How To Duet With Yourself On TikTok

Duet creation is an integral aspect of the TikTok experience. This article explains how to do it and why you should.

By Amily Smith On Oct 24, 2022

TikTok, a popular social media platform, allows users to express their creativity by making short videos. This well-known app has over 800 million subscribers and provides options for filtering and adding music, among other things.

Well, it’s really cool idea to duet with other people, but in certain situations, duetting with yourself can literally add another dimension. There are numerous songs and sketches on TikTok that employ this technique, which, when executed properly, can be quite effective. If you want in on the action, duetting with yourself is similar to duetting with another person, but there is one crucial difference. You may like to read how to add two songs on a TikTok Video.

Last year, the duet option was successfully introduced. Couples and friends can also take advantage of the feature, which allows celebrities to upload videos for fans to use in duets.

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Duet with yourself on TikTok

On the TikTok app, creating a duet is just as simple as creating any other video. As always, preparation is essential. Those who publish quality content on the app have well-planned, engaging content. It’s time to record once you’ve planned, practiced, and gathered your music.

Record Your Video

You’ll have to start by recording video A. To do this:

Open the TikTok app and tap on the plus sign located at the lower center of the screen
Tap on the red circle and begin recording – Tap on the red check mark when finished
Select ‘Share’
Select the three horizontal dots on the right-hand side of the screen
Select ‘Duet’ – Located in the slider bar at the bottom

Select ‘Duet’ – Located in the slider bar at the bottom

Press to record again
Add comments, effects, or filters
Publish the finished product

As you can see, uploading a solo duet to Tik Tok is really just like uploading any other video to the platform. It involves planning, recording, and editing. However, this time, everything must be done twice.

Prior to the addition of this feature, duets were already a part of Tik Tok. Previously, before uploading a video, you had to download each video and edit it on your computer. Now you can complete the entire process within the app and make minor adjustments along the way.

Duet with a celebrity or someone else on TikTok

A few famous people have uploaded videos that invite you to duet with them. The same is done by others. Most, if not all, of the videos shared on TikTok can be chosen for duets, and it works just fine.

Open Tik Tok and find a video you want to duet in.
Select Share and then Duet. Your screen should split into two.
Press record to record your half of the video.
Add effects, stickers, comments, and publish.

The procedure is very similar to duetting with yourself on Tik Tok. You watch the video, click Share, pick the Duet icon from the pop-up menu, and then record your own video. Again, much more time will be spent on planning and practicing the video than on actually producing it, but you get the idea.

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Clone yourself and duet in TikTok

You can clone yourself in addition to performing in two videos and singing in a duet with yourself. A useful app called Video Star is available for iPhone users, allowing you to record various videos and add them as layers. When I asked about duet videos, someone suggested this app and mentioned that there are some clever videos on TikTok that have used this cloning technique to great effect.

The idea is very similar to that of duets. The only difference is that you must record as many videos as your clone requires, in various positions. Instead of using TikTok’s camera, you can use the one on your phone. If you’d like, you can record directly from Video Star.

Record, however many videos you want to use in your clone. Remembering to use different positions with a mind on the end product as you record.
Import your videos into Video Star.
Use the Scissors tool to splice your videos and select Multi-Layer Clip.
Use the Mask tools to add your videos, so each shows a clone of you within the mainframe.
Add any effects, change the shape of the layers, or edit as you need.
Select Done when finished.
Import the video into Tik Tok and share it as normal.

Why Can’t I Duet on TikTok

There are a few things you can try if your duet isn’t working on TikTok. You must enable the duet option in the settings in addition to checking your internet connection:

Tap on ‘Me’ located in the lower left-hand corner of the app
Tap on the three vertical dots in the upper right-hand corner
Tap on ‘Privacy and safety’
Scroll down to “Who can Duet with your videos’ and tap it

Scroll down to “Who can Duet with your videos’ and tap it

Ensure that either ‘everyone’ or ‘friends’ is checked
Try to tap the duet option again

If Duet is not working at first, try again. There are minor glitches within the application that prompts the “Duet is not available for this video” error.

Duet Drafts

As we’ve stated above, the perfect TikTok video takes a lot of preparation. Fortunately, you can save the video as a draft to publish later.

Record your video as stated above
Tap on ‘Drafts’ option located next to ‘Post’ on the final screen
Go back to the video by tapping on the ‘Me’ icon located at the bottom
Tap on the saved video
Hit the back arrow at the top left to make any changes
Duet with the video as you normally would
Either save as a draft or publish

If you’ve worked really hard on a Duet it’s important to remember to save the copy to your phone. If you clear the apps’ cache or uninstall the application, it will delete the draft.

Conclusion

Editing content once it has been published on TikTok is not a simple process. The only way to accomplish this is to download the video to your computer and then repost it. The application walks you through the same steps it does when you’re first creating a video during the upload process.