How to choose intro music for a podcast
Updated 29 October 2026
Your intro sets the tone in the first ten seconds. It should match the show, not be remembered more than the show.
- Decide the moodCalm and curious, energetic, warm, serious: write the mood in a few words.
- Make or upload itDescribe it and generate a clip or a full track, or upload music you have the right to use. Generated music is a draft: listen to it before you commit.
- Keep it shortUnder 15 seconds for an intro, and fade it out.
- Let it duckPut the music on the music lane. Ducking lowers it under your voice and brings it back afterwards.
- Save it as a templateMark the episode as a template so the next episode starts with the same intro.
Tip: Check the licence of any music you upload. You are responsible for what you publish.
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