Music has always been integral to The Sims experience, whether it’s the iconic original soundtrack or Simlish versions of songs by Japanese Breakfast and Carly Rae Jepsen.The Sims 4is no exception here, particularly since Get Together’s addition of the Dancing skill.

So long as you aren’t playing on a console, you’ve also always been able to add your own tunes to the in-game radio stations for your Sims to do the BlicBlok to. With The Sims 4, all you need is some properly formatted files and the right file location.

The Sims 4 Music menu displaying the Cottagecore radio station and custom music.

How To Add Music To Radio Stations

If you’re starting to get tired of Simlish covers of songs, thenThe Sims 4 offers players the option to customise in-game radio stations by adding their own music files. When you add music to the game, it’ll play onradios, earbuds, and speakers if you select the corresponding station.

Music was often added to a custom folder in earlier installments of the Sims franchise. In The Sims 4, music is instead added to the radio station of your choice, meaning that if you add something to the Pop music folder, it will appear on the Pop station; this also means that this music will count as a Sim’s favourite music if they prefer that station.

The music menu in The Sims 4 displaying a list of radio stations and songs.

File Requirements For Custom Music

For the game to recognise your music files, they have to meet certain technical requirements:

If the files you want in the game don’t meet these requirements, you can use software to convert or compress them.

A scene from The Sims 4 with an orange arrow showing the Options Menu.

Whatever you name the audio files you’re loading in is how they’ll appear in the game’s settings as the song title, somake sure to give them names that make senseto you.

If youedit the file’s metadata, you can add the artist’s nametoo. This isn’t necessary, but it can help you keep your files organised in-game.

The Sims 4 options menu is open, showing where the game options are.

How To Add Custom Music On Windows PC

You shouldcopy your filesto the clipboard andgo to the following file location:

Once you’ve found the Custom Music folder, you should seea list of most of the radio stations availableto you in The Sims 4.

The Sims 4 music menu displaying Safe For Streaming Mode.

Paste your music filesinto whichever radio station you see fit.Next time you boot up the game, the songs should be availableon the radio station.

Exactly which radio stations are available will depend on which DLC you have. Some stations also won’t let you add songs to them, like the Prom Night station, or stations associated with certain festivals or DJ Booths.

If you’re struggling to find the Custom Music folder, then there’sa chance that The Sims 4’s files are set up slightly differently on your computer.

Trycopying the file location above, replacing the [Your Username] section of the file pathwith the name your Windows account is set up to, andpasting it into the bar at the top of File Explorer. Alternatively, you cansearch your files in the Custom Music folder.

Your Windows username might not be exactly what your username is listed as on the start bar. It’s probably the first five characters of the email you set up your Windows account with.

How To Add Custom Music On Apple Mac

The process for adding music to The Sims 4 on Mac is similar to adding it on PC.Find the audio files you want to addthen head to the following file path:

Pick which station you want to add your music to,open that folder, and thenpaste or drag your music in. Again,when you next start up your game, the songs should be there.

The best way of checking if your songs have been imported correctly is by opening the Music section of the Game Options menu. There are some instructions on how to do that coming up.

How To Toggle Songs On Or Off

If you’re sick of hearing certain songs over and over because your Sim won’t stop listening to the same station, thenyou can switch individual songs off in your game settings.

Open the Options menufrom either the Home Screen or in-game, then selectGame Options. PickMusicfrom the options on the left-hand side.

A list ofin-game radio stationswill open in a list on the left, next to where you selected Music. On the right-hand side, you’ll be able to seea list of songs belonging to that station.

you’re able to scroll through every song on each station andcheck the box on the right to toggle them on or off. Once they’ve been toggled off, they won’t appear in your game again unless you toggle them back on.

You can have a completely custom station if you choose a station to add your songs to and toggle off all songs pre-loaded on that station. attempt to pick a station you don’t really like, or that you’re sick of hearing. Goodbye, London Bridge is Falling Down earworm.

How To Turn On Safe For Streaming Mode

Because a lot of themusic in The Sims 4 is licensed, some tracks can’t be played while you’re streamingon platforms like Twitch. To avoid being banned, take some time toput your game in Safe For Streaming Modebefore you start.

To put your game’s radio intostreaming mode, open theOptions menu then select Game Options. Next, selectMusic. At the top of the list of radio stations and songs, you’ll see acheckbox telling you that some songs aren’t safe for streaming. You cantoggle off all unsafe songsby checking this box.

Any songs that are safe for streaming will have an asterisk next to them.