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February 21, 2024
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Automatically adding music from a folder??

  • February 21, 2024
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Hello all, 

 

Is there a way through either plug ins or macros of some sort for Premiere Pro to add music from a folder full of audio files to the timeline. 

 

My use case is that I record my kids soccer games. I add the video clips to the timeline and then add music pseudo randomly from a folder of MP3s I've accumulated. I try to mix up the songs and the order before uploading to Youtube. I was hoping there was a way to do this automatically.  For premiere to select a random assortment of MP3s that at the least covers the 1-1.5 hours of video. 

 

Customizing by clipping the last song and adding a fade to the end would be a bonus but not a requirement. 

 

Its not hard to select 20 or so of the files and add them but sometimes if I grab too little I might accidentaly add a song twice and as I said the order become somewhat predicatable when you ctrl click the files. 

 

Any help would be appreciated, even a "nope that is impossible."  Thank you!

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Correct answer Mathias Moehl

Hi Matthew,

this is a perfect job for my extension Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro.

I just created a tool for you which does the following in one click:

- import youor favorite music folder into the Pr project (if it is not imported, yet)

- populate the active sequence with music from that folder

- trim the last song as needed to fit to the length of the sequence

 

See this video for details:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqzv1ke5bvA

 

Download Automation Blocks here. It is a paid tool, lifetime license costs $60.

Download the tool "Add-Random-Music-From-Folder-to-Active-Sequence" here (or download the entire community library). 

 

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Mathias Moehl
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Mathias MoehlCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 22, 2024

Hi Matthew,

this is a perfect job for my extension Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro.

I just created a tool for you which does the following in one click:

- import youor favorite music folder into the Pr project (if it is not imported, yet)

- populate the active sequence with music from that folder

- trim the last song as needed to fit to the length of the sequence

 

See this video for details:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqzv1ke5bvA

 

Download Automation Blocks here. It is a paid tool, lifetime license costs $60.

Download the tool "Add-Random-Music-From-Folder-to-Active-Sequence" here (or download the entire community library). 

 

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
Participant
February 22, 2024

Thanks Mathias I will check it out. Appreciate the response.