Sound Optimizing

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

02 Tips and Tricks to Use Skype in Better Way

For macOS 10.12 or later

Part 1. 5 Top Useful Voice Changer for Skype

1. Voicemeeter

Key Features

Interesting, it can make podcasts. Voicemeeter can do this as it is capable of mixing voices music.
Voicemeeter can manage and mix multiple sources of audio. These audios can be from the same device or different devices and also from different applications.
It supports almost all kinds of audio interfaces. These interfaces include WaveRT, ASIO, KS, MME, WASAPI, and Direct-XS.

2. Voxal Voice Changer

Key Features

It enables the usage of the tool with a microphone or any other audio input. Voxal Voice Changer is a real-time voice changer tool.
Not only video calling or virtual meetings, the tool allows you to use it in games and also in other existing applications.
The virtual after effects library is a huge advantage of Voxal Voice Changer, among other tools. Despite being this efficient, it only takes minimal space in the CPU.

3. Skype Voice Changer

Key Features

The software has an amazing feature of Voice Modulation. Moreover, during a call, you can also adjust the parameters.
Skype Voice Changeralso allows you to use pre-recorded sounds in your Skype calls. You can play real-time sounds like sad trombone, sheep, etc., and have fun.
With different sound effects, you can change your voice. The software lets you preview the sound effects before you make a call.

4. AV Voice Changer

Key Features

AV Voice Changer has options of 30 different voices after effects. These make your voice unrecognizable and unique.
The tool has more than 17 non-human voice effects. This feature makes it a unique tool among the other tools with high-tech.
AV Voice Changer enables the user to edit the audio files, change the volume or quality. It also allows making them more feminine or manly.

5. VoiceMod

Key Features

VoiceMod has a special kind of feature that is called the ‘Cleansing’ feature. It allows smoothing of the audio by cleansing and enhancing the vocals of the audio.
Alongside robot, male and female voice after effects, it also offers sounds like baby, child, fictional character voices, and much more.
VoiceMod is a preferred tool for gamers and live streamers. It allows and supports the gaming giants like PUBG, CS: GO, Warzone, APEX, and Fortnite.

Part 2. Tips and Tricks to Use Skype in Better Way

1. Blur Background

2. Star your Favorites

4. Multiple Skype Accounts

C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe/secondary

C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe/secondary

Bottom Line

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

02 Tips and Tricks to Use Skype in Better Way

For macOS 10.12 or later

Part 1. 5 Top Useful Voice Changer for Skype

1. Voicemeeter

Key Features

Interesting, it can make podcasts. Voicemeeter can do this as it is capable of mixing voices music.
Voicemeeter can manage and mix multiple sources of audio. These audios can be from the same device or different devices and also from different applications.
It supports almost all kinds of audio interfaces. These interfaces include WaveRT, ASIO, KS, MME, WASAPI, and Direct-XS.

2. Voxal Voice Changer

Key Features

It enables the usage of the tool with a microphone or any other audio input. Voxal Voice Changer is a real-time voice changer tool.
Not only video calling or virtual meetings, the tool allows you to use it in games and also in other existing applications.
The virtual after effects library is a huge advantage of Voxal Voice Changer, among other tools. Despite being this efficient, it only takes minimal space in the CPU.

3. Skype Voice Changer

Key Features

The software has an amazing feature of Voice Modulation. Moreover, during a call, you can also adjust the parameters.
Skype Voice Changeralso allows you to use pre-recorded sounds in your Skype calls. You can play real-time sounds like sad trombone, sheep, etc., and have fun.
With different sound effects, you can change your voice. The software lets you preview the sound effects before you make a call.

4. AV Voice Changer

Key Features

AV Voice Changer has options of 30 different voices after effects. These make your voice unrecognizable and unique.
The tool has more than 17 non-human voice effects. This feature makes it a unique tool among the other tools with high-tech.
AV Voice Changer enables the user to edit the audio files, change the volume or quality. It also allows making them more feminine or manly.

