How to Add Music to WhatsApp Status to Enrich Your Moments

Wondering how to add music to WhatsApp status? Great songs can add depth to your WhatsApp profile, express your personality, or add dynamism to keep your viewers hooked. Luckily, you've found the perfect guide for seamlessly adding music to WhatsApp status. You'll also learn how to edit and improve a song before sharing it on WhatsApp. Let's dive in.

How to add music on WhatsApp status via the built-in recorder

WhatsApp offers a built-in audio recorder in the status section, allowing you to record and add a song directly to your WhatsApp status. However, this option does not offer any audio editing options. Also, the sound quality may not be ideal since you must play the song from an external speaker or device to record it.

Steps

1. Launch WhatsApp, go to the Updates tab, and click the pencil icon on the right side.
2. Ensure the music you want to record plays loudly enough for clarity, then long-press the microphone icon above your keyboard to record. Hold it until you are done recording.
3. Tap the play icon to prelisten to the song before posting it, or click the trash icon to delete and rerecord it. If satisfied, hit the send icon to share the recorded song on your WhatsApp status.
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How to add a song on WhatsApp status on PC

CapCut video editor is ideal for editing and fine-tuning songs before adding them to your WhatsApp status. As an advanced video editor, it boasts various sound editing features, such as volume, pitch, and playback speed adjustment, fade in/out, noise reduction, beat detection, etc. Also, it hosts a vast library of royalty-free sound effects and stock music to add more flavor to your WhatsApp music status.

But that's not all! Since WhatsApp only accepts 30-second-long status updates, the CapCut video editor makes it easy to trim a song, so only the desired part is left. You can also split the song into several 30-second clips and post them separately.

Moreover, WhatsApp doesn't accept audio status uploads unless they are recorded via the built-in WhatsApp voice recorder. But with the CapCut WhatsApp status maker, you can turn your song into a video. It offers plenty of images and video templates to create a video with music playing in the background. Or, you can upload your own graphics to play along with your WhatsApp status song.

Simple steps to edit and add a song on WhatsApp status

Use the link below to download the CapCut video editor and start editing songs for your WhatsApp status.

Step
1. Upload video
2. Visit the CapCut video editor on your computer and select New Project to open the video editing interface.
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4. On the next page, you can directly upload a song from your device by clicking the blue plus icon on the screen or drag and drop the audio file onto the editor.
5. Alternatively, you can extract audio from a video stored on your device or select preloaded stock music from the CapCut video editor's vast library by clicking the Audio tab in the left menu.
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7. Edit
8. Click Basic in the right menu for options to control the volume and how the song fades in or out. You can also enable Noise reduction to filter unwanted sounds and Beat detection for easy beat synchronous analysis. If you need to change how the voice in the music sounds, leverage the voice changer to add sound effects such as megaphone, deep, distorted, echo, etc. Additionally, you can control the song's playback speed and pitch level or use smooth slo-mo to set a mood or dramatize emotions.
9. If you prefer to edit the song word-by-word, use the transcript-based editing feature to generate a transcript of your song lyrics, set speech gaps, and cut out unwanted parts.
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11. To ensure a song fits all requirements to be posted on WhatsApp status, make it a video. Fortunately, there are multiple preset templates, so you don't have to start from scratch. You can also upload a photo or other graphics or add a video and drag it along the timeline to merge with the song. All basic video editing options, like crop, trim, reverse, etc., are easily accessible, and there are advanced functions such as mask, auto split scene, keyframe, etc.
12. Further, you can leverage AI tools to auto remove video background, retouch faces, etc., and improve the video with the wide selection of video effects, transitions, and filters. If you need subtitles for your lyrics, use the auto-lyrics feature and have your music reach a wider audience.
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14. Export

To share the edited music video on your WhatsApp status, click Export, then the Download button. In the resulting window, adjust the video's name, resolution, quality, frame rate, and format. Click the new Export button to save the music video to your device and upload it from your device storage to WhatsApp status.



Other video exporting options include Share for review, which allows you to send the video as a link or via email for others to view and comment on your work. You can also share the music video as a presentation and send it to your WhatsApp contact as a message or to other platforms like Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit, X, etc.

Or, you can directly post the edited song to your TikTok and YouTube.



How to put music on WhatsApp status via Instagram

On Instagram, you can add music to a video or photo and share it on your stories or posts. However, Instagram only allows you to share these videos as a link to your WhatsApp status. You also cannot download Instagram videos directly to your device. Thus, to upload an Instagram video to your WhatsApp status, you will need to first download the clip with the help of a third-party app like GB Instagram and SnapInsta, etc.

