Amanda Lyons
September 29, 2022

YouTube Adds Voiceover in Shorts, Increasing Creative Input

YouTube has added a new option to add voiceover to short-form clips in the app.*

“Add another layer of creative expression to your Shorts by narrating what happens in your content (think: instructions, explanations, reactions, funny comments, or even adding your own new sounds and beyond)”

This capability has been available on TikTok and Instagram Reels and now YouTube is the latest to join in this feature. The new option will provide creators with more freedom within their Shorts and could help to improve the presentation as well as the popularity of this video format.

Since its release, Shorts on YouTube have grown 1.5 billion people – which means roughly 75% of YouTube’s uses Shorts regularly.

With this evidence, if you are a creator or brand you should be considering how Shorts may fit into your marketing or video strategy. It’s clear that YouTube is pushing short-form posts. YouTube has also implemented new monetization options for Shorts, allowing creators to use YouTube to make a living in exchange for helping to maintain its place as the leader in online video distribution.

Shorts are proving to be a valuable strategic addition to your creative tool belt. With new features being added often, there’s a number of ways to leverage Shorts to help generate more interest in your content.

To add voiceover to your Shorts after recording content:

Tap the checkmark button in the bottom right of the camera screen
Tap the voiceover button
Move the playhead (vertical white line on the video filmstrip) to the spot you want to start your voiceover
Hit the red record button to start recording and tap it again to stop recording (you can also hold down the record button while recording and lift up to stop recording)
Tap the undo button if you want to delete your last voiceover recording, or tap the redo button to add it back again
Use the volume panel to adjust audio levels across music, your original video’s audio, and voiceover

*YouTube has rolled out voiceover for Shorts on iOS. Android does not have this ability yet

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