# Keep your voice clear over game and app sounds

> In Tella, ask the Tella Agent in the editor's sidebar to lower the app sound and raise your mic, for example "turn the app sound down to 30 percent." It changes the levels while you watch. You can also set System audio and Microphone volume under Advanced audio settings in the Audio panel.

Page: https://www.tella.com/agent/balance-voice-and-app-audio · Part of Tella Agent (https://www.tella.com/agent)

## How do I turn down the app sounds in my screen recording so my voice is easier to hear?

In Tella, ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) in the editor's sidebar to lower the app sound and raise your mic, for example "turn the app sound down to 30 percent." It changes the levels while you watch. You can also set System audio and Microphone volume under Advanced audio settings in the [Audio panel](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/adjust-audio-levels).

## Prompt to start from

```text
The app sounds in my screen recording drown out my voice. Turn system audio down to 30 percent for the whole video and raise my mic a little. Then tell me the levels you set for each source.
```

## More prompts

### Game studio gameplay demo

```text
This is a gameplay demo for our new platformer. Set system audio to 40 percent and mic to 120 percent. In the third clip, the boss fight, keep my mic as is and raise game audio to 80 percent.
```

### Developer advocate SDK demo

```text
Notification chimes and terminal bells got into my SDK demo. Turn system audio off for the whole video. In the clip where the sample app plays its onboarding sound, set system audio to 60 percent.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open the video in the Tella editor and open the Tella Agent chat.
2. Say how loud the app sound should be next to your voice.
3. Name a clip if only that clip needs different levels.
4. Fine-tune levels under Advanced audio settings in the Audio panel.

## Good to know

- Needs a paid plan or the 7-day trial. Messages use your workspace's credits.
- System audio is all non-microphone audio, so lowering it also lowers other screen or uploaded footage in that clip.
- Volumes run from 0 (muted) through 1 (the recorded level) to 2 (double).
- B-roll volume is set per layout, not per clip. Background music has one volume for the whole video.

## Questions people ask

### Can I mute the system audio completely?

Yes. In Tella, switch system audio off under Advanced audio settings in the Audio panel, or ask the Tella Agent to mute the app sound and leave your mic as is.

### Can different clips have different audio levels?

Yes. In Tella, select a clip and tick Adjust this clip only under Master volume, then set its mic and system audio levels. Untick the box to return it to the video-wide levels.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT balance my Tella video's audio?

Yes. An AI app connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) can set mic and system audio volume for the whole video or one clip. It can check the current mix first.

## Related

- [Background music that stays under your voice](https://www.tella.com/agent/add-background-music-to-video.md): One track under your voice, every word clear.
- [Sound effects on the right moment](https://www.tella.com/agent/ai-sound-effects.md): Whooshes, clicks and stings on the right moment.
- [Cut retakes and false starts from your video](https://www.tella.com/agent/remove-mistakes.md): Cut retakes and false starts, one approval at a time.
- [Adjust audio levels](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/adjust-audio-levels)
- [Adjust audio for a single clip](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/adjust-audio-levels#adjust-audio-for-a-single-clip)
- [Edit with the Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)