How to put music to a video on instagram

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A beginner's guide to adding your favorite songs to Instagram Stories and photo posts

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Adding Music to a Story Photo

Adding Music to a Video Reel

Using PicMusic

If you want to add flair to your Instagram Story or Reels, you can easily add music. The Instagram app lets you add a song to your photo and video posts with your mobile device. You'll need to use the "MUSIC" option after uploading a picture to your Story and before recording your Reel. This wikiHow will show you how to add music to pictures and videos on Instagram using your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Things You Should Know

You can only add music to Instagram posts with the mobile app.
To add music to a photo, upload a photo to your story. Tap the smiley face icon, then "Music" to browse the selection.
To add music to a Reel, begin a new Reel. Tap the music note icon and select the song. Record the Reel, then tap "Share".

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Open the Instagram app. This resembles a multicolored camera. Doing so opens your Instagram feed if you're logged in.[1]
- Instagram is available for iOS in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store.
- If you aren't logged into Instagram, tap Sign in to do so now or create an account.
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Open the "Home" tab. If Instagram doesn't open to the Home feed, tap the house-shaped icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
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Tap Your Story. It's at the top of the page.
- This will take you to the Add to story page.
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Tap Camera and take a picture. Aim your phone at an item you want to photograph, then tap the circular "Capture" button at the bottom of the screen.
- If you want to select an existing photo from your Camera Roll, tap the "Photos" square in the lower-left side of the screen, then tap the photo you want to use.
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Tap the smiley face icon. It's at the top of the screen. A pop-up menu will appear.
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Tap MUSIC. This option is in the pop-up menu. Doing so opens a list of commonly used music.
- You may have to scroll down to find this option.
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Search for a song. Tap the search bar at the top of the screen, then type in the name of a song or an artist.
- You can also scroll through the For you tab list of music or tap Browse.
- If your search doesn't produce any results, you'll have to search for a different song.
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Select a song. Once you find the song you want to use, tap its name to add it to your photo.
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Select a segment of music to use. Tap and drag left or right the box that's on the sound wave at the bottom of the screen.
- You can lower the number of seconds used by tapping 15 SECS and then scrolling up to select a different option.
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Toggle the song view. You can also choose the title and album cover formatting by clicking the square icons above the soundwave.
- Some songs have the option of displaying the lyrics on screen. If you see Lyrics unavailable for this song, you won't have this option.
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Tap Done. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Reposition the artist tag. If the song's artist tag is getting in the way of the photo, tap and drag the tag to a less-obtrusive location.
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Tap Your Story. It's at the bottom of the screen. Doing so adds the photo to your Instagram story, where your followers will be able to see it for the next 24 hours.
- You have successfully used Instagram to add music to your posts.

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Open the Instagram app. This resembles a multicolored camera. Doing so opens your Instagram feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged into Instagram, tap Sign in to do so now.
- Instagram reels are 30-second multi-clip videos. You can add music, effects, and use creative tools on the videos before sharing them with your friends or other Instagram users.[2]
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Open your profile tab. Tap your profile picture at the bottom-right corner.
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Tap the "New Post" icon. This is the + inside of a box at the top-right corner. A Create menu will open.
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Tap Reel. This will be the first option.
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Tap the music note on the right sidebar. This option is in the pop-up menu. Doing so opens a list of commonly used music.
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Search for a song. Tap the search bar at the top of the screen, then type in the name of a song or an artist.
- You can also scroll through the For you tab list of music or tap Browse.
- If your search doesn't produce any results, you'll have to search for a different song.
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Select a song. Once you find the song you want to use, tap its name to add it to your Reel.
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Select a segment of music to use and tap Done. Tap and drag left or right the box that's on the sound wave at the bottom of the screen.
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Record your video. Hold down the capture button to record your video. The song will play as you record.
- You can stop and start your video as many times as you want within the 30 allotted seconds. The song will continue as the recording continues.
- You don't have to use all 30 seconds.
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Tap Next.
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Add other special effects. You can use an Instagram filter, apply text, stickers, and more.
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Tap Next.
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Finalize your Reel. Enter a caption to promote likes and follows. You can toggle on or off Share to Feed.
- You can also Tag people, Add location, or toggle Advanced settings.
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Tap Share. Your Reel will begin uploading to your Instagram page. You can view your Reels on your timeline or on your profile page in the Reels tab.

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Install the PicMusic app. PicMusic is a free app that will allow you to add music to a photo from your iPhone's Photos app, though keep in mind that PicMusic will also place a watermark on your photo.
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Open the PicMusic app. Once PicMusic finishes downloading, tap OPEN in the App Store, or close the App Store and tap the PicMusic app icon on one of your iPhone's Home Screen pages.
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Tap Add photos. It's in the middle of the screen.
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Select a photo to use. Tap the album from which you want to select a photo, then tap once the photo you want to use. You should see a checkmark appear on the photo's thumbnail.
- You may first have to tap OK to allow PicMusic to access your photos.
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Tap
. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Tap ☰. This is in the top-right corner of the screen. A pop-out menu will appear on the right side of the screen.
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Tap Add music. It's in the pop-out menu. Doing so opens an iTunes window.
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Select a song. Tap Songs in the iTunes window, then find and tap the song you want to use.
- Again, you may have to tap OK to allow PicMusic to access your iTunes library.
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Select a start time. Tap and drag the sound wave left or right to change the song's start time.
- You can preview your start time by tapping the "Play" triangle on this page.
- If you don't want your song to fade out toward the end of its play time, tap the pink "Fade" switch to turn off this feature.
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Tap
. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Tap ☰. This option is in the top-right corner of the screen. The pop-out window will reappear.
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Scroll down and tap Instagram. It's under the "SHARE" heading.
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Tap OK when prompted. This will cause the video to save to your iPhone's Camera Roll.
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Tap Open when prompted. Doing so opens the Instagram app.
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Tap the Library tab. It's in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
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Select your video. Tap the video's thumbnail at the bottom of the screen to do so.
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Tap Next. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Select a filter if you like, then tap Next. If you want to apply a filter to your video, you can tap the filter you want to use at the bottom of the screen.
- Swipe left or right over the available filters to scroll through them.
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Enter a caption if needed. If you want to use a caption for your upload, tap the "Write a caption..." text box near the top of the screen, then type in whatever you want to use for your caption (e.g., "Sound up!").
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Tap Share. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Your photo, along with the accompanying music, will be uploaded to your Instagram page.

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Can I make longer posts with these apps?

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To add music to pictures on Instagram, start by logging into your account and pressing the “Home” tab. From here, tap “Your Story” at the top of the page to open the upload screen. Once the upload screen is open, tap the “Capture” button to take a picture or select an existing photo from your Camera Roll. After you select your picture, tap the smiley face icon for a drop-down menu, then tap “Music” to open a list of commonly-used music or search for a song. When you find the song you want, select it to add it to your photo. In order to select a segment of music, lower the number of seconds or tap and drag the box to capture the part of the song you want. Finally, tap “Done” to set your new preferences. To learn how to add music to pictures in Instagram using PicMusic, keep reading!

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