Premiere Pro · Audio

How to make music fit the length of a video in Premiere Pro

Short answer

Select the music clip, open Essential Sound, tag it as Music, and under Duration choose Remix. Type the target length and Premiere rebuilds the track to end naturally at that time.

In Premiere Pro

  1. 01

    Place the music

    Put the full track on the timeline from the point it should start.

  2. 02

    Tag it as Music

    In Essential Sound, click Music.

  3. 03

    Choose Remix

    Under Duration, choose Remix and type the target duration. Premiere cuts and rejoins the track at musical points.

  4. 04

    Or drag it

    Choose the Remix tool (in the same tool group as Ripple Edit) and drag the end of the music clip to where the video ends.

  5. 05

    Check the seams

    Remix shows wavy lines where it joined parts. Listen to each one.

Eddie AI

Do it in Eddie

Eddie generates music at the length of the edit, or cuts the edit to the music.

Generated music is made for the edit, at 200 credits per minute. For a track you already have, upload it and ask Eddie to snap the cuts to the beat.

Back to Premiere

Open the edit, click Export and choose Premiere. You get a Premiere project (.prproj) or the older Premiere XML. In the desktop app, Send to Premiere Pro builds the edit inside Premiere through Eddie's panel, which the app installs for you.

If you imported the footage through the desktop app, the timeline points at your original camera files, so Premiere relinks to them. If you uploaded on the web or pulled from cloud storage, it points at Eddie's proxy media; relink to those, not to the camera originals.

Try it in Eddie freeNew accounts start with 500 free credits.

From the help center

Questions

Can Remix make a song longer?
Yes. It repeats sections to reach the target length.
Why does my remix sound wrong?
Tracks with long build-ups or vocals are harder. Adjust Segments and Variations in Remix's advanced settings.

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