How to Add Voice on TikTok: Your Ultimate Audio Guide

Posted on 2nd Jan, 2025.

TL;DR (The Short Version)

Getting your audio content spot on is key to going viral on TikTok.
You can add a voice on TikTok by either recording live with the video or recording a voiceover when you edit the video. Read on for a how-to guide for both options.
You can also add trending sounds, such as dialogue or songs that have gone viral, to your video. Step-by-step guide below.

When it comes to making great content on TikTok, the sounds you choose or voiceover you narrate is almost as important as the video itself. With trending sounds helping you get on the map and quirky voiceovers helping you show off your comedy chops, good audio is a must. Put simply, videos with funny or engaging audios perform best.

There are a few ways to include audio in your video. You can add a trending sound, such as a clip of dialogue from a movie or a song, you can record a voiceover, or you can use text-to-speech to create a voice to speak for you. We'll tell you how to do all three in our handy guide. Let's get into it.

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How to Add a Trending Sound to Your TikTok Video

Trending sounds can boost your chances of going viral and, ultimately, help your video get more views. Just like adding a green screen or other trending effects, using a popular sound along with the associated hashtag gets you noticed. Here's how to choose and upload a trending sound to your vid.

Open the TikTok app and tap the Add post + button at the bottom of the screen.
Tap Add sound at the top of the recording screen. You can search sounds from Recommended, Favorites, or Recent. Save any songs you want to use to favourites to make it more convenient to find. If you find a song using Search, tap Continue to confirm your choice.
Tap the Favorites button to save the sound or the Edit button to adjust the sound clip to a suitable length.
Tap somewhere on the video to add the sound to your post. Publish your post!

How to Add a Voiceover to Your TikTok Video

If you filmed a live voiceover while you were recording the video, you can simply tick the Keep Original Audio button when you come to post the video. If you want to add a voiceover afterwards to a filmed TikTok, here's how.

Open the TikTok app and tap the Add Post + button at the bottom of the screen to create a new video.
Once you've added the video, tap Next to get through to the editing screen.
Tap the microphone icon labelled Voiceover. Tap the icon to open the dashboard where you'll find recording.
In this section, you can scroll through your video, recording a voiceover for the sections where you need one using the big red button.
Post your completed video.

How to Add Text-to-Speech on Your TikTok Video

To automate a voice that will read out your captions on videos, use the text-to-speech feature. Here's how.

Open the TikTok app and tap the Add Post + button at the bottom of the screen.
Either record or upload a video.
Tap the text option during the editing process.
Type in your caption then tap Done. Select the Text-to-speech option when you tap the text you've written out.
Choose from the various automated voice options, then tap the Done button.

Admittedly, text-to-speech can sound a little robotic, but it provides an easy way to give your video a voiceover if you don't want to do one yourself for whatever reason. If you want your videos to be as authentically you as possible to gain new followers, you're probably better off recording the voiceover yourself, but when you can't, text-to-speech provides an excellent alternative.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to get the narrator voice on TikTok?

To get the automated voice you sometimes hear on TikTok, follow the steps below for the text-to-speech option. Alternatively, be your own narrator and record a voiceover yourself.

How to get the TikTok AI voice?

To get the automated TikTok voice, record and edit a video using the text to speech function.

How do I add audio to a video?

You can add audio to your videos in all manner of ways, as outlined above. You can either use the video's original audio, add a voiceover, or use the text-to-speech option to create an automated voiceover. Alternatively, select a trending sound to be your video's soundtrack.

There are plenty of ways to add sound to your TikTok videos, from recording it live with your video to adding a trending sound. Remember, choose trending audios as frequently as you can and post the accompanying hashtag. Whenever possible, include captions to your videos to make them more accessible.