How to Make Custom iPhone Ringtones for Free?

sony · 13-01-2010, 10:29 AM

Open iTunes.

Find the song that you want to make into a ringtone.

Listen to the song and find the part of it you want to use. The chorus may be a good place to start.

Write down the start and stop times of the clip.

Right-click the song and select "Get Info."

Click the "Options" tab.

Type in the start time of your ringtone in the text box next to "Start Time" in the minutes:seconds (i.e. 2:01) format.

Type in the end time of your ringtone in the text box next to "Stop Time." Make sure the ringtone is no more than 40 seconds long.

Click "OK."

Right-click your song again and select "Convert Selection to AAC." Wait for iTunes to convert your song. It will create a duplicate version.

Right-click the ringtone and select "Delete."

Click on the "Keep Files" button.

Find the file. It's usually in your User folder under Music > iTunes > iTunes Music and under the band's name. It will have an extension of "m4a."

Replace the "m4a" extension of your ringtone with "m4r". You can either double-click slowly to rename your file, or right-click and select "Get Info" on a Mac or "Rename" on a Windows PC.

Click "Use .m4r" or the PC equivalent when the system warns you that the change may affect the use of your file.

Double-click the ringtone file. ITunes will automatically add it to your ringtones folder in your iTunes Music Library.

Connect your iPhone and sync your ringtones.

DotNet · 15-01-2010, 09:16 PM

This is a nice way to get our own custom ringtone rather than searching for ringtones made by others.

13-01-2010, 10:29 AM	#1
sony Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 243 Rep Power: 16	How to Make Custom iPhone Ringtones for Free? Open iTunes. Find the song that you want to make into a ringtone. Listen to the song and find the part of it you want to use. The chorus may be a good place to start. Write down the start and stop times of the clip. Right-click the song and select "Get Info." Click the "Options" tab. Type in the start time of your ringtone in the text box next to "Start Time" in the minutes:seconds (i.e. 2:01) format. Type in the end time of your ringtone in the text box next to "Stop Time." Make sure the ringtone is no more than 40 seconds long. Click "OK." Right-click your song again and select "Convert Selection to AAC." Wait for iTunes to convert your song. It will create a duplicate version. Right-click the ringtone and select "Delete." Click on the "Keep Files" button. Find the file. It's usually in your User folder under Music > iTunes > iTunes Music and under the band's name. It will have an extension of "m4a." Replace the "m4a" extension of your ringtone with "m4r". You can either double-click slowly to rename your file, or right-click and select "Get Info" on a Mac or "Rename" on a Windows PC. Click "Use .m4r" or the PC equivalent when the system warns you that the change may affect the use of your file. Double-click the ringtone file. ITunes will automatically add it to your ringtones folder in your iTunes Music Library. Connect your iPhone and sync your ringtones.

15-01-2010, 09:16 PM	#2
DotNet Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 15	This is a nice way to get our own custom ringtone rather than searching for ringtones made by others.