In fact you haven’t, why would you? However in case you had been questioning, TikTok has right now offered some extra perception into the way it selected the sounds that it performs within the app, and its ‘sonic identification’, in step with utilization tendencies and behaviors.

As per TikTok:

“At TikTok, we’re always on the lookout for methods to boost the expertise of our international group, and this contains harnessing the facility of sound. As over 1 billion folks world wide proceed to show to TikTok to be impressed, entertained and join with each other, we needed our sonic identification to mirror the same expertise. That is why we created a easy two-beat onomatopoeic sonic emblem with a melodic twist which evokes inspiration, authenticity and a way of belonging.”

The audio cue, and an extended monitor, was created by MassiveMusic, who’re featured within the above clip.

TikTok says that its sonic identification represents the creativity, group, and leisure focus of the app, with every aspect taking part in an element in showcasing one other a part of TikTok’s broader identification.

And now, it’s trying to allow customers to additional interact with the sound, by way of new ‘Sonic stickers’ which you’ll be able to apply to your creations within the app.

The brand new stickers will give creators the chance to experiment with TikTok’s sonic identification, offering extra methods for the group to have interaction with TikTok’s audio identification, and facilitate group across the identical.

It’s a smaller aspect inside the broader TikTok story, however it’s attention-grabbing to notice the work that goes into even the smallest element, and the way social platforms go about constructing their UI parts in step with utilization behaviors and tendencies.

You’ll find the brand new sonic stickers by way of TikTok’s Sounds Library within the app.