5. VoiceMod

Key Features

VoiceMod has a special kind of feature that is called the ‘Cleansing’ feature. It allows smoothing of the audio by cleansing and enhancing the vocals of the audio.
Alongside robot, male and female voice after effects, it also offers sounds like baby, child, fictional character voices, and much more.
VoiceMod is a preferred tool for gamers and live streamers. It allows and supports the gaming giants like PUBG, CS: GO, Warzone, APEX, and Fortnite.

Part 2. Tips and Tricks to Use Skype in Better Way

1. Blur Background

2. Star your Favorites

4. Multiple Skype Accounts

C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe/secondary

C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe/secondary

Bottom Line

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.12 or later

Part 1. 5 Top Useful Voice Changer for Skype

1. Voicemeeter

Key Features

Interesting, it can make podcasts. Voicemeeter can do this as it is capable of mixing voices music.
Voicemeeter can manage and mix multiple sources of audio. These audios can be from the same device or different devices and also from different applications.
It supports almost all kinds of audio interfaces. These interfaces include WaveRT, ASIO, KS, MME, WASAPI, and Direct-XS.

2. Voxal Voice Changer

Key Features

It enables the usage of the tool with a microphone or any other audio input. Voxal Voice Changer is a real-time voice changer tool.
Not only video calling or virtual meetings, the tool allows you to use it in games and also in other existing applications.
The virtual after effects library is a huge advantage of Voxal Voice Changer, among other tools. Despite being this efficient, it only takes minimal space in the CPU.

3. Skype Voice Changer

Key Features

The software has an amazing feature of Voice Modulation. Moreover, during a call, you can also adjust the parameters.
Skype Voice Changeralso allows you to use pre-recorded sounds in your Skype calls. You can play real-time sounds like sad trombone, sheep, etc., and have fun.
With different sound effects, you can change your voice. The software lets you preview the sound effects before you make a call.

4. AV Voice Changer

Key Features

AV Voice Changer has options of 30 different voices after effects. These make your voice unrecognizable and unique.
The tool has more than 17 non-human voice effects. This feature makes it a unique tool among the other tools with high-tech.
AV Voice Changer enables the user to edit the audio files, change the volume or quality. It also allows making them more feminine or manly.

5. VoiceMod

Key Features

VoiceMod has a special kind of feature that is called the ‘Cleansing’ feature. It allows smoothing of the audio by cleansing and enhancing the vocals of the audio.
Alongside robot, male and female voice after effects, it also offers sounds like baby, child, fictional character voices, and much more.
VoiceMod is a preferred tool for gamers and live streamers. It allows and supports the gaming giants like PUBG, CS: GO, Warzone, APEX, and Fortnite.

Part 2. Tips and Tricks to Use Skype in Better Way

1. Blur Background

2. Star your Favorites

4. Multiple Skype Accounts

C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe/secondary

C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe/secondary

Bottom Line

“From Visual Melodies to Sonic Symphony: The Future’s Top Six No-Cost Audio Extraction Tactics From Video.”

If you have the footage in which only the sound has all the meat, you might want to remove the visuals from the clip and keep only the audio track to save some space on your storage media. Because the videos nowadays are usually in MP4 format, and the most commonly used audio type is MP3, it becomes imperative to learn how to convert MP4 to MP3.

It is also important to know which tools are best for such kind of conversion and what benefits and downsides they come with if installed on your PC.

That said, here, you will learn how to convert video to audio using six extremely popular and widely used programs.

1 - Filmora	2 - VLC media player	3 - Audacity
4 - QuickTime	5 - Media Converter	6 - Video to MP3 Converter

Watch a Video First to Take a Quick View of These Programs

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

1 Filmora - [Windows, Mac, iPhone & Android]

A product by Wondershare that is one of the most versatile development organizations, Filmora , is available for Windows and Mac platforms. The tool is a full-fledged post-production program that many professionals use because it is lightweight and due to its simple UI and not-so-steep learning curve.

