How do I Convert Music into Ringtones for the iPhone?
Although the iPhone is only officially designed to load ringtones through Apple's iTunes market place, iTunes is also capable of converting files from its library to the appropriate iPhone ringtone format. The process of converting a song to a ringtone might seem confusing, as it requires the creation of duplicate files, but the process is actually fairly simple and only takes a few minutes to complete.
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Instructions
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Launch iTunes, click "iTunes" in the menu bar and select "Preferences." Select the "General" tab, click "Import Settings," click the "Import Using" drop-down menu, choose "AAC Encoder" and click "OK."
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Click "Music" in the left side bar and scroll down to the song you want to convert. Click play and track forward to the point you want your ringtone clip to begin. Press pause and note the start time, shown above. Track forward to the point you want your ringtone clip to end. Press pause and note the end time, shown above.
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Right-click the song in the iTunes window pane, click "Get Info" and select the "Options" tab. Type the start and end times you just noted in their corresponding "Start Time" and "End Time" text-fields. Click the "OK" button.
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Click "Advanced" in the menu bar and select "Create AAC Version." A duplicate file appears below the original song file.
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Right-click the duplicate file and select "Show in Finder." Right-click the file in the Finder window and select "Duplicate." Click the duplicate and rename the file "Tone.m4r."
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Highlight the first duplicate file you made in the iTunes window pane and select "Delete." Click "File" in the menu bar and select "Add to Library." Find "tone.m4r" using the "Add to Library" dialog window and click "OK." The new ringtone appears in the "Ringtones" library, accessible through the left side bar. It's ready to add to your iPhone.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't forget to go back and remove the stop and start times on the original music file.
