TikTok Sounds
Tether a TikTok sound directly from TikTok Sounds Library! Linking a TikTok sound to your effect will cause the sound to play by default when your effect is opened.
Add a TikTok Sound
To add a TikTok sound to your effect:
- In the Effect House toolbar, click TikTok Sounds.
![tiktok sounds entry point](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/tiktok_sounds_button-a4880c271324af4a0aea035f1ef9a53d.png)
The TikTok Sounds panel appears.
![tiktok sounds panel](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/tiktok_sounds_panel-6db87f5209e3e8756f9c164aed7e3feb.png)
- Click Add sound. The TikTok Sounds Library appears with recommended sounds.
![tiktok sounds library](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/tiktok_sounds_library-4e9dc276a54ca4f4c71527a4e938aa11.png)
- Use the Search bar to look for a preferred song. For example, Happy Birthday.
- Click a sound to preview it
![preview sound](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/preview_sound-630043e6066a976ad5ca25971a5fe0eb.png)
- Click the Use button to add it to your project. The sound appears in the TikTok Sounds panel.
![use sound](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/use_sound-2c0c08f4847e993070dd47641389af3f.png)
- Click and drag the audio to select where the sound starts
![drag audio](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/drag_audio-0e2a50c9a1b4db2ac1bc7ee8e7d261bd.gif)
- You can perform the following manipulations to the sound in the TikTok Sounds toolbar:
- Adjust volume
- Turn on/off autobeat
- Replace sound (this will make the TikTok Sounds Library appear again)
- Play/pause sound
- Repeat
- Determine the sound duration (use the dropdown to choose either 15s/60s/10m or the entire sound duration)
![sound library toolbar](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/sound_library_toolbar-2f733f9e6ff1f7cbcddcbc49c941c465.png)
Alternatively, you can add a TikTok sound via the Publish Effect page:
- When you are ready to submit your effect, click the Submit button
![submit](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/submit-10828301c3e36dbd4dfb3b7a6f415c39.png)
- Click + Add sound. The TikTok Sounds Library appears.
![publish effect page](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/publish_effect_page-c0475ffc451b4a4d579ca4123c3e1a3f.png)
- Search for a sound and add it to your effect!
Favorite a TikTok Sound
You can add TikTok sounds to your favorites to quickly access them in other Effect House projects.
To favorite a TikTok sound:
- Open the TikTok Sounds Library
- Select a sound
- Click the Add to favorites icon. The icon then appears filled in.
![bookmark sound](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/favorite-7eaa68108d0fdbc7be709c2a15fb6390.png)
- Go to the Favorites tab to see your favorited sounds
![favorites tab](http://lf16-tiktok-common.tiktokcdn-us.com/obj/tiktok-web-common-tx/effect/learn/assets/images/favorites_tab-672335d2f83763859edda46715829f33.png)
- To remove a sound from your favorites, simply click the Add to favorites icon. The icon is no longer filled in.