How To Remove Audio From Instagram Reel

Author: Sam | Guide: Instagram |

Is your audio not matching the video clips attached to your reel? Is your video’s background music too loud and creating a disturbance? While struggling to create Instagram reels, almost each of us faces this background music issue, but does Instagram allow you to modify your reel's audio? Don’t worry now you can remove audio from the Instagram reels by doing as directed below in the steps.

Remove Audio From Instagram Reel in 7 Easy Steps

Step 1: Open Instagram app: Search the Instagram app on your cellphone and log in to your account by inputting the necessary login details.

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Step 2: Swipe right: As soon as you login to your Instagram handle:

  • Your homepage will appear. 
  • To create a real swipe your screen towards the right. 
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Step 3: Tap and hold to create the reel: After getting into the Instagram feed:

  • A black screen with various icons of music, stars etc. will appear. 
  • On the bottom of the screen, there will be a white circle which says ‘Reel’. 
  • Click on the white circle and hold it for a little while to capture your video.
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Step 4: Click on music icon on top menu: After creating the reel:

  • You will be taken to a black screen in which on the top there will be a music icon. 
  • To remove the background music from your reel tap on the music icon.    
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Step 5: Select 'controls' from here: Next step is to choose the ‘control’ option.

  • It will be below the ‘search music’ bar to adjust the background music, eventually reducing the audio to zero.  
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Step 6: Hold and drag the volume slider down to zero: As soon as you click on the control option: 

  • A white volume bar will appear on your screen. 
  • Adjust the volume slider down to till bottom i.e. zero from the camera audio to eliminate the camera audio.  
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Step 7: Click on 'done': To ensure that the necessary changes take place select ‘done’.

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By the following steps, you can easily remove audio from an Instagram reel without any chaos to make your reel’s audio quality better by eliminating the camera audio.

FAQs

Can I reduce the camera audio rather than remove the audio?

Yes, you can adjust the volume of camera audio you want in the 6th step. 

Is it possible to share a reel without any audio?

Yes, it is possible to share a reel without music by simply following the steps to share a reel. Click on the share button from a reel and select the person whom you wish to share the reel with.

Can I replace the audio with another one after posting a reel?

Yes, you can replace the audio by tapping on the edit option you can add, remove or replace audio even after posting the reel.

Can I add more than one song at the same time on a single reel from an Instagram music album? 

No, you cannot add more than one song at the segment of the clip on a reel but you can combine more than one song and create one reel.

If I fast-forward my video will the audio get automatically fast-forwarded?

No, the speed of the video and the audio has to be manually adjusted by the user. 

Can I mute Instagram reels on the story?

Yes, to mute Instagram reels on story, you can follow these easy steps in the link.

Do make sure that your Instagram app is updated to make the necessary changes. If you have any issues in the process of removing audio from Instagram Reel go through the FAQs section once.

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