Ringtones on iPhone

MickH503

Sorry for the dumb question, but I'm a iPhone rookie! Is it possible to put my own ringtones on the iPhone? Or can I only 'create' a ringtone from a track I purchase on iTunes?

mad muffin

1.Choose what ever song you have in your iTunes library.

2.Listen to the song and choose a section you want.

3.Right click.

4.Get info.

5.Options tab.

6.Choose a start time.

7.Choose an end time (no more than 30 seconds in length fron the start time).

8.Play back, are you satisfied? Yes proceed to 9. No fine tune it then.

9.Right click on the song and select convert to AAC.

10.Go to recently added fined the ringtone you just created.

11.Right click select copy.

12.Go to desktop, right click, paste ringtone appears.

13.Right click, select rename. rename the extension from M4a to M4r.

14.Right click, select cut. go to you iTunes music folder find ringtone folder, right click , paste.

15.Double clikc the new ringtone. iTunes opens and the new ringtone plays.

16.Connect iPhone to computer, go to the ringtones tab in the iPhone. Make sure the new ringtone is ticked. Sync. Enjoy your new ringtone.



You want to fine tune it? Add some fade or some silence in the end?

1.Download Audacity 1.3 beta.

2.If the song is bought from itunes it has drm protection.

3.Rip it to a blank CD (preferably a rewrite one) it will be in wav now.

4.Open it up in Audacity, fine tune it.

5.Export it out to wherever you like.

6.Import it to iTunes.

7.Convert to AAC.

8.rename extension to M4r and you know the rest.

copacetic

good info, just a note that the first time you do it you won't have a ringtones folder, create it, put the m4r in it and then add it as a folder in Itunes, you then get a ringtone option in library

Frankieboy

Is it correct that it doesn't work with tracks purchased on iTunes?

mad muffin

Frankieboy wrote: »

Is it correct that it doesn't work with tracks purchased on iTunes?

I refer your question to 1. in my list of instructions to create free ringtone from you iTunes library.;)

MickH503

Wow ... those are excellent instructions!!! I my old ringtones working now and am very happy!!! Do you have a trick to get message alert tones to work ... is there another file extension iTunes is looking for?
Thanks for the great help!!;)

TheBazman

I have noticed when I get to step

9.Right click on the song and select convert to AAC.

there is no convert to AAC option

However there is a create ringtone option - problem with this I believe is that it doesnt work outside the US

Does the latest version of Itunes not have this covert to AAC option?

Cheers

copacetic

I have it anyway in itunes 8.2, it's righ under convert id3 tags. try a few different songs/albums in case it is a specific codec that doesn't give the option. I don't have a create ringtone option though, I think that is only for songs purchased via itunes and the create ringtone will be a further charge

TheBazman

Yeah I have convert ID tags, then create MP3 version, then create ringtone....strange

MickH503

TheBazman wrote: »

Yeah I have convert ID tags, then create MP3 version, then create ringtone....strange

what format is the file you're trying to convert?

copacetic

create mp3 version will work fine too I think, or at least it will give you the aac option once you have an mp3 version to right click on.

TheBazman

mostly mp3 - although I have 1000's of songs and randomly picking any of them gives me the same options when I rightclick

TheBazman

copacetic wrote: »

create mp3 version will work fine too I think, or at least it will give you the aac option once you have an mp3 version to right click on.

nope - tried that - I have a 12 second clip chosen, right click and create mp3 version, then I right click on this 12 second created clip and it's exactly the same options I get

copacetic

I dunno dude, I see mention of the same issue online but no matter what song I pick I get the AAC option. I'm on itunes 8.2.0.3 on windows.

If you copy and paste to desktop what file extension do you end up with?

TheBazman

It's still mp3 on the desktop

Anyway not to worry - I found Audiko which does the same thing albeit it's a bit around the house way of doing it

Cheers

mad muffin

MickH503 wrote: »

Wow ... those are excellent instructions!!! I my old ringtones working now and am very happy!!! Do you have a trick to get message alert tones to work ... is there another file extension iTunes is looking for?
Thanks for the great help!!;)

Glad it was helpful .

As far as sms tones go there is no way of getting new ones unless you jailbreak the phone.

I don't know why Apple doesn't let us use custom sms tones, tre bizarre.

TheBazman wrote: »

I have noticed when I get to step

9.Right click on the song and select convert to AAC.

there is no convert to AAC option

However there is a create ringtone option - problem with this I believe is that it doesnt work outside the US

Does the latest version of Itunes not have this covert to AAC option?

Cheers

What is in your options settings?

1.Go to edit

2.Last option should be preferences

3.Import settings (should be in the middle of the page beside "when you insert a cd")

4.Import using

Do you have AAC as the option or MP3?

TheBazman

it's on mp3 encoder

Ah I just changed it to AAC encoder and now I have the option in the drop down menu

Cheers - looks like problem solved

MickH503

mad muffin wrote: »

Glad it was helpful .