Steps

1. Open Instagram and click your profile picture to access the add story page. Select the video or image you want to attach to the song you intend to share.
2. Press the sticker icon, then select MUSIC to pick a song from Instagram. Alternatively, tap the music note icon. Instagram does not allow you to add songs from your device to Instagram stories. Tap Your story to upload the video.
3. Copy the video's link or open Instagram via your third-party Instagram downloader and download the video. You can then post it on your WhatsApp status or customize it with the CapCut video editor by trimming it, adding voice effects, adjusting playback speed, or more before uploading it to WhatsApp.
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How to add music to WhatsApp status on a mobile editing app

When it comes to mobile music editing, the CapCut mobile app is your one-stop solution. It is an Android and iOS-compatible editor that provides rich audio editing features, including noise reduction, voice effects, speed control, voice isolation, and others. Also, it supports video editing, so you can merge your song with graphical media to create a perfect music video. The best part is that it allows you to directly post your edited song on your WhatsApp status without downloading the video or exiting the editor. Here is how it works:

Easy steps to edit and add music to WhatsApp status in one click

Step
1. Upload
2. Launch the CapCut mobile editing app and click Create. Select the video or photo you want to use with your song, then click Add. To upload a song, click tap Audio in the bottom menu, then click Sounds. You can add a TikTok sound by searching in the TikTok tab or browse recommended sounds by tapping the fire icon. To add a song stored on your phone, click the folder icon, tap Device, and select a song.
3. Alternatively, from the Audio tab, click Sound fx to explore CapCut mobile library sounds such as animal, ambient, laugh, etc. You can also hit the Record option to record the song you want to share on WhatsApp status.
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4. Edit
5. Click the audio timeline of the song you added to begin editing it. A new menu with various audio editing options will appear at the bottom. You can split the audio into separate parts and edit independently or adjust how the song fades in or out, as well as the volume to control loudness levels. You can also add voice effects or enhance the sound through enhanced voice options.
6. To ensure your music video stands out, too, exploit the CapCut mobile app's video editing features, such as video effects, animations, background removal, masking, retouching, filters, etc. You can also add stickers and transitions, change the background color, and more.
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7. Export

Once you are through editing, you can determine which resolution, frame rate, and code rate to export your video in by clicking the resolution drop list at the top. Next, hit the export icon in the top right and select WhatsApp to share your video directly to WhatsApp status. Also, the CapCut mobile editor lets you share videos directly to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and others.



Although the CapCut mobile app is designed to be mobile-friendly, unfortunately, the small size of a phone's screen can limit your editing capabilities. Hence, switching to the CapCut video editor is advisable for more effective editing.

Conclusion

With the knowledge from this guide, you can transform how you express yourself through music on your WhatsApp status. You can play a song from a speaker and record it directly via WhatsApp or use the CapCut video editor or mobile app to enhance a song's highlights before uploading it. As seen above, CapCut allows you far greater editing capabilities for both audio and video. What's more, all its basic, advanced, and AI-powered editing features are free of charge. Try it today and take control of your WhatsApp status!

FAQs

1. How to add songs to WhatsApp status without exceeding the time limit?
2. WhatsApp automatically limits media uploads to 30 seconds for WhatsApp status. Thus, if you are recording a song directly via your phone's microphone, the recording will automatically stop at 30 seconds. Also, if you are uploading a song video, WhatsApp requires you to trim it to fit the time limit. Thankfully, you can trim a song into a 30-second segment via the CapCut video editor or CapCut mobile app. And if you want to post the entire song, you can split it into short clips of 30 seconds or less and upload them separately.
3. How to put a song in a WhatsApp status picture?
4. CapCut mobile editing app is the best tool to add a song to a WhatsApp status picture. Simply open a new video project, select the photo you want to use, and add it to the editing window. Next, head on to the audio tab and pick your song from its library, extract audio from a video, or upload a song from your device. You can then determine how long you want your music video to be by trimming, splitting, or cutting. After all edits, the CapCut mobile app lets you directly share the edited song on your WhatsApp status picture with the click of a button. If you want the best editing experience, try the CapCut video editor. It has a clean interface, easy controls, and comprehensive editing features to simplify your workflow.
5. What audio file formats are supported for adding music to WhatsApp status?
6. WhatsApp status supports AAC and AC3 audio coding standards. However, to upload a song in audio format, you need to add it to a video. WhatsApp status accepts the following video formats: MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, 3GP, and others. Fortunately, most video editors, including the CapCut video editor and CapCut mobile app, support these major formats. With these tools, you may select which video file format to export in. When uploading audio to the CapCut video editor or CapCut mobile editing app, the following file formats are supported: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, and more.