Apply and Adjust Effects

Every visual and audio effect in Descript is managed from the Properties panel, and applies to your selected scene or layer. Browse the full list of effects.

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Add a visual effect

1. In the scene editor, select the scene or layer.
2. Click Effects in the hover toolbar, then select + Add effect.
3. In the Effects drawer, hover over an effect to preview it on your current frame, then click to apply.

You can also open the Effects drawer from the + button next to Visual effects in the Properties panel. By default, an effect added at the scene level applies to the current scene only. To apply it to all scenes in your composition, use the All scenes toggle in the scene editor.

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Add an audio effect

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To a script layer

1. Select the script layer in the scene editor or from the Layer list in the Properties panel.
2. Click the + button next to Audio effects in the Properties panel.
3. Choose the audio effect you want to apply.

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To a sequence track

1. Open your sequence in the Sequence Editor.
2. Select a track.
3. Click the + button in the Audio effects section.
4. Choose the effect you want to apply.

Audio effects persist across all scenes the layer appears in.

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Adjust an effect

Once an effect is added, it appears in the appropriate Properties panel section — Visual effects for visual effects, Audio effects for audio.

• Click the sliders icon next to an effect to expand its controls.
• Drag a slider or enter a specific value to adjust settings.
• Some audio effects include preset configurations. Click the Effect settings menu (•••), then choose a preset from the dropdown.

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Disable or remove an effect

To temporarily disable an effect, toggle the switch next to the effect name in the Effects section. This preserves your settings but hides the effect. To remove the effect:

1. Click the Effect settings menu (•••) next to the effect name.
2. Select Remove effect.

This works the same way for both visual and audio effects.