How to Add Amazon Music to iMovie [Updated]

iMovie is an excellent video editing app available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It contains its own music library that allows you to use it as background music or add sound effects. If you have a local audio file, you can also import it to use in your video. You can use it to add a piece of background music to a movie, video presentation, or short video clip.

But when it comes to using Amazon Music, things get a little more complicated. That's because Amazon Music's songs are only available on its own platform. Therefore, you need to remove the protection and convert Amazon Music to iMovie-supported audio files first. Read on to learn how to do this. You will get a detailed tutorial on how to add Amazon Music to iMovie on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

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Part 1. How to Get iMovie Amazon Music to Work - Preparation

Although there is no direct way to use Amazon Music on iMovie, you can use DRmare Streaming Audio Recorder to do it. It enables you to unprotect Amazon Music and convert it to MP3, AIFF, M4A, WAV, etc. for use on iMovie. With the ultra-fast 15X conversion speed, you can quickly get iMovie-compatible audio files. Plus, it preserves Amazon Music's 100% lossless audio quality and full metadata. So you can use original Amazon Music in iMovie without any issues.

Also, in this tool, you can reset the audio bitrate, channel, etc. of your Amazon Music tracks. You'll get an even better listening experience on other devices and platforms. Best of all, it's available to all Amazon Music users, including free ones, so that means you can download Amazon Music for free without a subscription.

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How to Convert and Download Amazon Music for iMovie

Please install DRmare Streaming Audio Recorder via the "Download" button above. It has a free trial version for you to use, you can try it and see if you like it. Then follow the tutorial below to download Amazon Music to iMovie-supported audio files.

Step 2Select output preferences for Amazon Music iMovie: Click the 'Menu' button (three-lines icon) at the top right, and then choose 'Preferences' > 'Conversion'. There you can customize the output format, bit rate, sample rate, and so on. To add Amazon Music to iMovie, you can choose the format as MP3, M4A, or WAV. Then click on 'OK' to save the changes.

Step 1Add Amazon Music songs to use in iMovie: Click on the 'Amazon Music" icon from the main interface of DRmare Streaming Audio Recorder to launch its built-in web player. Log in to your Amazon Music account and find the songs you want to use for your iMovie project. Add the songs to the conversion list in DRmare.

Step 3Convert Amazon Music for iMovie: Touch the 'Convert' button to convert and download Amazon Music to iMovie-supported audio files. When the download is complete, you can get Amazon Music files for iMovie in the folder you set. You can click on the 'Converted' list with a red tip access the downloaded Amazon Music songs.

Part 2. How to Add Music to iMovie from Amazon Music on iPhone/iPad/Mac

With the above preparations, you have iMovie-compatible Amazon Music audio files. Now you can easily add Amazon Music to iMovie with just a few clicks.

For Mac:

Step 1. Launch your iMovie program and open your video project.

Step 2. Hit the 'Audio' icon to open a list of directories.

Step 3. Touch the 'Music' option to find and locate the local Amazon Music files.

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Step 4. Once found the song, you can click on the 'Play' button to preview it before adding it to your video.

Step 5. Then drag and drop Amazon Music to iMovie's video project. Next, you can resize your audio track for your video.

For iPhone/iPad:

Section 1. Import Amazon Music to iTunes

Step 1. Start the iTunes program on your Windows PC or the Apple Music app on your Mac computer.

Step 2. Hit on 'File' and then choose 'Add File to Library'. Then you can go to locate the downloaded Amazon Music files you want to add and click 'Open' to add Amazon Music to iTunes.

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Step 3. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer with a USB cable.

Step 4. Touch the iPhone or iPad device icon on the screen of the iTunes or Apple Music app.

Step 5. Click on the 'Music' option from the left menu list. Then check 'Sync Music' to choose the Amazon Music songs you want to sync and then click 'Apply'.

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Section 2. Add Amazon Music to iMovie

Step 1. Open the iMovie app on your iPad or iPhone. And open a video clip which you want to add music or create a new video project.

Step 2. Touch '+' and then choose the 'Audio' option on the screen.

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Step 3. Select 'My Music' and you can find the converted Amazon Music songs that you want to use.

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Step 4. Touch the target audio track and click on the '+' icon next to it to import it to your video. And then you can edit the Amazon Music audio track if you want.

Part 3. In Conclusion

Now you have learned how to add music from Amazon to iMovie. With DRmare Streaming Audio Recorder, you can easily convert Amazon Music to MP3, AIFF, M4A, M4B, WAV, or FLAC. It also supports batch conversion and works at a super-fast 15X speed. Then you can easily use the converted Amazon Music on iMovie on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Besides, you can move those Amazon Music tracks to any device you want for offline listening.

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How to Add Amazon Music to iMovie on iPhone/iPad/Mac