Custom Iphone Ringtones

[punkskater2448]

This guide takes you through the process of creating and setting custom ringtones on the iPhone. This method works only on firmware 1.1.2 and above.

1) Download Audacity (Windows) or (Mac) and install it.

2) Open Audacity. Go to File -> Open and browse to the song you want to make a ringtone of, and select it. You will then get a screen looking like this:

3) Select the part of the song you wish to make your ringtone. It should not exceed 30 seconds.

4) Copy this part (Edit -> Copy). Then open a new document (File -> New). Paste the part in the new file. (Edit -> Paste).

5) Now we save the ringtone in MP3 format. (File -> Export as MP3). You might have to install the LAME MP3 encoder, for which the instructions are given here.

6) Open iTunes. Add the ringtone you’ve just created to the library. Right click on it and select “Convert selection to AAC”.

6) Now there should be two of the same file in your library. Right click the one just created by iTunes, and select Show in Windows Explorer (Windows) or Show in Finder (Mac).

7a) Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP users: Tools -> Folder Options -> View.

7a) Windows Vista users: Organize -> Folder and Search Options -> View.

Uncheck “Hide extensions from known file types” and press Apply.

7b) Mac users: Finder -> Preferences -> Advanced<.

Check “Show all file extensions”.

8) Now the file extension will be visible to you. It has an extension .m4a. Right click the file, press Rename, and change the extension to .m4r and press Enter. If any warning message shows up, press OK/Yes to continue.

9) The ringtone’s made. Now all that’s left is to add it to iTunes. Open iTunes. Delete the previous two from your library. Go to File -> Add file to library, browse to where your ringtone is located, and add. Go to the Ringtones tab of iTunes. It should appear there now.

10) Now all you need to do is connect your phone to your computer and sync. Make sure you have ring tones checked in the sync settings.

Its done. You will now be able to set it as your ringtone.

Enjoy!


I take ZERO credit for this tut. Thanks to the guys and gals over at sleepers.net for finding this out.


Source: Custom Ringtones - iPhone News & Review

[Mag1c]

thanks punk.. i just suggest waiting for phonezap to be non-beta and you will be able to create ringtones with it on your iphone from your itunes lib on your iphone

[KranK]

So I can make a ringtone from any song?????


OMFG I am having the gummy bear song as my ringtone......


The link for the download gives you a link to a corrupt file btw.

[NsOmNiA]

download MP3 to Ringtone Gold... much simpler, you just pop in an mp3, and cut it to the ringtone length, burn it to cd, rip it, itunes converts it to m4a and then you change it to m4r

[punkskater2448]

much easier? Did you even read this? All you do is take an mp3 cut it, then rename the file, and add it to itunes... No burning to cd required.

[KranK]

This method is cool....faster then what nsomnia said.

Ringtones I made:
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[xX N1X Xx]

The best way i have found to get free Ringtones for your IPHONE is using Myxer - Download Ringtones and More
the best is that it is all free and you can create your own also!
check it out and see what you think.
There is a place under the ringtones you want to download that says Download for IPhone. If you need any help PM me.

[NsOmNiA]

Quote: Originally Posted by punkskater2448

much easier? Did you even read this? All you do is take an mp3 cut it, then rename the file, and add it to itunes... No burning to cd required.

its actually the same thing just the burning to cd part would be forcing itunes to conver it to m4a and then you change it to m4r

i found it much easier when dealing with a lot of ringtones that need to be done at once, whereas yours would be easier for a couple.