Hello, I am Arnie, and this blog was created to help users get the most out of their iphones. I wouldn't say I'm obsessed with my iphone, but needless to say it doesn't leave my side much!
Through my different updates, I will help users with often asked quesations such as:
- Which apps are worth downloading
- How to make your OWN ringtones
- How to get music OFF your iphone onto a new computer
- And More.
Today is a step by step guide on how to make your own ringtones for your iphone.
First of all there are a couple things you have to know.
This works with any music that you did NOT purchase through itunes. If you downloaded music from limewire or another music share client, than this will work for you! Another thing to know is that SOME users have had trouble doing this with itunes 9 as Apple would prefer you purchased their ringtones for 1.29 rather than make your own for free! Apple may have applied some software to itunes 9 that may disrupt the FREE RINGTONE process. I have 2 laptops. One for business, and one that I use for music and iphone-related items, and I keep itunes 8 on it. I have made MANY ringtones, and just verified this morning that it still works(AND IT DOES). Let's begin!
1. Open itunes (ok the hard part is done)
2. Choose the song that you want to make a ringtone out of.
3. Listen to the song and watch the timer to decide which 30 seconds you want to use as a ringtone. For instance if you want to use the chorus of a song as your 30 second ring tone, listen to it and jot down what time is on the timer when the part you want begins, and ends. Keep the length 30 seconds or less. Now your ready for the technical stuff!
4. Right click on the song that you want to make the ringtone out of and choose "get info" which will be the 1st choice. A box will come up, and your next step is to choose the options tab at the top. About half way down you will notice a start and stop time for your song. Change the start and stop time to your desired times (example 0:32 to 0:57), and CHECK THE BOXES NEXT TO START AND STOP TIME. Click "ok" which will close that box.
5. Next, right click on your song again and choose "Create AAC Version", this will make a shorter version of your song equal to the start and stop time you chose. It will appear right below the original song.
6. Next, left click on the song, and drag it to your desktop. Leave that be for a moment.
7. Right click on the AAC version of your song again and choose "delete". A box will appear asking you to cancel or remove. Choose "remove" and another box will appear with 3 choices. "Cancel", "Send to recycle bin", or "Keep file". Choose "KEEP FILE". Your AAC version will now be gone from itunes. Relax you are almost done.
8. Go to the song file that you dragged to your desktop it will be the name of the song followed by "w4a". Right click on your song, and choose "rename". Change the "w4a" to "w4r" and hit enter. A box will ask you if you're sure you want to change the file type and you select "yes". You're at the end!
9. Just double click the file on your desktop that you just changed and it will be magically sucked right into your "ringtones" folder.
10. SYNC your phone and the ringtone will be there!!! Make sure the ringtone box is checked in your sync settings.
Believe me the first few times you make a ringtone it may seen like alot to do, but after you do it 5 or 6 times You'll fly through it. Good luck, and enjoy!!
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I would personally say that you ARE indeed obsessed w/ the iphone!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHello! Good tip in your post.
ReplyDeleteI think that today one of the few things that can differentiate one cell from another is the ringtone. After all, more and more people are using the same type of device (iPhones, for example). Moreover, the ringtone is now a brand of style.
So I use a nice variety in my cell.
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Well, that's it! Some of the other visitors have another opinion?
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