How to Edit Music in iMovie on iPhone or iPad

Part 1 of 7:

Import an Audio File

Open iMovie. It's the app that has an image of a purple star with a camera in the middle.
1. Download iMovie from the App Store
  
  , if you haven't already done so.
Select a project, or tap Create Project. "Create Project" will start a new project from scratch.
1. Tap the Movie tab, if you are creating a new project.
Tap the Create Movie bar. It's located at the bottom of the screen.
Tap the + icon. It's located in the upper-right corner.
Tap the Audio tab. It's the button with the music notes located at the bottom.
Tap one of the categories in the menu. You can select music from your iTunes library if you own the music and it is downloaded to your iPhone or iPad.
Tap a song. This will preview what the song sounds like.
Tap the Use button. It's located across from the song. This will add the audio file to your project.

Part 2 of 7:

Adjust the Volume

Tap an audio clip in the timeline. The timeline is the area at the bottom that contains all the audio and video clips in your project. The audio clip will be highlighted in yellow to indicate that it is selected. You will see some buttons at the bottom of the screen.
Tap the Volume button. It's the button that has an image of a speaker.
Drag the slider bar to adjust audio volume.
1. Dragging the slider bar left will lower the volume. Dragging the bar right will increase the volume.

Part 3 of 7:

Adjust the Speed of an Audio Clip

Tap an audio clip in the timeline. The timeline is the area at the bottom that contains all the audio and video clips in your project. It will be highlighted in yellow to indicate that it is selected. You will see some buttons at the bottom.
Tap the Speed icon. It's the button that has an image of a clock.
Drag the slider bar to adjust speed.
1. Dragging the bar left will decrease the speed. Dragging the bar right will increase the speed.
2. "1x" is normal speed. Below "1x" will slow down the audio clip. More than "1x" will speed up the audio clip.

Part 4 of 7:

Move an Audio Clip

Tap an audio clip in the timeline. The timeline is the area at the bottom that contains all the audio and video clips in your project. It will be highlighted in yellow to indicate that it is selected.
Drag the audio clip to the left or right. This will change when the audio clip starts in the timeline.

Part 5 of 7:

Delete an Audio Clip

Tap an audio clip in the timeline. It will be highlighted in yellow to indicate that it is selected. The timeline is the area at the bottom that contains all the audio and video clips in your project.
Tap the Delete button. It's the icon that has an image of a trashcan in the lower-right corner.

Part 6 of 7:

Split an Audio Clip

Tap an audio clip in the timeline. The timeline is the area at the bottom that contains all the audio and video clips in your project. It will be highlighted in yellow to indicate that it is selected. You will see some buttons at the bottom.
Drag timeline left or right. You should have the playhead positioned at the exact place you want to split the audio. The playhead is the white line in the middle of the timeline.
Tap the Action button. It's the button that has an image of scissors.
Tap Split. This will split the audio clip where the playhead is positioned.

Part 7 of 7:

Export the Song

Tap Done. It's the button located in the upper-left corner. Tap this button when you are done editing your project.
Tap the share

button. It's at the bottom-center.
Tap Save Video. You only have the option to save the file in Video format on iPhone and iPad. If you didn't include any video clips in your project, the video playback will be a black screen.
Choose and export size. You can choose "medium", "large", or "HD".

audio tap clip project

Lesley Montoya

Update 04 March 2020

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