- Max Kuehn
A Facebook Story is a great way for you to share things that might be regrettable later. It only lasts 24 hours. This neat feature allows you to share what you think or current mood without it being saved to your profile for the next day.
In this article, Fidlar will show you how to add music to Facebook story with the step-by-step guide. Let’s jump right in.
How To Add Music To Your Facebook Story
You can add music only Facebook story through the Facebook mobile app, although it’s possible to view stories on Facebook via a desktop browser.
Two types of Facebook story posts can include music.
- The first is called a Music post. It only features the music that you have chosen, as well as its lyrics, cover art or other artwork, and stickers.
- The second post is a regular one, and features a photo of or video from you, with no music playing in the background.
Here are some ways to do both
Add Music Post To Your Story
You may be able add a song clip to your Facebook story by sharing a photo or video. You might also be able to add music lyrics to select songs.
Step 1: Open the Facebook app for your mobile app. Tap “Create Story” or “Add to Story”
Step 2: To add music to a blank post, tap “Music” at its top. You can also select a photo or video from the camera roll or camera icon to add music later.
Step 3: You will be able to immediately access music options. The most popular songs are listed first. You can choose music from a specific category or search for a song by using the search bar at the top.
Step 4: To choose a song, tap on it.
Step 5: After the selected song, Facebook will instantly generate music posting with that song. To change the background color, tap the colored dot in the top left corner.
Step 6: To change the part of the song that you wish to highlight, tap on the lyrics label next to it. Select a section of the piece using the sound wave bar at the bottom. It will default start in the middle. You can adjust the length of this snippet.
Step 7: To change the display, tap on the circle options located above the song sample. The lyrics will be displayed in different fonts in the first and second options, respectively. The last three options will display the track name and album cover art in different formats.
Step 8: When you are satisfied with the changes made to the song, tap “Done”.
Step 9: You will be taken back to the main screen. To personalize your post, you can use the icons at the top for text or stickers.
Step 10: When you are done, tap “Share to Story”.
How To Add Multiple Pictures To Facebook Story With Music
You can also add music to any image or video you wish to share on Facebook app.
To add audio to your Facebook is almost always a hit, regardless of whether it brings out a particular mood or add value to your content. This is how it looks:
Step 1: Open the Facebook app and Click on “Add Story” at the top of your News Feed.
Step 2: You can go to your Camera Roll or camera icon and choose a photo, a video, or simply take one right now.
Step 3: Choose the “Smiley face sticker.”
Step 4: You will see a sticker panel. Select the Music sticker.
Step 5: Now you can browse music or use the search bar to search for specific songs.
Step 6: You can also choose which lyric section you would like to include in your song and whether or not to add music sticker.
Step 7: Once you are satisfied with everything, click “Share to Story”
Your story now includes tune.
Important Note: You can’t add music to a text-only story. This option is currently not supported by Facebook
Can Everyone See Your Facebook Stories?
You can set who can see your stories, just like with other posts on Facebook. If you have many Facebook friends, you can adjust these settings but prefer to share music stories with fewer people.
You can add videos or photos to your Facebook Story by clicking the “Your Story” button in the bottom right corner.
The default setting will be public, which means that all your friends on Facebook and followers will have access to the settings.
You have the option to choose “Friends and Connections”, “Friends”, or “Custom”.
You can be as specific as you like and only select the people to share your Facebook stories.
How To Personalize Your Music Story With Gifs, Stickers, And More
You can make your Story even more interesting by adding other elements to it after adding the music to your Facebook. You can drag the music and lyrics around, move it to the side or let the songs roll at the bottom.
To see all your options, tap sticker icon. You have many options. You can create a discussion thread, poll, ask questions about the song or add your mood by clicking the feeling button.
You can also add GIFs and stickers, draw doodles and type text. You can also tag your friends to share the song. You can drag elements around to fit them and resize them with two fingers.
How To Change The Appearance Of Your Facebook Story Song
The best part? Customization! You have the option to display the lyrics on your photo or video. You can also have the artist and title of the song with a transparent background if you don’t wish to cover art too much of your video or photo.
After you have added your own music lyrics to your Story, you will see a few buttons at the bottom that allow you to customize it. The Story can play your lyrics, display the song title on a white or black background, or show the song’s album art.
You can only play a small portion of the song (around fifteen seconds). You can, however, choose which portion you wish to play. The small box at the bottom that shows the part of your Story is currently playing can be moved. Drag this box to the section you wish to play.
Why Facebook Is Adding Music To Profiles And Stories?
Facebook updates its product features almost daily. Social media platforms are constantly competing for users’ time.
Facebook is also eager to include the audio element.
It wasn’t easy to share a video on social media with copyrighted music in the past. Artificial Intelligence software-enabled platforms recognize when videos were shared with artists’ music and then remove your video.
Facebook was the first social media platform to recognize the emotional connection people feel with music and the importance of video editing.
Facebook signed a deal last year with Universal Music Group (UMG). The deal allows users to share Universal licensed music on Facebook videos.
On December 8, Facebook Sound Collection officially launched. This section on Facebook allows you to find sound effects and songs that you can add to your videos.
FAQs
Where Is The Music Sticker On Facebook?
Find the Music sticker allows you to snap a photo, video, or photo from your phone’s camera roll. Next, tap the sticker icon to select the Sticker for music.
Why Can’t I Add Music To My Facebook Story?
This will allow you to choose from a variety of songs. You can edit and trim the song after you have added it to your Facebook Story.
Conclusion
You’ve now learned how to add music to your Facebook story using the built-in music app and creating custom videos. If you find this guide helpful, you may want to check our guide How to add music to Instagram story.
