Adding Music

How to Add a Music Track

1. In the script editor toolbar, click the Add Music button.
2. Choose a music type from the dropdown:
   • Intro Music: plays at the beginning of your episode
   • Outro Music: plays at the end of your episode
   • Background Music: plays throughout the episode behind the dialogue, looping to fill the full length
3. The media picker opens. Browse or upload an audio file and confirm.

The stock tab includes Jellypod's music tracks plus ten ambience beds: looping atmospheres like coffee shop murmur, rain on a window, a crackling fireplace, and distant ocean surf. Ambience beds are mastered to sit quietly under speech, so they set a scene without competing with your dialogue. Search "ambience" in the picker to see the full set.

The track appears as a new row in the timeline editor, separate from the main Podcast Audio track.

Removing a Music Track

1. Open the Add Music dropdown again.
2. Music types that already have a file show the filename and a delete icon.
3. Click the item to open a confirmation dialog. If the track is also this podcast's default for that music type, the dialog includes a checkbox to also remove it as the default.
4. Confirm to remove it from your episode.

If you remove a default track another way, such as deleting it from the script or timeline editor or cutting it, Jellypod detects that the removed track was your podcast's default and asks whether to also clear the default, with a Don't ask me again option scoped to that podcast.

Looping Background Music

Background music loops automatically, repeating to cover your entire episode even when the track is shorter than your show. By default it spans from the first spoken word (right after any intro music) to just before the outro. The background track has its own color on the timeline so it is easy to tell apart from your dialogue and other music.

To control how long it runs, drag the edge of the background music segment: trim it shorter, or extend it longer and it keeps looping to fill the new length. Dashed lines on the segment mark where each loop restarts.

To snap the background back to the full episode span, open the clip and use the Reset button in its edit panel.

Managing Music on the Timeline

Each music track has its own row in the timeline editor. Use the fade handles at the start or end of a music segment to create smooth volume ramp-ins and ramp-outs: drag the handle inward to set the length of the fade. To preview your episode with or without a music track, use that track's mute button, covered in Using the Timeline Editor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add my own music files?

Yes. The media picker lets you browse and upload your own audio files for intro, outro, or background music.

What happens if my background music is shorter than my episode?

Background music loops automatically to fill the entire episode, so a short track still covers your whole show. Drag the edge of the segment to pin it to a custom length, then use the Reset button in the clip's edit panel to restore full-episode looping.

Why does Jellypod ask if I want to remove a podcast default when I delete a music track?

The track you removed was set as this podcast's default intro, background, or outro music for future episodes. Jellypod asks so you can clear that default too, or keep it and only affect this episode. Check Don't ask me again to skip this prompt for the podcast going forward.