The instructions given below explain how to convert video to audio with Filmora:

Step 1: Import Source Media

Launch Wondershare Filmora (a Windows computer here used here), click anywhere inside the Media window present at the upper-left section, and select and import a source video file to the program.

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

Step 2: Add Media to Timeline

Drag the imported footage to the Timeline at the bottom of the window. Optionally, right-click the media in the Timeline itself, and click Detach Audio to separate the audio track from the video. Trim off the unwanted sections from the clip if need be.

Step 3: Convert Video to Audio

Click EXPORT from the top-center of the window, go to the Video tab on the Export box, select MP3 from the bottom of the Format list in the left pane, choose other preferences by clicking the SETTINGS button from the right, and click EXPORT from the bottom-right corner.

Benefits of Using Filmora

Some of the advantages of using Filmora to convert video clips to audio are:

Easy audio separation from the video
Ability to export videos directly to audio
Ability to adjust the audio and remove the background noise
Ability to record voice and integrate it into the audio clip

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have many audio formats for exporting.

Supported Audio Formats: At the time of this writing, Filmora supports only MP3 audio format while exporting directly.

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

2 VLC Media Player [Windows, Mac & Linux]

A well-known application that supports almost all media formats and is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, the VLC media player has its built-in Converter that can transcode your video clips to audio for free.

The steps given below explain how to convert video to audio with VLC media player:

Step 1: Import Source Video

Launch VLC media player, click Media from the menu bar at the top, and click Convert / Save from the menu. Make sure that the File tab is selected on the Open Media box, click Add from the right side of the File Selection field, and click Convert / Save from the bottom.

Step 2: Select Output Format and Preferences

On the Convert box, make sure that the Convert radio button is selected, choose an audio format from the Profile drop-down list, optionally click the Settings (Wrench) icon present next to the drop-down list itself, choose other output preferences for the audio and click Save to get back to the Convert box.

Step 3: Choose Output Folder and Convert

Click Browse from the Destination section to select an output folder, enter a name for the exported file in the Destination file field, and click Start to convert audio to video with VLC media player.

Benefits of Using VLC media player

Some advantages that VLC offers include:

Doesn’t require any other application to be installed for conversion
Makes the process quite simple and absolutely free

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have editing tools to manipulate the clips before converting.

Supported Audio Formats: VLC media player supports OGG (Vorbis), MP3, and FLAC format while exporting.

3 Audacity [Windows, Mac & Linux]

Audacity is yet another cross-platform tool that is specifically dedicated to audio formats and is also used by many professionals to produce industry-standard audio clips. Even though Audacity is an open-source and free program, some new users may find it challenging to understand the interface.

The steps are given below explain the process of converting video to audio with Audacity:

Step 1: Install Supported Tools

Assuming that Audacity is already installed on your PC, to import video files to the program, go to https://lame.buanzo.org/#lamewindl and download and install ffmpeg for Windows for Audacity if it is not already installed. You can do a quick online search for other platforms and see if your copy of Audacity needs the tools or plugins required to import the videos.

Step 2: Import Source Video

Go to file> Open from the menu bar and select and import the video that you want to convert to audio.

Step 3: Convert Video to Audio

Make the required manipulations to the audio, go to file> Export, and choose your preferred audio format from the list. Choose a destination folder and other output preferences on the Export Audio box, and click Save to convert video to audio with Audacity.

Benefits of Using Audacity

Some benefits that Audacity offers include:

Granular editing and fine-tuning of audio tracks
Wide range of output preferences
Ability to produce industry-standard outputs
Offers plethora of options and tools to add various effects to the sounds

Disadvantages: Some new users may find it challenging to understand the interface. Audacity also needs additional tools to be installed to support video files as inputs.

