{"id":48190,"date":"2022-07-30T22:21:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=48190"},"modified":"2022-07-30T22:21:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:21:24","slug":"how-to-add-songs-on-instagram-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-add-songs-on-instagram-story","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Songs on Instagram Story"},"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-6a211f4060651\" 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-6a211f4060651\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a211f4060651\" ><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-songs-on-instagram-story\/#How_to_Add_Songs_on_Instagram_Story\" title=\"How to Add Songs on Instagram Story\">How to Add Songs on Instagram Story<\/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-songs-on-instagram-story\/#Adding_a_song_to_an_Instagram_story\" title=\"Adding a song to an Instagram story\">Adding a song to an Instagram story<\/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-songs-on-instagram-story\/#Adding_a_song_to_a_video\" title=\"Adding a song to a video\">Adding a song to a video<\/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-songs-on-instagram-story\/#Adding_a_song_to_a_reel\" title=\"Adding a song to a reel\">Adding a song to a reel<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_Songs_on_Instagram_Story\"><\/span>How to Add Songs on Instagram Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-height:335px; max-width:30%\" align=\"right\" alt=\"how to add songs on instagram story\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/sj3etK1.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>Do you want to use music in your Instagram Story reel? Here&#8217;s how! First, make sure the song you choose matches the visuals you&#8217;re sharing on Instagram. Then, make sure the lyrics match. After you&#8217;ve got the right track, you&#8217;re ready to add it to your reel! Then, add a caption and start posting! It&#8217;s that easy! Just follow these steps!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_song_to_an_Instagram_story\"><\/span>Adding a song to an Instagram story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to add a song to your Instagram Story, follow these steps. First, open the app and select the &#8220;Story&#8221; icon. Next, swipe to the right to add stickers to your story. If you want to add a song, tap the music sticker icon. Then, you can select the song, album, and snippet you want to include in your story. To insert a song snippet into your Instagram story, tap &#8220;Send To.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can also add a song to your Instagram story using the Layout mode. Layout mode is available for collages of several photos or videos with the same song. Just remember that the music will play with small pauses, so you need to make sure the visuals and the song match. You can also use different settings for each story. In Layout mode, you can create multiple stories with different songs or images.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have chosen the song you want to add, you can customize the look of the lyrics. You can choose specific lyrics or snippets of the song. You can also select album covers or a smaller box with the song name. It&#8217;s up to you how much text you want on your story and which options you&#8217;ll use. If you&#8217;re just starting out, you&#8217;ll need to experiment with the colors and effects of the lyrics.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_song_to_a_video\"><\/span>Adding a song to a video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The process of adding a song to your Instagram story video is simple. To add your own music, first select the &#8220;MY MUSIC&#8221; tab from the navigation menu. Next, select a song, and then click &#8220;USE.&#8221; Be careful to avoid copyright material. In addition, you can add sound effects. Click &#8220;EFFECTS&#8221; to choose from a large collection of free sound effects.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve made the decision to post a video, you&#8217;ll want to choose the music you want to use. To make this process as easy as possible, use the Instagram in-app Music Library. Once you&#8217;ve made a selection from this library, you&#8217;ll be able to select a song from the playlist. Using an in-app music library or a trusted source will help you select music that does not violate the rules of Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>You can add a song to your Instagram story by choosing a song from the playlist. You can also use voiceover to add to the video. In addition to using your voice, you can also include a song&#8217;s lyrics. Whether or not you decide to include lyrics in your video, the lyrics will display on the bottom of your post. Then, once the video has finished playing, you can choose to save it or delete it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_song_to_a_reel\"><\/span>Adding a song to a reel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding a song to your Instagram story is easy, and you can use the new feature to create a video or photo with music. The process of creating an Instagram Reel is similar to creating a story. To start, head over to the Reel feature on the Instagram app. You can use the search bar to search for songs and then tap &#8220;See more&#8221; to explore additional tracks. Alternatively, you can preview a song before using it, and you can choose a 15-second portion of it to feature. Once you&#8217;ve selected your song, hit &#8220;Save&#8221; to add it to your story.<\/p>\n<p>Adding a song to your Instagram story is easy, and allows you to select from a catalogue of songs, videos, and audio saved on your account. To select a song, tap &#8220;Select&#8221; and then &#8220;Preview.&#8221; After selecting the song, you can adjust the duration of the song by moving the slider. The parts with pink spots are the most popular, so you&#8217;ll want to pick them carefully.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, Instagram introduced the &#8220;Reels&#8221; feature, which is the quickest way to post content. Reels allow you to add music to your Stories, as well as music from other people. To add a song to your Instagram story, you&#8217;ll first want to tap the + sign in the top right of your home screen, and then choose &#8220;Reels&#8221; from the drop-down menu. 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