How to Remove Background Music from Video?

This part shares two simple ways to help you remove the whole music track from a video file. Just read on and select a preferred way to get started now!

WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro is a feature-rich audio & video processing program for Windows that allows users of all levels to remove background music from videos. With it, you can easily get rid of the audio track in a video file with just one click while keeping the best video quality. After removing the background music, you can further edit the video by adding a new audio track, trimming and merging, adding subtitles, and more. Additionally, it features a batch processing mode that can help process multiple files simultaneously. More video processing functions are also provided.

The following will lead you through how to delete background music in videos with this handy tool. Please free downloadfree download the BGM removing software to be prepared.

Step 1. Launch HD Video Converter Factory Pro after the installation and then open the Converter module.

Step 2. Click the center + button or the + Add Files button in the upper-left corner to import your source videos into the program. You can also directly drag the files and drop them into the blank space.

Step 3. After importing the source video, you will see a video editing toolbar below the video list. Click the Audio Track bar and uncheck the soundtrack box. You can click the + button next to the Audio Track to add multiple audio tracks to video files. Other video editing features are also listed on the toolbar for you to trim video, add effects, etc.

You can also enter the Parameter settings window and head to the Volume setting. Drag the volume bar to 0% to mute the video.
Tips: In the Parameter settings window, you can also change the video resolution, video bitrate, aspect ratio, etc.

Step 4. Go to the right side of the interface and click the format image to enter the output format library. Select the original video format or other desired formats under the Video tab.

Step 5. At last, click the bottom inverted triangle button to specify an output destination or leave it as default. Then press the Run button to start exporting the video files.

Besides HD Video Converter Factory Pro, VLC Media Player is also a handy program that additionally supports deleting background music from videos. It is a wonderful open-source video player that can work on Windows, Mac, and Linux. If you haven’t installed VLC on your computer, you can visit this site to download it: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/.

Let’s see how to remove background music from a video with VLC Media Player.

Step 1: Open VLC Media Player on your PC after the installation and click Media. Choose Convert/Save from the Media drop-down menu.

Step 2: In the new pop-up Open Media window, click + Add button to import the video file you want to get rid of the background music. Press the bottom Convert/Save button to bring up the next window.

Step 3: In the Convert window, you can choose a format from the Profile drop-down list. Here you’re recommended to select Video-H.264 + MP3 (MP4) format for the best compatibility.

Step 4: Click the wrench icon (Edit selected profile) to enter the Profile edition window. Navigate to the Audio codec tab and uncheck the Audio box. Then click the Save button to return to the Convert window.

Step 5: Press the Browse button to specify an output path. Finally, click the Start button to initiate the background music removal process.

Besides removing the whole music track, you may want to just remove the background music but keep the voice. Then you can take advantage of Audacity to finish the task. Audacity is also a popular audio editing application that is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. With its Vocal Reduction and Isolation effect, you can easily get the voice file.

As Audacity is an audio editor, you need to first extract the audio track from the video to get the audio file. You can use HD Video Converter Factory Pro to do that with this tutorial: The Best Way to Extract Audio from Video in Windows 10. Then follow the guide below to see how to use Audacity to remove music from video but keep voice.

Step 1: Run Audacity and go to its File section, then click Open to import the audio file you extracted before. (If you don’t have Audacity, click here to download it: https://www.audacityteam.org/)

Step 2: Use the hotkey “Ctrl + A” to select the whole audio file and press Effect on the top menu bar. Find Vocal Reduction and Isolation effect (the second to last on the Effect drop-down list).

Step 3: In the pop up Vocal Reduction and Isolation window, choose Remove Vocals from the Action drop-down list to keep the voice but delete the vocal. You can also choose Isolate Vocals to remove the voice from background music. Then click OK and wait for a while.

Step 4: Finally, go to the File menu and click Export button. You can choose one audio format to keep the voice file. Then you can add the voice to the video.

This post has introduced several effective ways to remove background song from videos. Whether you want to remove the background music with or without voice, you can find the answer or solution here. Just choose one way according to your actual needs. Hope this post can help with your problem. That’s all. Thank you for reading!