How to Create Call Tones for iPhone
Custom call tones, better known as ringtones, are becoming increasingly more popular among cellphone users. Many people are using specific ringtones for specific people, so that they'll know who is calling simply by what song is playing. If you're an iPhone user, you've probably wondered how to create your own ringtones; the process is actually quite simple. You'll learn how to create call tones for the iPhone here.
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Instructions
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Open iTunes.
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Add music to your library that you want to use for ringtones. To do this, click "File>Add File to Library" and then select a song. If you already have songs in your library that you want to turn into ringtones you can bypass this step.
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Right-click the song and select "Get Info." Click the "Options" tab and put in the "Start Time" and "End Time" of the ringtone - in other words, the time in the song you want the ring tone to start and the time in the song you want the ring tone to finish. This should be 20-30 seconds long; any longer will not play and is a waste of space.
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Check the "Start Time" and "End Time" boxes and then click "OK." Play the song to check if it starts and finishes the ringtone at the desired points of the song. If it doesn't, edit the time.
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Right-click the song and select "Convert to AAC." This creates an AAC version of the song, which is compatible with the iPhone. (You'll still have the original MP3.) If you don't see the "Convert to AAC" option, go to "iTunes>Preferences>Advanced>Importing" and change the import function from "MP3" to "AAC."
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Go to "My Music" and double-click on the "iTunes Music" folder. You will see a folder with the name of the artist of the ringtone you just created. Double-click the folder and right-click the song. Select "Properties" and change the file extension from .m4a to .m4r. Click "OK" to save the file.
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Add the file to your iTunes library by clicking "File>Add file to library" within iTunes. Now go to "Ringtones" and drag the call-tone song to the iPhone logo on the left side of the screen. The ringtone will now be added to the iPhone.
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Right-click the original song in iTunes and select "Get Info" and then "Options." Delete the entries in "Start Time" and "End Time" and then click "OK." The original song will be restored and the call tone created will remain in the library.
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Tips & Warnings
Always use high-quality songs. If you want your call tones to sound good, it's important to use songs with a high bit rate. Generally speaking, a bit rate above 192 kbps is considered to be CD quality, while a bit rate below 128 kbps is considered to be a poor-quality audio file. To check what bit rate your song has, right-click the song and select "Properties."
Don't unplug the iPhone while the call tone is syncing. If you do, the iPhone hard drive may become corrupted, which could cause the iPhone to require a complete restore. Always wait until iTunes says it is safe to disconnect the iPhone before doing so.
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Comments
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I did everything but when I tried to change from m4a to m4r I cant is impossible in properties.
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Apr 07, 2010
No, call tones and ringtones are not the same thing. Ringtones are the sounds your phone makes when it's being called - it's ringing. Call tones are the sounds you hear when you are calling someone else.
