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How to play Music While Recording With An iPhone

Have you ever tried taking a video in the camera app of your iPhone while listening to a cool jam in the background? It can be frustrating how the music gets cut off immediately. The immediate cutting off of any sound playing in the background is an IOS restriction inputted by Apple. It is to prevent speakerphone quality audio from being captured in your video.

We’ll let you in on a little secret that allows you to play music in the background whilst recording a video with your iPhone. The good news is there are different options out there that allows you to override this restriction.

The QuickTake iPhone feature

Before the introduction of the iPhone 11, audio playback immediately pauses when the video mode is in use but this feature can be avoided. With the iPhone 11, music continues to play even while capturing a video. It works equally if you lock the QuickTake camera into video recording using the right-side gestures. So, you have the option of using the video section if you want to pause your music or the QuickTake camera if you want the music captured in the video. This QuickTake feature is in the photo section. QuickTake is only usable on the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 pro max camera app. As long as you have a 2019 or any newer iPhone brand, you can use the QuickTake record.

Third-party app option

Perhaps you are unable to use the QuickTake option because you do not use any of the iPhone brands above, you can use a third-party app to play music while recording a video.  These apps are highly recommended and widely available for downloads. You can take advantage of these third-party apps to record while playing music. Notwithstanding the app or site, you are playing the audio from whether from Apple music, sound cloud, shazam, pandora, Tidal, or YouTube. The process is pretty straightforward.

The Mideo app for iPhone is one of these third-party apps. You can easily utilize the option of recording while playing music with the Mideo app. With this app, your music does not pause like it ordinarily should. You can record and listen to music simultaneously. It supports all audio sources including Spotify, sound cloud and so forth. With your device’s in-built high-quality video camera, you can film your videos.  Mideo immediately saves the video you take in your camera roll.  It supports additional features you might want to use like the portrait, landscape, or zoom camera. You can also edit or trim the video you take within the app. While recording with the mideo app, you can restart, resume, or change the music using the control center.

Steps to Utilizing QuickTake Option

1.   Play the music

This is the first and foremost step. You need to play the music on your iPhone directly from your phone speaker and not any other secondary equipment like a headphone. The music app from which you play the song does not matter. You could also use a streaming service to play the song. It is fine as long as it supports background playback. The most important thing is that the song is playing in the background. This ensures that even if you open other apps, the music will continue playing

2.         Next, open your camera app on your phone and go to the photo mode. All the while, make sure the music is still playing. Record your QuickTake video. Do not go into the video mode as the song in the background will stop playing immediately you do. Make sure you are in the Photo mode. You can use both the selfie and rear camera to take the video.

3.         Tap and hold the red shutter button on your screen to record your video. You can let go of the button once you are done recording. You could also lock the QuickTake mode. This allows the recording to continue without you having to hold down the shutter button.

4.         Ensure that the audio or music is audible enough for the microphone to be able to capture it.

So, next time you decide to create a new Tiktok video or make a dance video, these tricks may come in handy.

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