As far as sms tones go there is no way of getting new ones unless you jailbreak the phone.

I don't know why Apple doesn't let us use custom sms tones, tre bizarre.

Thanks ... yeah there a couple of tiny things that annoy me so far (day 2) with iPhone - things that Nokia (and others) have done for years ... but on the whole I really like it!!! I guess if I wanted a nokia I would have bought one!:D

Victor_M

iringer is a very simple way of creating ringtones

ParalysedBeaver

http://audiko.net/

Free iphone ringtones

willah

copacetic wrote: »

good info, just a note that the first time you do it you won't have a ringtones folder, create it, put the m4r in it and then add it as a folder in Itunes, you then get a ringtone option in library

Can someone tell me how to do this please? I created the folder but can't get it to appear in the library

MickH503

willah wrote: »

Can someone tell me how to do this please? I created the folder but can't get it to appear in the library

Click on File - Add Folder to Library and select the folder you want.

willah

MickH503 wrote: »

Click on File - Add Folder to Library and select the folder you want.

I've done this but still can't see the folder to paste the ringtone into?

MickH503

willah wrote: »

I've done this but still can't see the folder to paste the ringtone into?

When you add the folder you created on your hard drive to the iTunes library, you won't see the folder in the library, but whatever files that were in it should just show up in the library along with all your other music.

willah

Still can't get it don't know what I'm doing wrong?

El Burro

willah wrote: »

Still can't get it don't know what I'm doing wrong?

Not sure if you are having the same problem as I had - took me a while, but finally figured out that you need to delete the original AAC file you created from iTunes before importing the .m4r file. Like I said - after several attempts this finally got it working for me!

willah

Ok I can see my 30 second clip in my i tunes library but I can't copy and paste it into the ringtones folder?

Goodluck2me

mad muffin wrote: »

12.Go to desktop, right click, paste ringtone appears.

13.Right click, select rename. rename the extension from M4a to M4r.

14.Right click, select cut. go to you iTunes music folder find ringtone folder, right click , paste.

15.Double clikc the new ringtone. iTunes opens and the new ringtone plays.

16.Connect iPhone to computer, go to the ringtones tab in the iPhone. Make sure the new ringtone is ticked. Sync. Enjoy your new ringtone.

Sorry for the old thread bump. I got to step 12, but when I try to rename it I get no option to change it to the m4r version. Any ideas on how to do this?

Also I don't have a ringtones folder, where is it located?

Thanks

MickH503

mad muffin wrote: »

As far as sms tones go there is no way of getting new ones unless you jailbreak the phone.

Hi again ... I bit the bullet and Jailbroke my iPhone ... what app are you using to get custom message tones?

marvelgirl_avp

Hey I just got an iphone and i read threw your instructions but i seem to have trouble with when you have to change m4a to m4r how do you do this and also i don't have a ringtone folder were abouts can i find this an my itunes
thanks

Goodluck2me

bump?

any ideas on this guys?

copacetic

just edit the file extension, directly. i.e click on it and overtype.

as for the ringtones folder, you create it yourself, see my note above.

Goodluck2me

foudn a solution, go into folder options and click show file extensions.

copacetic

ah ok, difficult to change the file extension if you have them hidden alright!

beauty101

thanks for the instructions!

I've had my iphone for nearly 2 years + have never been able to figure it out!

AntoSRFC

Victor_M wrote: »

iringer is a very simple way of creating ringtones

I use iringer really simple and its free. No hassle with all those steps.

Goodluck2me

Guys can you only have one on it at a time??

northdubgal

AntoSRFC wrote: »

I use iringer really simple and its free. No hassle with all those steps.

I tried using this site today but keep getting jumped to smileycentral every time I click on Ireland :mad: very frustrating!

MI5

Goodluck2me wrote: »

Guys can you only have one on it at a time??

But I will want Daniel O Donnell on mine when it arrives
Is there any such thing as a Daniel app???

ShadowHearth

guys i heard somewhere that you cant change sms ringtone on iphone, is that true?

dodzy

ShadowHearth wrote: »

guys i heard somewhere that you cant change sms ringtone on iphone, is that true?

see here

AntoSRFC

northdubgal wrote: »

I tried using this site today but keep getting jumped to smileycentral every time I click on Ireland :mad: very frustrating!

Dont know what your doing. Just follow the link and go down and left click iRinger.exe under Download iRinger. Works a treat for me.

http://http://www.iringer.net/

Duff

Thanks alot for the instructions fianally got it working after messing about with folders for 2 hours! :pac:

northdubgal

AntoSRFC wrote: »

Dont know what your doing. Just follow the link and go down and left click iRinger.exe under Download iRinger. Works a treat for me.

http://http://www.iringer.net/

I was using iringer.com instead of net.. ah well!!