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Windows Movie Maker, add music AND narration?

Anonymous
2010-04-16T20:00:50+00:00

Im trying to add music to the background of my video, but I also need narration. It seems as if I can only have one or the other, and the only way to have 2 audio tracks is to use the audio that comes with the video file, and then have EITHER music OR narration. How can I have all 3?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video

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Anonymous
2010-04-17T15:07:33+00:00

Hi weeksma,

In Windows Movie Maker, it is not possible to add music and narration at a time in a video however as a work around, you may try this:

Step 1

  1. Open a new Movie Maker Project.
  2. Add your Videos to the timeline/storyboard.
  3. Add the audio recordings (narration clips) in the timeline.
  4. Make adjustments to video and sound track.
  5. Export the Video file.

Add narration to your movie

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Add-narration-to-your-movie

Step 2

  1. Then open up a new a Movie maker project.
  2. Import the Exported Video file.
  3. Add the music to the timeline.
  4. Adjust the volume control on the left side of the timeline to the pan the sound to audio or music.
  5. Export the video.

Add music to your movie

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Add-music-to-your-movie

Please provide us more information so that I can assist you in a much better way.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-12-19T14:23:31+00:00

    Can we do it the other way around? i.e. music first narration last?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-30T23:23:30+00:00

    My problem is similar..... but I can't even select the "record narration" button as it is not highlighted (the "add" button is also not highlighted)  How can I get these features to a usable state i.e. highlight the "add' and 'record narration" buttons?  I'm sure I'm missing something in the setup process, but my daughter originally set up the moviemaker and she's off at College and I miss her input (she is so much more knowledgeable about this than I) Thanks in advance

    Ken Metcalfe

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-20T23:08:24+00:00

    I did this but when I imported it to add music, my Editing Preview Monitor only showed the very first clip and did not do breakdown of each clip. The video is only 1.5 minutes long. It there a way to fix this. I need to see where to add music.

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