Supported Audio Formats: Audacity supports almost all major audio formats including MP3, OGG, WAV, etc.

4 QuickTime [Mac]

QuickTime is the default media player that comes along with macOS and is installed automatically. Being a proprietary of Apple Inc., QuickTime natively supports all the formats developed by the company, along with some other most popular file types such as MP4, MP3, etc.

To convert a video file to audio with QuickTime on Mac, you can follow the instructions given below:

Step 1: Import Source Video

Launch QuickTime on your Mac computer, go to file from the menu bar, click Open File, use the box that opens to locate and select the video that you want to convert, and click Open from the bottom-right corner.

Step 2: Convert to Audio

Click file again, go to Export this time, and then click audio Only from the sub menu that appears. On the next box, enter a name for the output file in the Export As field, choose a destination folder from the Where drop-down list, optionally click the drop-down button from the right side of the Where field to configure other preferences, and click Save to convert video to audio with QuickTime.

Benefits of Using QuickTime

Some advantages of using QuickTime to convert video to audio include:

Mac users don’t need to install any third-party conversion tool or additional plugin
Conversion process is easy and almost seamless

Disadvantages: Doesn’t give any option to choose an output format and doesn’t allow editing the clips either.

Supported Audio Formats: By default, QuickTime player converts videos files to M4A audio format.

5 Media Converter – video to mp3 [iPhone]

Among several iOS apps that have been developed for video to audio conversion, Media Converter – video to mp3 is one of those that has decent star ratings and user reviews. The app is around 66MB in size and can be obtained from the App Store.

The process on how to convert video to audio with Media Converter is explained below:

Launch Media Converter
Import the source video to the app
Choose Extract Audio from the Conversion Type menu
Select your preferred output audio format
Begin the conversion process

Benefits of Using Media Converter

A couple of advantages of using Media Converter to convert video to audio are listed below:

Eliminates the use of PC or laptop
Can be obtained easily
Can be used even while moving

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have the flexibility of granular editing as it is there when using a computer program.

Supported Audio Formats: The audio formats that Media Converter supports include MP3, M4A, OGG, WAV, FLAC, etc.

6 Video to MP3 Converter [Android]

With around 4.5-star rating on Play Store, Video to MP3 Converter is another app that can convert your video files to audio right on your Android smartphone. In addition, the app also allows basic video trimming that may come in handy while making the entire clip more informative by removing unwanted sections from it.

You can learn how to convert video to audio with Video to MP3 Converter by following the instructions given below:

Launch Video to MP3 Converter
Import the source video clip from your Android smart device’s storage
Trim the footage to keep only the important part
Set output preferences
Extract the audio from the video

Benefits of Using Video to MP3 Converter

Some advantages of using Video to MP3 Converter include:

It supports every popular video format such as MP4, 3GP, WMV, etc.
Has simple UI
Offers various audio bitrates to choose from while exporting
Allows basic trimming

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have many editing options thus, no granular manipulations can be done to the media files while using the app.

Supported Audio Formats: Video to MP3 Converter supports MP3 formats at this writing.

Conclusion

Learning how to convert MP4 to MP3 is a simple process, and as long as you have a decent computer or an iOS or Android smartphone, you can extract the audio in the format of your choice from the video clips almost instantly. Furthermore, if you are a professional and want to prepare media clips for the clients or your channel, using advanced tools like Wondershare Filmora or Audacity would give you the best conversion experience.

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

Watch a Video First to Take a Quick View of These Programs

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

1 Filmora - [Windows, Mac, iPhone & Android]

The instructions given below explain how to convert video to audio with Filmora:

Step 1: Import Source Media

Launch Wondershare Filmora (a Windows computer here used here), click anywhere inside the Media window present at the upper-left section, and select and import a source video file to the program.

