25 - Sound Effects

About this video

This CapCut lesson adds subtle sound effects to an ice cream video that already looks and sounds good, to give it what the instructor calls a little audio spice. He zooms into the timeline by holding Control and scrolling, then opens Audio and Sound Effects, where CapCut provides a whole library, and searches for “whoosh” to find swishes. Clicking an effect previews it, and the chosen swish is dragged onto the timeline so it lands exactly on a visual movement, such as a hand motion as banana splits are introduced. The key technique is level: effects should almost barely be noticed, so he pulls the volume way down and raises it gradually during playback, landing around minus 18 dB when it first becomes noticeable and around minus 13.5 dB for one placement, with other examples near minus 15 and minus 12 dB depending on the sound. He reuses effects efficiently by holding Alt and dragging a copy to another visual moment, tries variations like a swish wind noise of arms and legs for ingredient reveals of syrup, whipped cream, and sprinkles, and stresses the general rule that anytime something visual happens, it should be accentuated with audio — without going crazy and overloading the video.

Key takeaways

• In CapCut, open Audio then Sound Effects to browse a built-in library, search terms like “whoosh,” and click an effect once to preview it before using it.
• Drag the effect onto the timeline and align it precisely with the visual movement it is meant to accentuate.
• Keep sound effects very quiet so they are almost barely noticed, starting with the volume pulled way down and raising it during playback to levels around minus 18 to minus 12 dB in the examples shown.
• Hold Alt and drag an existing effect on the timeline to copy it quickly to another moment instead of searching the library again.
• Use sound effects to accentuate on-screen actions throughout the video, but do not overdo it — a few well-placed swishes are enough to make the video sound better.

Episode details: published January 7, 2026 · 4:33 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kevin Stratvert’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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