How to Access Separate Audio Channels in Clipchamp

Open your original multitrack video file in a dedicated audio editor (such as Audacity). Identify the separate microphone and system audio channels, isolate the one you want to keep, and export it as a standalone MP3 or WAV file.

Launch Clipchamp and import both your original video file and the newly extracted audio file into your project media library.

Drag the original video onto the timeline. Click on the video clip, navigate to the 'Audio' tab in the right-hand property panel, and reduce the volume slider to 0% to completely mute the merged audio.

Drag your extracted audio file onto the timeline below your video track. Play back the video and manually adjust the position of the audio track until the sound perfectly synchronizes with the video visuals.

Add your video to the Clipchamp timeline and click on it so it is highlighted.

Right-click the video clip, hover over the 'Audio' option, and select 'Detach audio'. Alternatively, use the 'Detach audio' button found in the property panel on the right.

The audio will now appear as a separate media layer beneath your video. You can cut, trim, or apply fade effects to this track independently, though microphone and system sounds will remain merged within it.

Install a video editing program that explicitly supports multitrack audio channels, such as Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut Pro.

Drag your original recording into the new software's timeline. The program will automatically display the system audio and microphone inputs as distinctly layered audio tracks.

You can now directly mute, enhance, or cut the microphone track without affecting the system audio track, completely bypassing the need for manual synchronization.