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

Step 2: Add Media to Timeline

Step 3: Convert Video to Audio

Benefits of Using Filmora

Some of the advantages of using Filmora to convert video clips to audio are:

Easy audio separation from the video
Ability to export videos directly to audio
Ability to adjust the audio and remove the background noise
Ability to record voice and integrate it into the audio clip

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have many audio formats for exporting.

Supported Audio Formats: At the time of this writing, Filmora supports only MP3 audio format while exporting directly.

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

2 VLC Media Player [Windows, Mac & Linux]

The steps given below explain how to convert video to audio with VLC media player:

Step 1: Import Source Video

Step 2: Select Output Format and Preferences

Step 3: Choose Output Folder and Convert

Benefits of Using VLC media player

Some advantages that VLC offers include:

Doesn’t require any other application to be installed for conversion
Makes the process quite simple and absolutely free

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have editing tools to manipulate the clips before converting.

Supported Audio Formats: VLC media player supports OGG (Vorbis), MP3, and FLAC format while exporting.

3 Audacity [Windows, Mac & Linux]

The steps are given below explain the process of converting video to audio with Audacity:

Step 1: Install Supported Tools

Step 2: Import Source Video

Go to file> Open from the menu bar and select and import the video that you want to convert to audio.

Step 3: Convert Video to Audio

Benefits of Using Audacity

Some benefits that Audacity offers include:

Granular editing and fine-tuning of audio tracks
Wide range of output preferences
Ability to produce industry-standard outputs
Offers plethora of options and tools to add various effects to the sounds

Disadvantages: Some new users may find it challenging to understand the interface. Audacity also needs additional tools to be installed to support video files as inputs.

Supported Audio Formats: Audacity supports almost all major audio formats including MP3, OGG, WAV, etc.

4 QuickTime [Mac]

To convert a video file to audio with QuickTime on Mac, you can follow the instructions given below:

Step 1: Import Source Video

Step 2: Convert to Audio

Benefits of Using QuickTime

Some advantages of using QuickTime to convert video to audio include:

Mac users don’t need to install any third-party conversion tool or additional plugin
Conversion process is easy and almost seamless

Disadvantages: Doesn’t give any option to choose an output format and doesn’t allow editing the clips either.

Supported Audio Formats: By default, QuickTime player converts videos files to M4A audio format.

5 Media Converter – video to mp3 [iPhone]

The process on how to convert video to audio with Media Converter is explained below:

Launch Media Converter
Import the source video to the app
Choose Extract Audio from the Conversion Type menu
Select your preferred output audio format
Begin the conversion process

Benefits of Using Media Converter

A couple of advantages of using Media Converter to convert video to audio are listed below:

Eliminates the use of PC or laptop
Can be obtained easily
Can be used even while moving

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have the flexibility of granular editing as it is there when using a computer program.

Supported Audio Formats: The audio formats that Media Converter supports include MP3, M4A, OGG, WAV, FLAC, etc.

6 Video to MP3 Converter [Android]

You can learn how to convert video to audio with Video to MP3 Converter by following the instructions given below:

Launch Video to MP3 Converter
Import the source video clip from your Android smart device’s storage
Trim the footage to keep only the important part
Set output preferences
Extract the audio from the video

Benefits of Using Video to MP3 Converter

Some advantages of using Video to MP3 Converter include:

It supports every popular video format such as MP4, 3GP, WMV, etc.
Has simple UI
Offers various audio bitrates to choose from while exporting
Allows basic trimming

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have many editing options thus, no granular manipulations can be done to the media files while using the app.

Supported Audio Formats: Video to MP3 Converter supports MP3 formats at this writing.

Conclusion

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

Watch a Video First to Take a Quick View of These Programs

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

1 Filmora - [Windows, Mac, iPhone & Android]

The instructions given below explain how to convert video to audio with Filmora:

Step 1: Import Source Media

Launch Wondershare Filmora (a Windows computer here used here), click anywhere inside the Media window present at the upper-left section, and select and import a source video file to the program.

