How to Add Background Music to Courses

This guide shows you how to enhance Skill Studio AI courses with royalty-free background music from the curated library. Use it to create atmosphere, boost learner engagement, and ensure music complements content without distraction.

Before You Start

• A Skill Studio AI account with an active course project.

• A published or draft course open in the Skill Studio AI editor.

• Familiarity with the course editor toolbar and basic navigation.

• Access to the Music icon in the editor toolbar.

• Understanding of your course theme to match music categories like Ambient or Inspiring.

Steps

1. Open your course in the editor — Navigate to your Skill Studio AI dashboard, select the target course, and launch the editor to access the full course builder interface.

2. Locate the Music icon — In the editor toolbar, find and click the Music icon to open the background music library directly within the course workspace.

3. Browse tracks by category — Filter options by Ambient, Corporate, Inspiring, Tech, or Relaxing; review thumbnails and descriptions to match your course mood and content theme.

4. Preview and select a track — Play previews to test audio fit; click the desired royalty-free track to add it—music automatically loops and sets to an appropriate base volume behind voiceovers.

5. Apply to course or sections — Choose to apply the track to all screens for consistent atmosphere or individual sections for targeted enhancement; confirm application across the course preview.

6. Adjust volume and ducking — Use the volume slider to balance music relative to voiceovers; enable auto-ducking so music lowers during narration and resumes between segments.

7. Preview the full course — Play through screens to verify music enhances engagement without overpowering content; make tweaks as needed before saving changes.

8. Save and publish — Save the updated course, then publish or export to apply music across all learners with real-time looping and volume controls intact.

Tips & Best Practices

• Match music mood to content—use Inspiring for motivational training, Relaxing for compliance modules—to improve retention without distraction.

• Preview on different devices to ensure volume ducking works smoothly across learner setups.

• Limit continuous music to key sections; alternate with silence to keep courses fresh and engaging.

• Test with voiceovers first—auto-ducking handles most cases, but fine-tune for dense narration.

Troubleshooting

Music plays too loud over voiceovers

Lower the music volume slider and confirm auto-ducking is enabled; preview with narration active.

Track doesn't loop seamlessly

Select tracks labeled for looping in the library or choose a new one; reapply and test full playback.

Music doesn't apply to all screens

Verify application scope (all vs. sections) in the Music panel; reselect and confirm before saving.

No sound in preview

Check browser volume and editor mute settings; refresh the editor and re-preview the course.