{"id":17455,"date":"2022-07-16T12:26:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T12:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=17455"},"modified":"2022-07-16T12:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T12:26:40","slug":"how-to-add-your-own-music-to-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-own-music-to-tiktok","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Your Own Music to TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9f9129842a\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9f9129842a\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9f9129842a\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-own-music-to-tiktok\/#How_to_Add_Your_Own_Music_to_TikTok\" title=\"How to Add Your Own Music to TikTok\">How to Add Your Own Music to TikTok<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-own-music-to-tiktok\/#Create_custom_sounds\" title=\"Create custom sounds\">Create custom sounds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-own-music-to-tiktok\/#Get_permission_to_use_other_peoples_music\" title=\"Get permission to use other people&#8217;s music\">Get permission to use other people&#8217;s music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-own-music-to-tiktok\/#Upload_custom_sounds\" title=\"Upload custom sounds\">Upload custom sounds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-own-music-to-tiktok\/#Upload_custom_sounds_to_TikTok\" title=\"Upload custom sounds to TikTok\">Upload custom sounds to TikTok<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_Your_Own_Music_to_TikTok\"><\/span>How to Add Your Own Music to TikTok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you are wondering how to add your own music to TikTok, then you&#8217;ve come to the right place. Here we&#8217;ll explain how to create custom sounds, how to get permission to use other people&#8217;s music, and how to upload your own music to TikTok. Follow our tips and tricks and you&#8217;ll be well on your way to making your own video content on the popular social media platform.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_custom_sounds\"><\/span>Create custom sounds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Want to create custom sounds for your TikTok videos? It&#8217;s not as hard as you may think. You can use Tiktok&#8217;s free app to do just that. All you have to do is download the app from the Apple App Store or Google Play and follow the instructions on the screen. Once you have downloaded the app, you can begin creating your own sounds. Tiktok is a simple tool with an easy-to-use interface. And because it&#8217;s completely free, you can create as many sounds as you want!<\/p>\n<p>To create a sound, go to the Sound feature in the app&#8217;s library and click on the video. Once you&#8217;ve added a video, tap on the spinning record icon to add a sound to the video. You can also record a voiceover and save it as a new file by following the same steps as recording a video. Once you&#8217;ve created your sound, you can share it with your friends and family.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_permission_to_use_other_peoples_music\"><\/span>Get permission to use other people&#8217;s music<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fortunately, there are steps you can take to ensure that you get permission to use other people&#8217;s music on TikTok. First, you must submit a form to the company, informing them that the content you&#8217;re using is protected by the DMCA safe harbor. If you&#8217;re a creator, however, you can do so directly on the platform. If you discover that someone has reposted your content without your permission, you must contact that user to request that they remove it. You can also file a report on the platform itself. TikTok&#8217;s Intellectual Property Policy has more information on this issue.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure of the legality of using a song, it&#8217;s best to use a commercially released version of the song. There are many third-party apps that allow you to edit the audio tracks on YouTube. If you&#8217;re unsure about the copyright status of the song, look for instrumental versions. These versions usually only feature one looping section. Alternatively, you can choose to use a cover version of the song. Typing synchronization is legal as long as you don&#8217;t use the copyrighted lyrics in your video.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upload_custom_sounds\"><\/span>Upload custom sounds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have the time to record a voice over for your video, you can use the music and sounds that are already in the app to create a custom sound. Just make sure that your sound is short, clean, and unique. After recording your sound, save it to your camera roll and then upload it to TikTok. This way, you&#8217;ll be able to use it later.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to add sound to your video, first choose where you want it to appear. Select the recommended section, or go to the More tab to find more sounds. Alternatively, search for the sound in the app and add it to your video. After selecting the sound, drag the audio clip left or right to select a section and then tap the red checkmark to finish the upload process. Once you have added your custom sound, you&#8217;re ready to upload it to TikTok.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upload_custom_sounds_to_TikTok\"><\/span>Upload custom sounds to TikTok<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to create your own unique sound for your TikTok videos, there are some simple steps you can take. First, you must create your own sound outside the TikTok app. You can use a microphone or find free music from YouTube. Once you have the sound, save it to your camera roll. After you&#8217;ve finished recording the custom sound, you can edit the length, add effects, and even record a voiceover.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a composing software or a smartphone, you can record the sounds for your video. Before you can upload it, however, you need to convert the file to an mp4 file, which TikTok doesn&#8217;t support. You can use one of the many apps that convert audio files to mp4 before uploading. Then, you can upload it to TikTok. 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