Removing audio from a video is one of the most basic and easiest video editing operations to do, for this there are many programs to choose from and also automatic online services and applications for every smartphone or tablet.
Using these tools it is possible, therefore, to remove the speech from a recorded video making it silent and silent or to extract the song of a music video so that you can then possibly add the audio you want or keep only the audio.
The following are all free programs to download and use on Windows, Mac and Linux PCs.
READ ALSO: Eliminate the voice from a song to remove the singing from a music
1) HitFilm Express has already been reported in this blog among the programs to improve the quality of a video, it is free and contains many professional video editing functions, visual effects and tools for making movies like those of TV.
To remove the sound from a video using HitFilm Express you must first import the video into a new program project, add the video to the timeline and note that the audio track is already separated from the video track.
At this point just click with the right mouse button on the video and select the "Unlink" option to break the connection between the video and the audio track.
The audio track can then be deleted to save the video without sound, or it can also be preserved and extracted from the video.
2) DaVinci Resolve, one of the best alternatives to Adobe Premiere, is similar to Hitfilm Express and offers various advanced professional-level video editing options.
To remove audio from a video with DaVinci Resolve you need to create a new project, click on the "File" menu to open the video to be edited, drag it to the timeline and then, also here, note the separation of the audio track from the video track.
You can then press the right mouse button on the video to disconnect it from the audio track which can then be completely deleted.
3) OpenShot Video Editor, excellent video editing program for PC, has an option to separate and remove audio from a video.
From the program's File menu, open the video (AVI, WMV, MP4, etc.) and add it to the timeline.
Right-click on the video to find the Volume option and the ability to select the entire movie.
Just set the volume to 0 for the whole video to make it silent and silent.
4) Shotcut, another of the best free video editing programs, is also a powerful video editor with which you can remove any audio track from a video.
Open the file from Shotcut, add it to the timeline and then, on the Properties tab at the top, find the Audio section.
The menu allows you to choose the track option in order to remove it.
5) VSDC Video Editor allows you to use a special " Split Audio and Video " function with which you can easily remove sound from videos.
This option is located in the Properties window, to the right of the program interface.
By separating audio and video, you can delete the sound track or save it in a separate file.
6) Easy Video Maker is another video editing program with the option that removes sounds and audio.
The option that disables the audio is found by pressing the right mouse button on the timeline of the added video, going to Audio .
7) VirtualDub, historical open source program for PC, allows you to remove any sound from a video using the option in the Audio menu.
8) VLC Media Player, the program to view video on PC allows you to save a video without sound and audio by going to the Media menu and then to Save and convert .
Add the video to be edited, press the Convert and save button, press the button to edit the Audio profile, go to the Audio Codec tab and uncheck the Audio box.
Press Save to save the silent video.
9) Windows Movie Maker, the old Microsoft video editing program, can work to remove audio from any movie.
Open the video, then go to the menu File> Save movie and create customized settings.
In the Audio Format option, choose "no audio and save.
10) In addition to these programs, you can remove the audio from a video automatically using a free web application such as the Convert Video online site allows you to convert the format of a video and press the Settings button in the center of the page to choose to save it without sound.
READ ALSO: Replace audio on a video in a synchronized way or by adding background music
Using these tools it is possible, therefore, to remove the speech from a recorded video making it silent and silent or to extract the song of a music video so that you can then possibly add the audio you want or keep only the audio.
The following are all free programs to download and use on Windows, Mac and Linux PCs.
READ ALSO: Eliminate the voice from a song to remove the singing from a music
1) HitFilm Express has already been reported in this blog among the programs to improve the quality of a video, it is free and contains many professional video editing functions, visual effects and tools for making movies like those of TV.
To remove the sound from a video using HitFilm Express you must first import the video into a new program project, add the video to the timeline and note that the audio track is already separated from the video track.
At this point just click with the right mouse button on the video and select the "Unlink" option to break the connection between the video and the audio track.
The audio track can then be deleted to save the video without sound, or it can also be preserved and extracted from the video.
2) DaVinci Resolve, one of the best alternatives to Adobe Premiere, is similar to Hitfilm Express and offers various advanced professional-level video editing options.
To remove audio from a video with DaVinci Resolve you need to create a new project, click on the "File" menu to open the video to be edited, drag it to the timeline and then, also here, note the separation of the audio track from the video track.
You can then press the right mouse button on the video to disconnect it from the audio track which can then be completely deleted.
3) OpenShot Video Editor, excellent video editing program for PC, has an option to separate and remove audio from a video.
From the program's File menu, open the video (AVI, WMV, MP4, etc.) and add it to the timeline.
Right-click on the video to find the Volume option and the ability to select the entire movie.
Just set the volume to 0 for the whole video to make it silent and silent.
4) Shotcut, another of the best free video editing programs, is also a powerful video editor with which you can remove any audio track from a video.
Open the file from Shotcut, add it to the timeline and then, on the Properties tab at the top, find the Audio section.
The menu allows you to choose the track option in order to remove it.
5) VSDC Video Editor allows you to use a special " Split Audio and Video " function with which you can easily remove sound from videos.
This option is located in the Properties window, to the right of the program interface.
By separating audio and video, you can delete the sound track or save it in a separate file.
6) Easy Video Maker is another video editing program with the option that removes sounds and audio.
The option that disables the audio is found by pressing the right mouse button on the timeline of the added video, going to Audio .
7) VirtualDub, historical open source program for PC, allows you to remove any sound from a video using the option in the Audio menu.
8) VLC Media Player, the program to view video on PC allows you to save a video without sound and audio by going to the Media menu and then to Save and convert .
Add the video to be edited, press the Convert and save button, press the button to edit the Audio profile, go to the Audio Codec tab and uncheck the Audio box.
Press Save to save the silent video.
9) Windows Movie Maker, the old Microsoft video editing program, can work to remove audio from any movie.
Open the video, then go to the menu File> Save movie and create customized settings.
In the Audio Format option, choose "no audio and save.
10) In addition to these programs, you can remove the audio from a video automatically using a free web application such as the Convert Video online site allows you to convert the format of a video and press the Settings button in the center of the page to choose to save it without sound.
READ ALSO: Replace audio on a video in a synchronized way or by adding background music
