4 Ways to Extract Audio From MP4 Video with High Quality
There are many different reasons to extract audio from mp4 video, for instance, sometimes you only need a part of background music from a huge music video clip to get a smaller audio file, sometimes you want to use the raw audio tracks (.mp3) and create a remix later, or you wish to extract the sound and use it in your video editing program or mobile devices.
We are going to explore 4 different ways to convert videos to MP3 files in this article. To extract audio from MP4 for free and perform further video editing tasks, you can try the Windows video editor – MiniTool MovieMaker. If you are seeking the single-purpose programs and tools to extract sound and background music from a video file, you will also find the solutions here.
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1). Use MiniTool Free Video Editor to Extract Audio from MP4
MiniTool MovieMaker is worth a try if you want to easily extract audio from video with lossless quality for free.
For more than ten years, MiniTool Software company has been developing partition management software (MiniTool Partition Wizard), data recovery solutions and data backup and restore utilities.
Their software products have been recommended by a great many technology websites including CNET, TechRadar, PCMag, PCWorld, Softpedia, LifeWire etc. Now MiniTool Software has added audio video software to its product line.
The user-friendly video editing software MiniTool MovieMaker can work as a free audio extract for you to extract audio from MP4 and other types of videos. Download and install the program on PC, follow the tutorials below and you could extract audio from MP4 video now.
Step 1. Import one more several video files on Windows.
After launching the free audio extractor, click the “Import Media Files” button to import the MP4 file you need. Afterwards, drag and drop that file to the timeline at the bottom of the software interface.
Tip: The software also supports extracting audio from the video files in AVI, MOV, MKV, or other formats. The process is the same as the way you extract audio from MP4 video.
Step 2. Now you are supposed to hit on the “Export” button in the upper right corner (see picture below).
There are many output format options listed on the window, please choose MP3. Finally, click the “Export” button and MiniTool software will get started to extract audio from MP4 immediately.
2). Extract Audio from MP4 File Using the Online Tool
For people who seldom extract sound from video and do not want to install third-party audio extractor software to their computer, it’s good to extract audio from MP4 online. While searching online, you will find tons of audio extractors.
We find Online Audio Converter is a functional tool because it supports a great many video file formats and can extract audio from MP4 video files in a quick way. The guide as follows might be helpful for you if you wish to extract audio from videos online.
Step 1. Open the official site of this online audio converter on your computer → Click “Open files” at the top of the page → Choose the MP4 video from which you want to extract audio.
(Please pay attention: 2048MB is the maximum size for one single file that you are allowed to upload to the website.)
Step 2. This online tool will use .MP3 as the output format by default, which means you only need to click the Extract Audio button, wait for a while and you will get the audio file. If you need to export the audio in M4A, OGG, FLAC format or save the audio as an iPhone ringtone, simply choose other options that are listed on the page.
Step 3. At last, hit on the “Download” button to save the audio file.
3). Extract Only the Audio from MP4 with the Help of Audacity
Audacity is well known as a totally free digital audio editing software on Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. Everyone can use it to extract audio from MP4 and edit the audio later. The steps are not quite difficult.
Step 1: Download and install the Audacity program.
(Here is one more thing. If you want to create MP3 files using Audacity, you are required to install the FFmpeg library first. )
Step 2: Import one MP4 video file to the program and select an output format.
- Click on “File”→ then hit “Open” to import one MP4 video file from your computer.
- Now click “File”, after that, you should hit on the “Export”
- Choose one format that meets your need from the options, including Export as OGG, Export as MP3, Export as WAV
- Select a destination folder to store the final audio file, enter a file name (In this step, you can choose different bit rate and quality). Finally, click the “Save” button, take a little rest, wait for the program to finish the audio extracting process.
4). Steps of Using VLC to Extract Audio from MP4
The VLC media player is versatile enough to be used for exacting background music, sound from MP4 videos. Download VLC to your computer, install the program, open it, and then follow the steps, you could convert the MP4 video to MP3 by yourself.
Step 1. Click the “Media” button at the top menu, afterwards, choose the “Convert/Save” option.
Step 2. You could begin to extract audio from MP4 now.
- Under “Profile”, please select MP3, OGG, or FLAC as the output format.
- Click the “Destination” option, browse a destination folder, enter a name for the final audio file that VLC is going to extract, and then click the “Save”
- This is the last step. Click the Start button, VLC will begin to extract the audio from the video file right away.
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