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Add your own background music under an AI voiceover — a simple mix workflow for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok without rebuilding the edit.

Workflow8 min readJul 30, 2026

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How to Add Background Music to an AI Voiceover

A clean AI voiceover is good. A voiceover with soft music under it often feels finished — especially on Shorts where silence can feel empty.

You do not need an AI music generator for this. Use music you already have rights to, keep it quiet, and mix it under the speech.

What you need

  • Your script turned into a voice MP3
  • A background track you are allowed to use
  • A way to mix them so speech stays louder than music

Step-by-step in Shorts Voice Studio

  1. Generate the voiceover in Studio and preview it
  2. Upload your own background MP3 (keep it under 12 MB)
  3. Set music volume low — around 15–25% is a safe start
  4. Click Mix with voice
  5. Download the combined MP3 and drop it into CapCut

Volume tips that save the take

  • If you cannot hear every word, the music is too loud
  • Test on a phone speaker, not only headphones
  • Busy tracks need lower volume than soft piano loops

Music rights (keep it simple)

Use your own track, licensed music, or a royalty-free loop you are allowed to publish. Studio mixes the files — it does not grant music licenses.

Voice first. Music second. If the tip is unclear, the mix failed.

Put this into practice in Shorts Voice Studio.

Mix voice + music in Studio
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