Instagram’s new Remix feature looks a lot like the one that made TikTok so popular.
The platform launched the Remix feature on Wednesday, which allows Instagram users to create their “own Reel next to one that already exists.” It’s very similar to TikTok’s Duet function, which allows users to, well, duet an already existing video on the app. The wildly popular feature facilitated trends like the viral sea shanty harmonies that took over the internet earlier this year.
With Instagram’s Remix function, which users can access by tapping on the three dot menu of the Reel they want to remix, creators can record a new video stitched to the original one. Once recorded, users can control the original video’s volume, their own video’s volume, and record a voiceover. Read more…
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