How to make your own iPhone ringtones
August 7th, 2008 by Joseph HanlonIf the back of teen music magazines are to be trusted then we can safely assume that mobile phone ringtones are big business, and, if you were the new kid on the block selling mobile phones, like Apple, you'd be crazy not to charge a motza for these audio snippets.
This doesn't mean we should have to pay for them. After paying higher than average prices for iPhone contracts, are you really about to fork out more money for 15-second clips of your favourite songs? We don't think this is fair and to right this injustice we show you how to make your very own iPhone ringtones for free. All you'll need is an iPhone (of course), iTunes and a swag of MP3 files.
- Open iTunes and select your favourite MP3 audio file.
- Right-click (Cmd-click for Macs) on this file in your library to bring up the context menu.
- Select Get Info
- Check the boxes next to both Start Time and Stop Time and enter the times you want your new ringtone to start and stop (the maximum length is 40 seconds) then click OK.
- Right-click (Cmd-click) on the same music file again and this time select Convert Selection to AAC.
- Right-click (Cmd-click) on the newly created file and select: "Show in Windows Explorer (or Finder on a Mac)"
This will open a new dialogue box showing various details about the audio file. Select the Options tab.
This will return you to your music library.
iTunes will process this briefly and insert the new ringtone-sized file under the original file in your library.
A new dialogue box will open showing you the location of this file. Select the file and rename it, changing the file extension from ".m4a" to ".m4r". Windows will warn you that this change may make the file unstable, but continue anyway.
Back in iTunes, delete the ringtone file you've created from your library, then import the renamed '.m4r' file into your library. Connect your iPhone and sync your playlist. You may have to manually drag the .m4r file into the Ringtones section on your iPhone. With your iPhone synced this file is now ready to be used as a ringtone.
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Rebekah
August 10th, 2008 at 4:08am
I just tried this and 1) the new ringtone would not drag into my ringtone folder on my iPhone and 2) it would not show up as a ringtone from my iPhone playlist. Any suggestions on getting iPhone to allow me to drag into my ringtones?
Narf
August 10th, 2008 at 1:10pm
Try removing the new ringtone from your library first without deleting the file itself. Then from Finder, drag the file to the ringtone section of your library. Same thing happened to me and that should do the trick.
Ben White
August 10th, 2008 at 4:33pm
All of mine say that it is a protected file and can't be converted? Any ideas?
Ben White
August 10th, 2008 at 8:40pm
All of mine say that it is a protected file and can't be converted? Any ideas?
Darren
August 13th, 2008 at 8:53pm
When i convert it to aac file and go to the folder to find it, it doesn't have the m4a tag on the end of it any ideas ?
Trent
August 15th, 2008 at 8:45pm
A better way to create your own ringtones for the iPhone is to use garageband (on Mac's only) just drag in the audio file from the finder menu or the Media bar, trim it to the desired length and go to the "share" option in the top menu bar then select "send ringtone to iTunes" and the ringtone will be taken into iTunes waiting to be put onto your iPhone.
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iPhone ringtones
September 1st, 2008 at 8:00pm
If you want try some cool ringtone for the iPhone have a look at RingtoneFeder.com - free samples are also available
david
September 7th, 2008 at 9:30am
nice. worked for me. thanks. itunes 7.7.1.11
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September 8th, 2008 at 12:36am
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September 8th, 2008 at 12:47am
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Keith
October 3rd, 2008 at 5:13am
I don't get an option to convert to AAC on iTunes 8.
Keith
October 3rd, 2008 at 6:37am
I don't get an option to convert to AAC on iTunes 8.
Rachael H N
October 8th, 2008 at 10:30am
OMG This actually works people...thank you and I was going crazy with nakko yesterday you guys are the best UM for those who can't find the "Convert to aac" options...just use an external program to convert the ringtone from MP3 to AAC instead I Downloaded the Bonkenc v1.09 and it works in a flash then change it from mp4 to m4r and drag it directly to itunes library ringtone folder then from there to iphone itself... love you guys
ramrod
October 13th, 2008 at 9:44am
Where do i go to change the file extension from m4a to m4r thanks for any help
ramrod
October 13th, 2008 at 7:52pm
Where do i go to change the file extension from m4a to m4r thanks for any help
jim
October 24th, 2008 at 5:15am
Where do i go to change the file extension from m4a to m4r thanks for any help
monaliza
November 8th, 2008 at 1:44pm
how can i change or download message alert tones for my apple iphone 3g?