> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.tella.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add audio effects

> Use Effects in the editor's Audio panel to add EQ, a compressor, reverb, echo and more to your video's sound, or start from a voice preset.

Shape how your video sounds with **Effects** in the editor's **Audio** panel. Pick a voice preset, or build your own chain of effects such as an equalizer, a compressor, reverb or echo.

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Effects apply to the sound of every clip in your video. Background music stays as it is.

## Open the Effects section

1. Open your video in the Tella editor.
2. Click **Audio** in the left toolbar.
3. Scroll to **Effects**, below **Studio Voice**.

## Start from a preset

Click a preset to apply it. Each one shows a small picture of how it changes the sound:

* **Clear voice**
* **Warm**
* **Broadcast**
* **Phone**
* **Room**
* **Hall**

A preset replaces all the effects you've added. The preset stays highlighted until you change one of its effects.

## Add an effect

Click **Add** next to **Effects** and choose an effect. Each one has a short hint in the menu:

| Group | Effect | What it does |
| - | - | - |
| Tone | **Equalizer** | Shape any frequency, band by band |
| Tone | **Bass & treble** | Warm up or brighten the tone |
| Tone | **Filter** | Cut rumble, hiss or one narrow tone |
| Dynamics | **Compressor** | Even out loud and quiet moments |
| Dynamics | **Limiter** | Keep peaks from clipping |
| Space | **Reverb** | The sound of a room or hall |
| Space | **Echo** | Repeats that fade away |
| Character | **Chorus** | A wider, shimmering sound |
| Character | **Vibrato & tremolo** | Wobble the pitch or the volume |

You can add up to 16 effects. They run in order from top to bottom, so an echo added after a reverb sounds different from one added before it.

## Adjust an effect

Each effect appears as a card with a live graph of what it does. Click the card's name to expand it and show its sliders.

* Drag a slider to change a setting. You hear the change as you drag.
* Double-click a slider to reset it to its default.
* Use the switch on the left of the card to turn the effect off without removing it.

#### Equalizer bands

The **Equalizer** shows each band as a coloured handle on its graph:

1. Drag a handle to change that band's frequency and gain.
2. Double-click the graph, or click **+** in the band strip, to add a band. You can have up to 8.
3. Select a band in the strip and pick its shape: **Low shelf**, **Bell** or **High shelf**.

## Reorder, reset or remove effects

Click **⋯** on an effect's card to:

* **Move up** or **Move down** in the chain
* **Reset** the effect to its default settings
* **Remove** the effect

To remove every effect at once, click **Clear** next to **Effects**.

> [!TIP]
>
> Echoes and reverb tails carry across cuts within a scene, so the sound doesn't stop abruptly at each cut.

## Related articles

> [card] [Studio Voice](https://www.tella.com/docs/help/editing/studio-voice-audio-enhancement.md)
>
> Remove background noise and give your voice a studio-quality finish.

> [card] [Adjust audio levels](https://www.tella.com/docs/help/editing/adjust-audio-levels.md)
>
> Balance your microphone and system audio.


## Related topics

- [Add sound effects](https://www.tella.com/docs/help/editing/sound-effects.md)
- [Sound effects](https://www.tella.com/docs/mcp-tools/sound-effects.md)
- [Add a sound effect to a clip](https://www.tella.com/docs/api-reference/clips/add-a-sound-effect-to-a-clip.md)
- [Can I combine two separate recordings into one video?](https://www.tella.com/docs/help/faq/combine-separate-recordings.md)
- [Tella Motion commands](https://www.tella.com/docs/mcp-tools/motion-commands.md)


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