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

Step 2: Add Media to Timeline

Step 3: Convert Video to Audio

Benefits of Using Filmora

Some of the advantages of using Filmora to convert video clips to audio are:

Easy audio separation from the video
Ability to export videos directly to audio
Ability to adjust the audio and remove the background noise
Ability to record voice and integrate it into the audio clip

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have many audio formats for exporting.

Supported Audio Formats: At the time of this writing, Filmora supports only MP3 audio format while exporting directly.

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

2 VLC Media Player [Windows, Mac & Linux]

The steps given below explain how to convert video to audio with VLC media player:

Step 1: Import Source Video

Step 2: Select Output Format and Preferences

Step 3: Choose Output Folder and Convert

Benefits of Using VLC media player

Some advantages that VLC offers include:

Doesn’t require any other application to be installed for conversion
Makes the process quite simple and absolutely free

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have editing tools to manipulate the clips before converting.

Supported Audio Formats: VLC media player supports OGG (Vorbis), MP3, and FLAC format while exporting.

3 Audacity [Windows, Mac & Linux]

The steps are given below explain the process of converting video to audio with Audacity:

Step 1: Install Supported Tools

Step 2: Import Source Video

Go to file> Open from the menu bar and select and import the video that you want to convert to audio.

Step 3: Convert Video to Audio

Benefits of Using Audacity

Some benefits that Audacity offers include:

Granular editing and fine-tuning of audio tracks
Wide range of output preferences
Ability to produce industry-standard outputs
Offers plethora of options and tools to add various effects to the sounds

Disadvantages: Some new users may find it challenging to understand the interface. Audacity also needs additional tools to be installed to support video files as inputs.

Supported Audio Formats: Audacity supports almost all major audio formats including MP3, OGG, WAV, etc.

4 QuickTime [Mac]

To convert a video file to audio with QuickTime on Mac, you can follow the instructions given below:

Step 1: Import Source Video

Step 2: Convert to Audio

Benefits of Using QuickTime

Some advantages of using QuickTime to convert video to audio include:

Mac users don’t need to install any third-party conversion tool or additional plugin
Conversion process is easy and almost seamless

Disadvantages: Doesn’t give any option to choose an output format and doesn’t allow editing the clips either.

Supported Audio Formats: By default, QuickTime player converts videos files to M4A audio format.

5 Media Converter – video to mp3 [iPhone]

The process on how to convert video to audio with Media Converter is explained below:

Launch Media Converter
Import the source video to the app
Choose Extract Audio from the Conversion Type menu
Select your preferred output audio format
Begin the conversion process

Benefits of Using Media Converter

A couple of advantages of using Media Converter to convert video to audio are listed below:

Eliminates the use of PC or laptop
Can be obtained easily
Can be used even while moving

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have the flexibility of granular editing as it is there when using a computer program.

Supported Audio Formats: The audio formats that Media Converter supports include MP3, M4A, OGG, WAV, FLAC, etc.

6 Video to MP3 Converter [Android]

You can learn how to convert video to audio with Video to MP3 Converter by following the instructions given below:

Launch Video to MP3 Converter
Import the source video clip from your Android smart device’s storage
Trim the footage to keep only the important part
Set output preferences
Extract the audio from the video

Benefits of Using Video to MP3 Converter

Some advantages of using Video to MP3 Converter include:

It supports every popular video format such as MP4, 3GP, WMV, etc.
Has simple UI
Offers various audio bitrates to choose from while exporting
Allows basic trimming

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have many editing options thus, no granular manipulations can be done to the media files while using the app.

Supported Audio Formats: Video to MP3 Converter supports MP3 formats at this writing.

Conclusion

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

Watch a Video First to Take a Quick View of These Programs

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

1 Filmora - [Windows, Mac, iPhone & Android]

The instructions given below explain how to convert video to audio with Filmora:

Step 1: Import Source Media

Launch Wondershare Filmora (a Windows computer here used here), click anywhere inside the Media window present at the upper-left section, and select and import a source video file to the program.

