Add intro, outro and background music

Music is added from the episode editor, part of Podcasts and Episodes. For music in Magic Video, Shorts and Voiceovers, see the video editor.

Add a music track

1. In the playback controls bar below the script editor, click Add Music. The Music dialog opens.
2. Click Add on the row you want:
   • Intro Music: plays first and pushes the conversation later.
   • Background Music: loops under the conversation on its own track.
   • Outro Music: plays after the last take.
3. In the media picker, choose a file from Jellypod Library (stock tracks and ambience beds) or Your Files. Use Upload File to add your own audio. The timeline drawer opens so you can see where the track landed.

Ambience beds are seamless loops (a café, rain on a window, a fireplace) mixed to sit well under speech.

The button only decides where the track starts. After that, every music track is an ordinary clip: move it, trim it, add more of them, and use the fade handles or mute row described in Using the Timeline Editor. There is no limit on the number of tracks. A second intro goes in front of the first, and a second background track gets a new row.

If your podcast has no default for that slot, or you picked a different file, Jellypod may ask Save as podcast default? so future episodes start with it. Choose Not now to keep it for this episode only. Defaults are managed in Episode Music Defaults.

Background music length and looping

Background music spans your dialogue at the moment you add it. It does not stretch on its own afterward, so if you later regenerate a longer episode, drag the clip's edge to cover the new length.

Changing the speaker spacing is the one exception: background music that still ends exactly where your dialogue ended stretches or shortens with it. Music you have already resized keeps its length.

Music and uploaded audio loop when you drag the right edge of a clip past the end of its file, with dashed lines marking each restart. Trim the clip to cut it off early.

Remove a music track

Select the clip on the timeline and delete it.

If the file you removed is this podcast's default for that slot, Jellypod asks Remove podcast default? Choose Remove Default to clear it for future episodes, or Keep Default to change only this episode. Check Don't ask me again to skip the prompt for that podcast.

Generate a podcast intro

Jellypod can compose an original instrumental intro of about 8 seconds from your podcast's title and description. Every podcast starts without an intro, including the starter podcast every new workspace gets (see Creating your first podcast), so generate one when you want it.

1. Open Edit Podcast, then Episode Music Defaults.
2. Next to Intro, click Generate. If an intro is already set, click the sparkle icon to regenerate it instead.
3. Optionally describe the sound in Creative direction, up to 500 characters (for example, "warm analog synths, optimistic, quick and modern"). Jellypod also uses your saved title and description.
4. Click Generate Preview. This can take up to a minute. The result plays as New Preview, next to your Current Intro if you have one.
5. Click Regenerate Preview to try again, or Save Intro to make it the podcast's default. Closing the dialog without saving discards the preview.

Saving an intro only changes the default for future episodes. Existing episodes keep the intro they have. If you prefer your own, pick any audio from your media library as the Intro in Episode Music Defaults instead.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add my own music files?

Yes. In the media picker, choose a file from Your Files or click Upload File. It works for intro, outro and background music.

Does my new podcast come with an intro?

No. Every new podcast starts without one. Generate one from Episode Music Defaults, or pick your own audio.

Does regenerating the intro change episodes I already made?

No. Episode Music Defaults only apply to future episodes.