--- title: "How to Sync Audio and Video in Premiere Pro | sync.video" description: "Sync a separate recording or several cameras in Premiere with Synchronize, Merge Clips or a multi-camera source sequence, and what to do when it can’t sync." url: https://sync.video/sync-audio-premiere-pro --- 1. [Home](https://sync.video/) 2. [Sync multiple cameras](https://sync.video/sync-multiple-cameras) 3. Sync audio in Premiere Free · runs in your browser # How to sync audio and video in Premiere Pro Premiere (now just Adobe Premiere) can line clips up by their sound three ways. Here is when to use each, why the command sometimes refuses, and a browser fallback that hands Premiere a ready-made timeline. To sync audio and video in Premiere, put the camera clip and the recorder clip on the timeline, select both, choose **Clip › Synchronize** and pick **Audio** as the **Synchronize Point**. Premiere compares their waveforms and slides the clips into line; for several cameras use **Clip › Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence** with the same audio option instead. Since version 26.0 in January 2026 the app is called Adobe Premiere rather than Premiere Pro, but the sync commands are the same. They work well when every clip has its own sound and they all heard the same moments. When Premiere reports that it couldn’t synchronise some clips, the usual causes are fixable, and the sections below go through them. If you don’t have Premiere to hand, or a stubborn pair won’t sync, the tool on this page matches the files by their sound in your browser and writes an XML timeline Premiere opens with everything already in place. The [multicam hub](https://sync.video/sync-multiple-cameras) covers the method in general, and the [DaVinci Resolve guide](https://sync.video/sync-audio-davinci-resolve) does the same job in Resolve. Several cameras and a recorder start at different times. Once each is placed at its offset, the shared moment (a clap) sits on one vertical line across every track. ## Sync audio in Premiere with Synchronize For one camera clip and one recording already on a sequence. Menu wording can shift a little between versions; the commands below have kept their names for years. 1. ### Put both clips on the timeline Drag the camera clip onto a video track and the recorder clip onto an empty audio track, roughly in place. Make sure the camera clip still has its own audio. 2. ### Select both and open Synchronize Select the two clips, then choose **Clip › Synchronize** (or right-click and choose **Synchronize**). 3. ### Choose Audio as the sync point Under **Synchronize Point**, pick **Audio** and leave the track channel at the default unless the camera’s useful sound is on a different channel. Press OK. 4. ### Check and tidy Play a few words. If it sounds right, mute or delete the camera’s scratch audio, or link the recorder audio to the video with **Link**. ## Synchronize, Merge Clips or a multicam sequence? ### Synchronize: for clips already on a timeline **Clip › Synchronize** moves the selected clips on a sequence so they line up. The **Synchronize Point** can be the clip start, the clip end, timecode, a clip marker or **Audio**. It is the quickest way to fix one shot, but the result lives only in that sequence. ### Merge Clips: one reusable clip per take Select a video clip and its recording in the Project panel and choose **Clip › Merge Clips**. Premiere makes a new merged clip that you can use in any sequence, leaving the source files untouched. Older versions could merge only by In point, Out point or timecode; recent ones also offer audio. It is the tidy choice when you have dozens of interview takes, each with its own recording. ### Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence: for several angles Select every angle and the recorder in the Project panel, choose **Clip › Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence**, and set the **Synchronize Point** to **Audio**. Premiere builds a multicam source you can cut live between angles in a sequence. It is also the standard way to sync two or three cameras even if you never use the multicam switching. ## When Premiere can’t synchronise the clips Premiere’s message that some clips could not be synchronised usually comes down to one of these: * A clip has no audio of its own. A camera recorded silent, or the audio was unlinked and deleted. Waveform sync needs sound in every clip. * The wrong channel is chosen. If the camera wrote silence on channel 1 and its microphone on channel 2, pick that channel in the dialog. * The recordings barely overlap, or overlap only in music or wind, which repeats and looks the same at many positions. * One file is much longer than the other and mostly unrelated, such as a recorder left running all day. Trim it near the take first. * Variable frame rate phone footage. Premiere can play it, but timing inside such files can wander. Converting it to constant frame rate first often helps. For long takes that sync at the start and slip by the end, the clocks drifted. Premiere doesn’t correct that automatically; you would change the audio clip’s speed by a tiny percentage by hand. The tool on this page measures that drift and corrects it in its own export. ## Doing it in the browser, then opening it in Premiere 1. Drop the camera clips and recordings onto the tool at the top of this page. They are matched by their sound; check each file’s **Sure match**, **Likely match** or **Unsure** chip. 2. Open **More options** and press **XML (Premiere)**. 3. Save the XML in the same folder as the footage, then in Premiere choose File › Import and select it. A new sequence appears with each clip on its own track at its offset. Premiere finds the media by file name, so don’t rename the files in between. Any drift that was found isn’t written into the XML, because the format has no way to describe it; **Offsets (CSV)** lists it in parts per million. If you simply want one finished file with the recorder sound, skip the XML and press **Export video** with **Replace the camera sound**. Coming from PluralEyes? The [PluralEyes alternative](https://sync.video/pluraleyes-alternative) page compares the options. ## Questions about syncing in Premiere ### Where is the Synchronize command in Premiere? Select the clips on the timeline and choose **Clip › Synchronize**, or right-click them and choose **Synchronize**. For a multicam source, select the clips in the Project panel and choose **Clip › Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence**. ### Can Premiere sync audio automatically for many clips at once? Yes, through **Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence** with Audio as the **Synchronize Point**, which handles several angles and a recorder together. Batch-merging many separate takes with their own recordings is slower and depends on clear sound in each pair. ### Is Premiere Pro now called Adobe Premiere? Yes. Adobe dropped “Pro” from the name with version 26.0 in January 2026\. The sync features carried over unchanged. ### Why are my audio and video out of sync inside one clip in Premiere? That is a different problem from syncing two files: the clip itself carries a delay or drift, often from variable frame rate footage. Premiere’s **Synchronize** command doesn’t fix it. [Fix the audio sync](https://sync.video/fix-audio-sync) corrects the file before you import it. ### Do I need a clap for Premiere to sync? No, speech usually works. A clap or slate gives an unmistakable spike, which helps in noisy places and makes checking quick. ### Can I sync in a browser and finish in Premiere? Yes. Line the files up on this page, download **XML (Premiere)**, keep it with the footage and import it in Premiere. ## More in sync multiple cameras * [ Sync multiple cameras and recorders Two to eight angles and audio recorders lined up by their shared sound, for multicam editing. ](https://sync.video/sync-multiple-cameras) * [ Sync audio in DaVinci Resolve Auto Sync Audio, Auto Align Clips and multicam by sound, and what to do when Resolve can’t sync. ](https://sync.video/sync-audio-davinci-resolve) * [ A free alternative to PluralEyes What replaced the discontinued sync app, compared honestly, and a browser tool that does the same job. ](https://sync.video/pluraleyes-alternative) * [ A digital clapperboard on your phone A free slate with scene, take and a timed flash and crack that syncs cameras and recorders. ](https://sync.video/digital-clapperboard) * [ Sync audio and video online Drop one video to fix its delay, or several files to line them up by their sound. ](https://sync.video/)