How to Make Your Own Ringtone Software
Most cell phones that plug into a computer allow their users to import their own ringtones, as long as the phone supports that specific file type. Users can easily create ringtones from just about any audio file, including ripping audio sound bites from movies. MP3s and WAVs are among the most common supported files, because most phones capable of importing ringtones support MP3s. Other popular file types include AIFFs and AAC (M4A) files---all of which can be converted to and from a number of formats using iTunes Player (free for download from Apple). Although iTunes is the standard player and converter for iPhone software, iPhone users may only convert their music to iPhone ringtone format (M4R) if they originally bought their song from the Apple iTunes store. To convert songs not bought from the iTunes store, users must work in and out of iTunes.
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Instructions
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Ringtone Conversions for MP3, WAV, AAC, and AIFF
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Download and install iTunes. Agree to the licensing terms, and open.
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Click "File" and select "Add to Library" to locate your desired song in the pop-up window, and open in iTunes.
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Click the "iTunes" icon at the top of the toolbar and select "Preferences." Click the "Import Settings" button and choose an encoding option ("MP3 Encoder," "WAV Encoder," etc). Click "Ok" twice and exit back to the iTunes library.
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Right-click your song in iTunes and select "Create MP3 Version," "Create WAV Version," etc. (whichever encoding option you chose previously). Your new song will appear below your old one.
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Right-click your new song and select "Get Info." Click the "Options" tab and determine which section of the song you want as your ringtone. (Consult your phone's manual for ringtone length.) Enter your desired "Start" and "Stop" times for your ringtone, and click "Ok" to exit back to the iTunes library.
iPhone Ringtone
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Follow Steps 1 to 3 above. In the "Import Settings" window, choose "AAC Encoder."
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Right-click your song and select "Create AAC Version." Your new file will appear below the old.
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Right-click the AAC Version and select "Get Info." Click the "Options" tab and input your "Start" and "Stop" times. (iPhones allow approximately 40 seconds for ringtone length.) Click "Ok."
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Locate your new song outside of iTunes using "My Computer" if on a PC, or in "Finder" if on a Mac. Your song's file extension will read ".m4a." Delete and manually retype the file extension as ".m4r" and save.
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Add your new file to the iTunes library and plug in your iPhone. Choose to sync your ringtones.
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Tips & Warnings
To convert a song bought from Apple to an iPhone ringtone, right-click the song and select "Create Ringtone..."
