Using iMovie ’11

In this chapter, you learn how to add audio and sound effects to your iMovie projects. I explain the Music and Sound Effects Browser, trimming and editing audio (including sound effects), and recording and editing your own voiceovers. Let’s get started.

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Adding and Editing Audio and Sound Effects

When you consider producing a movie in iMovie or any video editing software, it’s easy to focus on the visuals. Of course, sound is just as important. The right sound effects or music can set a tone. Clear, crisp narration enhances and clarifies visual instruction, and nothing tugs at the heartstrings quite like the gurgling babble of a newborn baby.

Fortunately, iMovie offers several options for editing sound. For example, you can add a peppy jingle ...