--- title: "How to Add Your Own Sound on TikTok | audiogram.video" description: "Add your own sound to TikTok: record it live, use the Voice tool, or post your audio file inside a video so it becomes an original sound others can use. Steps." url: https://audiogram.video/how-to-add-your-own-sound-on-tiktok --- Guide · free tool included # How to add your own sound on TikTok TikTok’s sound picker searches its own library. Your voice, song or podcast gets in another way: recorded in the app, or carried in by a video you upload. To add your own sound on TikTok, post a video that contains it. Whatever you record with the camera, or whatever sound is in a video you upload, becomes an “original sound” under your name, and other people can use it in their own videos. **Add sound** in the app only searches TikTok’s library; there is no button for importing an audio file on its own. If the sound is your voice, the quickest route is in the app: record it, or narrate over a clip with the **Voice** tool. If it is a file you already have, such as a song, a podcast clip or a voice memo, make it into a vertical video first. Any editor will do, or you can [turn it into a captioned 9:16 clip](https://audiogram.video/podcast-clips) in your browser on this site. ## Add a voiceover to a TikTok in the app TikTok’s own way to put your voice over a video, from its Help Centre. 1. ### Record or upload your clip Tap **Add post** (the + button), then record a video or choose one from your phone, and go on to the editing screen. 2. ### Open the voice tools Tap **Voice** in the side panel of the editor. 3. ### Record your voice Tap **Record** and speak over the clip as it plays, then tap **Done** and **Save**. 4. ### Post it Finish the caption and settings and post. Your voice is part of the video’s original sound. ## Posting an audio file you already have For a finished song, an interview or a podcast moment, the sound has to arrive inside a video. TikTok then treats it as your original sound. A plain picture works, but captions and movement give people a reason to stay without the sound on. * On this site, choose **Vertical** on the start card and open the audio file. * Move the window on the timeline to the moment you want; **Best 30 s** under **Audio** finds the busiest talking. * In **Captions**, **Make captions** sends that clip’s sound to our speech provider and puts the words on screen, lit up as they’re spoken. Without it, nothing leaves your phone. * Press **G** to check that nothing important sits under TikTok’s buttons, then **Export** and **Share** to save it. * In TikTok, tap **Add post**, upload the video, and don’t add a library sound on top. From a computer, TikTok Studio on the web accepts MP4 or WebM of at least 720×1280, up to 30 minutes and under 10 GB. A 1080×1920 export from here is well inside that. ## Mixing your sound with TikTok’s library Once a video is in the editor, **Sound** lets you **Add sound** from the library or **Replace** the one you chose. If you add a library track to a video that already has your audio, you’ll be balancing the two. For a voice recording, keep the library track quiet or leave it out, so the captions and the voice match. ### Original sound: what others see * Your sound shows as an original sound with your name, and people can tap it to see every video that uses it. * TikTok lets you remove an original sound you made: tap the sound, tap **Share**, then **Remove sound**. That removes it from every video using it, including other people’s. * If TikTok recognises commercial music in your upload, it may mute it or restrict the video. Use your own recordings or music you have the rights to. ## Podcasts and songs on TikTok ### A podcast Short, captioned clips of one idea each work far better than full segments. Lead with the most surprising sentence, keep it under a minute, and put the show name in the video so people can find the full episode. The [podcast audiogram](https://audiogram.video/podcast-audiogram) page covers saving your show’s look so every clip matches. ### Your own song in TikTok’s library For a song to appear when people search **Add sound**, it has to be delivered to TikTok’s library. TikTok runs its own distribution platform for artists, SoundOn, and many music distributors deliver to TikTok too. Until a release is there, upload it inside a video and let the original sound spread. A [music visualizer](https://audiogram.video/music-visualizer) video gives it something to look at. ## Your own sound on TikTok: questions ### Can I upload an MP3 to TikTok? Not as an audio file on its own. Put the MP3 into a video and upload that; its sound becomes an original sound under your name. ### How do I make my own sound on TikTok for others to use? Post a video with your sound in it. TikTok lists it as an original sound, and other people can tap it and use it in their own videos. ### How do I do a voiceover on TikTok? In the editor, tap **Voice**, then **Record** and speak as the clip plays. Tap **Done** and **Save** when you’re happy. ### Why was my sound muted on TikTok? Usually because TikTok detected copyrighted music in it. Original recordings and music you have rights to are safe; songs you don’t own may be muted. ### What size should a TikTok video be? Vertical 9:16\. TikTok asks for at least 720×1280; 1080×1920 is the usual choice and what **Vertical** exports at 1080p. ### How long can a TikTok upload be? Through TikTok Studio on the web, up to 30 minutes. For a sound to catch on, much shorter is better; a strong 15 to 45 seconds is typical. ## More guides * [ Free audiogram maker Turn a recording into a video with a moving wave, cover art and captions. ](https://audiogram.video/) * [ Vertical podcast clips with captions Captions-first 9:16 clips from an audio episode, for Reels, TikTok and Shorts. ](https://audiogram.video/podcast-clips) * [ How to add your own audio to Instagram Use your own song, podcast or voice memo in Stories and Reels. ](https://audiogram.video/how-to-add-your-own-audio-to-instagram) * [ Make an SRT file from audio Speech written out as timed SRT or VTT captions you can correct before downloading. ](https://audiogram.video/audio-to-srt) * [ Music visualizer maker Spectrum bars, rings and spinning records that move with a song, saved as MP4. ](https://audiogram.video/music-visualizer) * [ Podcast audiogram maker Square episode promos with cover art, captions and a saved style for your show. ](https://audiogram.video/podcast-audiogram)