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Home - Audiophile Hacks The camera is one of the most exciting components of a mobile gadget. With its high-quality imaging, you can
capture significant moments every day. Moreover, it allows you to produce content for your social media accounts and channels. Videos are a popular type of web content. They come in different formats tutorials, informative, diaries, and music videos. Almost all video formats incorporate music to set the mood of the entire material. Given the multifunction character of mobile gadgets, you may have wondered how to play music while recording. Let’s find out the answer moving on. By default, most Android and iOS gadgets disable camera functions when you switch to other modes or open other apps. With this, you cannot record video while playing music on the same device. However, there are some models that will afford you this. The newest iPhone model this year has a new camera mode called QuickTake. This app will allow you to record video even when switching to other modes like hitting the play button on your music player. The
music will be recorded while you record footage. There are also other Android devices with this kind of feature. You can use these social media apps to play music and record video simultaneously. You only need to open the app, click on the camera feature, and hold the capture button while playing music on your phone. The music you are playing on your phone will be captured as you record the view.Android And iOS Gadgets
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Publish or save your recorded video to your liking.
Mobile Apps
There are downloadable apps that will allow you to record videos and play music at the same time. Some apps offer a free trial for a specific time frame. However, your options might be limited in these free versions. If you are willing to spend money to produce content or just to play music while recording, then go ahead.
Here are two mobile apps that will help you on how to keep music playing while recording.
Mideo
Mideo is a paid video editing app. It comes with a free trial version. You can download it into your Android and iOS gadgets.
Here are the steps on how to keep music playing while recording with Mideo.
- Play music from any source (Spotify, iTunes, Youtube, etc.) on your phone.
- Either pause music or keep on playing it will work.
- Open Mideo app and start recording.
- If your music paused without you manually doing it, access the Mideo Control Center to resume, restart, or change a music track.
Note that these steps will not record the music with the video. However, the app has features that will allow you to include the music that you play on the video you are recording.
Media Monster
This is another paid video editing app. However, you can only download it on iOS devices. It comes with a free trial version.
Media Monster allows you to record and play music simultaneously. Music sources such as Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube are integrated into the app for easier navigation.
As soon as you try recording a video in the Camera app on your iPhone, any music playing on your device comes to a halt. Apple Music.
Spotify. Pandora. Tidal. Deezer. No matter what you're listening to, as soon as you switch to "Video" in the Camera app, the
music will stop. However, if you want background music in your movie files, there's a workaround to avoid having to add an audio track in post. The only problem with the workaround? It won't work on all iPhone models. It works in iOS 13, but only for the newer iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max, as well as the
iPhone SE (2nd generation). Upcoming models, like the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, will support the feature in iOS 14 also. So, what's the secret to recording background music in videos from
the Camera app? Apple's new QuickTake shooting mode, which lets you film videos right from the "Photos" mode. As long as you have a 2019 or newer iPhone, you can use QuickTake to record while keeping music pumping out of your speakers. First, you'll need to play a song on your iPhone, blaring from the device's speakers and not your headphones. It doesn't matter if you play it from Apple Music, Spotify, or any other music app or streaming service
that supports background playback. The only important thing is that the song can play in the background, meaning you can open other apps, and it will continue playing. Make sure the audio is loud enough that the microphone is adequately able to capture it.Step 1: Play a Song
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Step 2: Record a Video
To record a QuickTake video while music is playing, launch the Camera app and go into "Photo" mode. If you attempt to go into "Video" mode, the song in the background will stop playing, so make sure you're in "Photo" mode. Then, tap-and-hold the red shutter button to record your video — let go once you're done filming. It works with both the rear and selfie camera.
You could also lock QuickTake mode so that it continues recording without having to hold down the shutter button. After you tap-and-hold the red button, swipe or flick it to the right, where it will lock itself. To stop the recording when using this method, tap the shutter button again, which will have the universal stop icon.
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As you record video, the song playing will continue to play in the background from your iPhone's built-in speakers, and it will be audible inside the saved video.
The audio won't sound perfect because it's being recorded from your iPhone's speakers, but it's a great alternative to putting the actual audio over the video via some third-party app like Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok.
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