How to cut music from a video and save?

Often on forums, users ask the question: "Is it possible to cut music from videos and what tools are needed for this?" This article is an instruction for extracting audio materials using the most popular tools.

AVS Video Converter

AVS Video Converter is an application that is primarily intended to change the format and quality of video files, but it can also cut music from video and save it to a computer.

To extract an audio track, follow these steps:

1. Download the utility. Download software only from the developer's resource. Otherwise, there is a high risk of PC infection with the virus.
2. Install the program. The installer is standard, so even an inexperienced user can handle the installation procedure.
3. After installation, launch the application by double-clicking on its icon.
4. Click on the button in the form of a book to open the menu. It is located in the upper left corner of the main program window.
5. In the pop-up menu, click on the "Add Files" item.
6. After adding the video to the project, click on the words "Options". In the left part of the appeared area, select the track to be extracted from the video. If the video contains only one audio track, this step is not required.
7. Click the "Edit" icon.
8. Click on the icon under which the caption "Export audio" is located.
9. In the dialog that opens, specify the name of the future file, the save directory and format.
10. Click on "Save."
11. At the end of the process, the utility will offer to continue working or open the directory with the extracted audio.

The program has only one drawback - a small number of sound storage formats.

Freemake video converter

Freemake Video Converter is another converter that allows you to cut music from video. Its interface is completely Russified, and the program itself is easy to use.

So, to extract audio information from the video, follow these steps:

1. Download the distribution package to your PC. To do this, visit the developer's site.
2. Install the program. Be careful: at the last step of the installation, you will be prompted to install several advertising products. Just uncheck so that they do not boot into the system.
3. Run the utility, and in the main window click on the icon, under which the text "Video" is located.
4. A standard dialog will open where you will need to select a video from which the sound is subsequently exported.
5. At the bottom of the screen, click on the icon that says "To MP3".
6. In the window that opens, specify the audio bitrate and the directory in which the audio file will be saved. Click on "Convert". Upon completion of the operation, the program will notify the user with a success message.
7. After that, the application can be closed.

MKVToolNix

Typically, applications that export audio from video do not just extract the track from the file, but also convert. But what if you need to cut music from a video without conversion? To get the original audio data without changing their format, use the MKVToolNix program.

To extract sound, follow the instructions:

1. Download the utility from the manufacturer’s official resource and install it in the system.
2. Run the program.
3. In the left part of the main utility window, click on the icon with the text "Merge Tool".
4. On the "Input" tab, right-click inside the area called "Source Files", and in the pop-up menu, click on "Add".
5. In the "Tracks, chapters and tags" area, uncheck unnecessary video and audio tracks.
6. Click on the button with the text "Merge".
7. The operation will begin to run. You can monitor its progress by clicking on the icon with the caption "Task Output". When the operation is completed, here, next to the line "Status" will appear the inscription "Completed successfully."
8. When extraction is complete, the program can be closed.

Please note that the sound thus extracted will most likely not play on mobile devices, DVD players, and set-top boxes.

Online services

You can cut music from a video without installing special tools on your computer. Today, the Internet is full of services that perform this procedure on their servers. For example, to cut audio from a video using the online-audio-converter website, follow these steps:

1. Go to the site.
2. Click on the "Open Files" button.
3. Select the file from which you want to extract the audio track. After it starts downloading to the service server.
4. When the download is complete, select the desired audio format and bitrate.
5. Click on the "Convert" button.
6. When the conversion is complete, the download link will appear on the screen. After clicking on it, the download of the final file will begin.

How to cut music from a video program "Audiomaster"?

The Audiomaster application is a sophisticated system for editing audio materials. But in addition to the sound editor, it also has a function to extract audio information from video files.

To export audio using the Audio Master application, follow these steps:

1. Download the utility from the official developer resource and install it.
2. Launch the app.
3. In the main program window, click on the button with the text "Extract sound from video."
4. Then click on the large folder icon. Below it is the inscription "Select a video file." A standard file selection dialog opens, with which you should specify from which video the audio data will be extracted.
5. Select the format of the future audio file.
6. In the lower left, specify the quality: low - the file will take up less space on the drive, high - will allow extraction with a minimum of distortion. Here you can also move the sliders to indicate the beginning and end of the track. This is very convenient if only a piece of audio is needed.
7. Now all that remains is to click on the “Extract Sound” button and specify the location to save the destination file.
8. Upon completion of the process, the time-frequency diagram of the audio will be displayed on the screen. Now the program can be closed.

Export audio from videos to mobile devices

How to cut music from a video and save it if there is no computer at hand? For this operation, you can use a mobile device, provided that the video is on its built-in drive. One of the best programs that will help you perform this operation is Video to Mp3.

To extract audio data from video on a mobile device running Android OS, follow these steps:

1. Install the program from the Play Store repository.
2. Run it.
3. In the main area of ​​the application, tap on the inscription "Start".
4. Select a video file.
5. If necessary, move the icons in the form of scissors located in the time bar. The left icon indicates the beginning of the future audio file, the right - its end.
6. To start exporting audio tap on the inscription "Create".
7. When the sound extraction process is completed, the music can be listened to on any player installed on the phone.

The disadvantages of the program include the speed of work. It takes a lot of time to cut music from a high-volume video.