One of the most important functions and features that TikTok has is, without a doubt, lip sync. However, there are still many people, users of the social network, who do not know how to use it. Today we are going to give a good review to that of «make videos with voices» so that you become an expert and surprise your followers with this fun effect. Aim because it has very little mystery.
TikTok and its origin function
TikTok wasn't always called that. When the social network was launched, the name it received was Musical.ly -you have its original logo just a few lines below- and, in fact, it was under that title that it began to become popular on half the planet. In 2018, however, its owners decided to change its name, as part of a new expansion strategy after the acquisition of the platform by the Chinese giant ByteDance.
Why are we telling you this? Well, so that you understand much better how important it is lip sync inside the platform. Musical.ly was basically a “karaoke” type application, in which short videos were published in which users danced and, above all, “sang”. Well, actually what they were doing was synchronizing the movement of their lips (lip sync o Lip Sync in Spanish) with the lyrics of the song, as if they were singing themselves, something that became so famous that it became social network banner. It is what on television is known as singing in playback.
Now on TikTok you can see (and make) many types of videos, not just Lip Sync, but that musical essence is still very present and, in fact, Lip Sync continues to be one of its most differentiating star features -not only with songs thanks to the huge library of the platform; also used with clips from movies, viral videos, or jokes. Such is so It is possibly one of the most repeated modalities in the social network, and it is common to see many people make this type of montage with funny scenes or dialogues.
Have you tired of doing challenges and want to learn to record the famous videos with voices? Well, here we are going to explain step by step how it is done so that it is no mystery to you.
Lip Sync with TikTok: how to do it
Once you understand what Lip Sync is and the type of effect you are going to achieve with it, let's move on to learn how to do it step by step (so you don't get lost on the way). It is not complicated, but it is true that it has several steps, so we have thought it convenient to separate it by points to make it easier for you to navigate through the application.
You should keep in mind, by the way, that the Lip Sync function only allows you to record up to 30 seconds. Although initially it was only 15 so we can't complain too much. Bearing this in mind, these are the steps you must follow to use this mode both in the iOS app and in Android terminals:
- Open the app on your mobile phone and make sure you are logged in with your user account.
- Tap on the “+” symbol.
- Tap on "add sound" (with the music icon), located at the top of the screen.
- Search for the song that interests you with the search engine among the many categories available (you have from memes and viral to the top 40 or reggaeton, among many others). Select it by touching the red confirm button.
- In the right column, tap on the icon of the musical note with the scissors that bears the name of "Crop".
- Choose fragment you want to sing by moving the wave line to the right or left with your finger (the left side of your screen marks the start and the right the end). To make it easier for us, every time we make a change in this section, the song will start from the starting point. In this way we can place it exactly where we want.
- Tap the red button to confirm.
- Make sure you have the camera turned towards you. If not, in the right column, tap on the first “Rotate” icon to activate the front camera of your phone. Or, double-tapping the center of the screen will also rotate the camera to selfie.
- Tap on the central red record button and film yourself moving your lips to the rhythm of the letter.
- Follow the relevant steps to add various effects, filters, and more. You can record a voice over in the options on the right or control the volume of the music and your own voice if you've preferred to sing it and not just move your lips (in the Volume icon, third screenshot below these lines).
- Now all you have to do is publish as you usually do and wait for the reactions of your followers!
synchronization is basic
What has always been known as doing playback, in other words, move the lips to synchronize them with the song we want to perform, is as old as some shows television, who resorted to this technique so as not to risk that the interpreters who visited their sets made a mistake live. Even so, it is still amazing and fascinating to see a perfect Lip Sync on TikTok, completely in sync with the theme we have chosen.
That is why, in addition to the advice that we are going to give you a little below to try to make your publications more viral, we are going to remind you that there is an impeccable quality that the Lip Sync you record on TikTok must meet and we must take it VERY into account: the synchronization of the movement of your lips with each word of the lyrics of the song must be PERFECT, precise and that it convinces us that you are singing live.
So we recommend that:
- rehearse.
- Try even more.
- He rehearses even more until the timing of each gesture is perfect.
Tips to improve your Lip Sync
We give you some tips that you can sign up for improve your content once you get the hang of this nice modality. Thus, in addition to knowing how to do them, you will be able to give your content more quality and, of course, your followers will like it more:
- One of the benefits that are enabled is the video speed, so that you can modify this parameter and the music will go accordingly. Use it at will according to what you want to do.
- Search for music that is Fashion on TikTok's large catalog or use conversations/jokes that go viral and possibly engage more people looking to see more videos related to a specific song/scene.
- If what you want is to give it the greatest possible realism, we recommend that when recording yourself not only move your lips but also sing the song with your voice Then, as we have indicated in the step by step, you will be able to control its volume and put it on mute, to only leave the audio that interests you -or mix them to different degrees, as you prefer.
- To advance "work", you can search for tracks whenever you want (point 4 of our step by step) and save them in Favorites -touching on the label-shaped icon- and then go directly to them to start recording.
- Try to be creative in the video: originality is always very well received among the users of the platform and it will help you to have a greater reach if you get more interactions.
- And, if you want to reach a larger audience, don't forget to use the hashtags in the description when posting your video. Of course, use those that make sense.
With the step-by-step that we detail a little above and our advice, you will surely have more than mastered this iconic feature of TikTok.