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

Step 2: Add Media to Timeline

Step 3: Convert Video to Audio

Benefits of Using Filmora

Some of the advantages of using Filmora to convert video clips to audio are:

Easy audio separation from the video
Ability to export videos directly to audio
Ability to adjust the audio and remove the background noise
Ability to record voice and integrate it into the audio clip

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have many audio formats for exporting.

Supported Audio Formats: At the time of this writing, Filmora supports only MP3 audio format while exporting directly.

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later

2 VLC Media Player [Windows, Mac & Linux]

The steps given below explain how to convert video to audio with VLC media player:

Step 1: Import Source Video

Step 2: Select Output Format and Preferences

Step 3: Choose Output Folder and Convert

Benefits of Using VLC media player

Some advantages that VLC offers include:

Doesn’t require any other application to be installed for conversion
Makes the process quite simple and absolutely free

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have editing tools to manipulate the clips before converting.

Supported Audio Formats: VLC media player supports OGG (Vorbis), MP3, and FLAC format while exporting.

3 Audacity [Windows, Mac & Linux]

The steps are given below explain the process of converting video to audio with Audacity:

Step 1: Install Supported Tools

Step 2: Import Source Video

Go to file> Open from the menu bar and select and import the video that you want to convert to audio.

Step 3: Convert Video to Audio

Benefits of Using Audacity

Some benefits that Audacity offers include:

Granular editing and fine-tuning of audio tracks
Wide range of output preferences
Ability to produce industry-standard outputs
Offers plethora of options and tools to add various effects to the sounds

Disadvantages: Some new users may find it challenging to understand the interface. Audacity also needs additional tools to be installed to support video files as inputs.

Supported Audio Formats: Audacity supports almost all major audio formats including MP3, OGG, WAV, etc.

4 QuickTime [Mac]

To convert a video file to audio with QuickTime on Mac, you can follow the instructions given below:

Step 1: Import Source Video

Step 2: Convert to Audio

Benefits of Using QuickTime

Some advantages of using QuickTime to convert video to audio include:

Mac users don’t need to install any third-party conversion tool or additional plugin
Conversion process is easy and almost seamless

Disadvantages: Doesn’t give any option to choose an output format and doesn’t allow editing the clips either.

Supported Audio Formats: By default, QuickTime player converts videos files to M4A audio format.

5 Media Converter – video to mp3 [iPhone]

The process on how to convert video to audio with Media Converter is explained below:

Launch Media Converter
Import the source video to the app
Choose Extract Audio from the Conversion Type menu
Select your preferred output audio format
Begin the conversion process

Benefits of Using Media Converter

A couple of advantages of using Media Converter to convert video to audio are listed below:

Eliminates the use of PC or laptop
Can be obtained easily
Can be used even while moving

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have the flexibility of granular editing as it is there when using a computer program.

Supported Audio Formats: The audio formats that Media Converter supports include MP3, M4A, OGG, WAV, FLAC, etc.

6 Video to MP3 Converter [Android]

You can learn how to convert video to audio with Video to MP3 Converter by following the instructions given below:

Launch Video to MP3 Converter
Import the source video clip from your Android smart device’s storage
Trim the footage to keep only the important part
Set output preferences
Extract the audio from the video

Benefits of Using Video to MP3 Converter

Some advantages of using Video to MP3 Converter include:

It supports every popular video format such as MP4, 3GP, WMV, etc.
Has simple UI
Offers various audio bitrates to choose from while exporting
Allows basic trimming

Disadvantages: Doesn’t have many editing options thus, no granular manipulations can be done to the media files while using the app.

Supported Audio Formats: Video to MP3 Converter supports MP3 formats at this writing.

Conclusion

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

For macOS 10.14 or later