https://getvidiyo.app/features/music-and-sound-effects
Last updated: 2026-10-08

> TL;DR: Vidiyo includes licence-cleared music in six moods and a library of sound effects, from whooshes and risers to keyboard clicks and cash registers. Ask for "quiet lo-fi under my voice" or "a whoosh on every cut" and the assistant places them, ducks the music under speech and measures the mix against the -14 LUFS social target.

Sound is where most quick edits fall apart: music that buries the voice, a whoosh that's twice as loud as everything else, a video that's half as loud as the one before it in the feed. Vidiyo treats audio as something to measure, not guess. The music, effects and levels it adds are checked against the actual mix.

## How do I add music and sound effects in Vidiyo?

Ask for them in the AI panel, or drag them in from the Audio panel. The assistant picks a track by mood and length, places it on a music track with fades, and ducks it under your voice. Sound effects land on their own track at a measured level, so a hit sits under your voice however loud the source file is.

Things you can type:

- "Put quiet lo-fi under it."
- "Keep the music under my voice."
- "Add a whoosh on every cut."
- "Cash register sound when I say \"revenue\"."
- "Typing sounds while the screen recording plays."
- "Check the loudness before I export."

## What music and effects are included?

The music library is licence-cleared, with each track's source, author and licence kept on record. Tracks are tagged by mood and say whether they loop.

| Library | What's in it |
| --- | --- |
| Music | Upbeat, chill, cinematic, corporate, ambient and minimal tracks |
| Transitions | Whooshes and swishes for cuts |
| Accents, impacts and risers | Hits and build-ups for reveals |
| UI and foley | Mouse and button clicks, keyboard typing, notifications, camera shutter, page turn |
| Recognisable moments | Applause, cash register, record scratch, typewriter, phone vibration, clock ticking |

When the library doesn't have the sound, the assistant can search Creative Commons recordings from Openverse and Freesound. Results show the licence and author, and the assistant prefers CC0. For something very specific ("a cartoon boing with a wobbly tail"), it can generate the effect with ElevenLabs if you've added your own key.

The library also includes stock footage and photos from Pixabay for B-roll, credited to each author.

## How does Vidiyo balance music under a voice?

Music ducks automatically under dialogue. For a proper check, the assistant measures the mix as it will export: integrated loudness against the -14 LUFS social target, sample peak, loudness range, and separate voice, music and other stems. It looks at the mix in three-second sections, so it can see where music masks the voice even when the overall level is fine.

The measurement reports specific problems: music masking voice, clipping, mismatched speakers, quiet dialogue, missing fades, and noisy or over-cleaned voice. The assistant then applies the recommended levels in one step. Each clip also has audio tools for cleaning up a voice: noise reduction, a six-band EQ, a de-esser and a compressor.

## Can I use my own music?

Yes. Drag an audio file into the project, or attach it to a chat request with the paperclip, and it lands in the media library like any other file. Tell the assistant it's the music ("use my track as the bed, start it at the chorus") and it's placed on the music track, trimmed and faded, and ducked under your voice the same way as library tracks. The loudness measurement treats it as music too, so the voice-to-music margin is checked section by section. Make sure you have the rights to post a track you bring, since Vidiyo can't check that for you.

## What doesn't it do?

It doesn't compose music for you. Tracks come from the library, from search, or from a file you import. Generated effects need an ElevenLabs key and cost your ElevenLabs credits, so the assistant generates once and listens in context rather than trying ten variations. Sounds found through search come with their own licences, and you should credit authors when the licence asks.

## Who is it for?

Creators posting shorts, where a well-timed effect on a cut holds attention. Founders making launch videos who want music that feels finished without hunting through stock sites. Anyone who has posted a video and found it quieter than everything around it. And people who record in a less-than-perfect room: the voice tools and the noise measurement tell you whether a hum or hiss is worth cleaning before you add anything on top. Pair it with [chat editing](https://getvidiyo.app/features/chat-video-editing) and the music, effects and levels come from the same request as the cut.

## Honest limits

- Generated sound effects need your own ElevenLabs key and are billed to your ElevenLabs credits.
- Sounds found through search carry their own licences. Prefer CC0, and credit the author when a licence asks for it.
- Timelines max out at 5 minutes.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Vidiyo include royalty-free music?

Yes. Vidiyo includes a licence-cleared music library in upbeat, chill, cinematic, corporate, ambient and minimal moods, with source and licence records kept for each track. The music pack downloads the first time you use it.

### Can Vidiyo lower the music automatically when I talk?

Yes. Music ducks under the speech in your video clips. The assistant can also measure the mix and rebalance it so your voice stays clearly above the music, section by section.

### Where do Vidiyo's sound effects come from?

From a bundled library of synthesized effects and real recordings from Pixabay, plus a search of Creative Commons sounds from Openverse and Freesound when the library has nothing that fits. Search results show each sound's licence and author.

### Can Vidiyo make my video loud enough for Instagram and TikTok?

It measures integrated loudness against the -14 LUFS target used for social video, along with peaks, clipping and the voice-to-music margin, and can apply the recommended levels. Ask "check the loudness before I export".

### Can Vidiyo generate a custom sound effect?

Yes, if you add your own ElevenLabs API key. The assistant uses it only when the library and search have nothing that fits, and each generation is billed to your ElevenLabs credits.

## Related

- [Edit video by chatting](https://getvidiyo.app/features/chat-video-editing)
- [Remove silences and filler words automatically](https://getvidiyo.app/features/silence-and-filler-word-removal)
- [Audio ducking](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/audio-ducking)
- [LUFS](https://getvidiyo.app/glossary/lufs)
- [How to add background music without drowning out your voice](https://getvidiyo.app/blog/add-background-music-without-drowning-voice)
- [Sound effects for short-form video](https://getvidiyo.app/blog/sound-effects-for-short-form-video)

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