# Dynamic Clips

Attach reusable audio segments to your items without editing source files. Upload a clip once and place it on any number of items as a pre-roll, mid-roll, or post-roll. The original file is never modified, so you can add, swap, or remove clips at any time.

## How It Works

1. Upload a clip to your clip library (separate from the media library)
2. Add that clip to one or more items at a specific position
3. Fans hear the clips during playback, and they can skip if they choose

## Managing Clips

### Uploading Clips

From the dashboard, go to your media area and upload a clip:

- **Title**: A name for your reference (1-200 characters)
- **Audio file**: The clip to attach
- **Duration**: Detected automatically from the file

Clips count toward your tier's total storage quota (see [Pricing Tiers](./tiers.md) for limits).

### Adding Clips to Items

1. Open the item from your dashboard
2. Go to the Dynamic Clips section
3. Click "Add"
4. Select the clip and choose a position:

| Position | When it plays | Offset required? |
|----------|--------------|-----------------|
| **Pre-roll** | Before the item starts | No |
| **Mid-roll** | At a specific timestamp | Yes (seconds) |
| **Post-roll** | After the item ends | No |

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You can add the same clip to multiple items, and add multiple clips to a single item. Use the sort order to control the sequence when multiple clips share a position.

### Removing Clips from Items

Removing a clip from an item detaches it; the clip stays in your library for reuse.

### Deleting Clips

Deleting a clip from your library also removes it from all items. The file is deleted and storage quota is freed.

## Ideas and Use Cases

- **Announcements**: Temporary pre-roll for tour dates, sales, or new releases. Remove when no longer relevant.
- **Intros and outros**: Upload once, attach to every episode or track. Update across your catalog by swapping one clip.
- **Sponsorship reads**: Mid-roll ads at natural break points. Swap sponsors without re-uploading episodes.
- **Brand audio**: Consistent jingles, stingers, or sonic branding across releases.
- **Seasonal greetings**: Holiday messages or event tie-ins that rotate in and out.
- **Calls to action**: Post-roll clips encouraging fans to join, follow, or check out related work.
- **Creative experiments**: Spoken-word intros over instrumental releases, commentary tracks, behind-the-scenes notes.

## See Also

- [Content & Items](./02-content.md): Creating audio items
- [Media Library](./media-library.md): Storing images and video for embedding
- [Items](./items.md): Item management details