Automatically tag audio

Last updated on Jun 24, 2025

With AI-powered Audio Category Tagging, you can easily discover audio controls and quickly create videos with professional sound quality in Adobe Premiere Pro.

The power of AI automatically recognizes if your clips are Dialogue, Music, SFX, or Ambience and adds a new interactive badge. Get instant access to the most relevant tools for that audio type in the Essential Sound panel.

  1. Select one or multiple audio files in the timeline and select Auto Tag in the Essential Sound panel.

  2. Once auto-tagging is complete, interactive Essential Sound badges will be shown on each audio clip.

    Timeline in Adobe Premiere Pro showing multiple audio tracks with colored waveforms. Labeled markers (A–D) indicate different audio clips with Essential Sound badges for Dialogue, Music, SFX, and Ambience applied through Auto Tag.
    Auto-tagged audio clips display category badges in the timeline.

    A. Music B. Dialogue C. SFX D. Ambience 

  3. Select the badge to automatically open the Essential Sound panel and gain access to the most relevant tools for that auto type.