How do you unlink audio from video in Premiere Pro?

Unlinking audio from video in Premiere Pro is achieved by right-clicking the clip in the timeline and selecting "Unlink." This action separates the audio and video components of a clip that are usually linked together, allowing you to edit or manipulate them independently. When you do this, you can move, cut, or delete the audio without affecting the video and vice versa, which is essential for precise editing tasks like adjusting audio levels or replacing soundtracks without altering the video footage.

Dragging the audio below the video layer on the timeline does not actually unlink the audio; it merely rearranges the layout. Selecting the audio and pressing the delete key removes the audio track altogether rather than unlinking it, which is not the right approach if the intention is to retain the audio in the project. Using sequence settings to unlink media is also incorrect, as these settings pertain more to the overall project configuration rather than the specific action of unlinking audio from video in a timeline context.