Make iPhone Ringtones Free, Using Just iTunes 8

Cell Phones iPhone — 06 October 2008

You’re probably thinking it can’t be that easy? Wrong, it is that easy. Hit the video after the ‘leap’ for the demonstration or read my break down below on how to make a custom iPhone ringtone, totally free, using JUST iTunes 8.

Find an MP3 (not AAC or anything with DRM [i.e. not bought, except Amazon])
Right click on the MP3 and choose ‘Get Info’ and select ‘Options’
Set the start and stop time to your favorite part of the song. You’ll want it to be no more than 20 seconds in length
Click ‘ok’
Right click on the song again, this time choose ‘Create AAC Version’
Drag the newly made AAC file from iTunes to your desktop
Delete the newly made AAC file from iTunes (it won’t work if you have duplicates)
Change the name of the extension (the file on your desktop) from ‘m4a’ to ‘m4r’ (note: to see extension in Vista you’ll need to modify an option in your Control Panel
Now drag the file, with the new extension, back into your iTunes Library. It should appear in your ringtones section

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Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."

sam

Thanks so much :)
Worked great!
Janet Batchelder

trying to creat iphone ringtones….following your steps, but when I click on “Advanced” as your vid suggests (which is different than printed instructions) I cannot find ‘Create AAC Version’ I have also tried the printed version instructions which say to ‘right click on song, this time, choose ‘Create AAC Version’ but I do not see that as well.

Help?

HaMmeR

change you settings…in your itunes click Edit>Preference>General>Import Settings…then you can see; Import using (AAC Incoder)

Ruben

click on edit from there go to preferences. click on the general tab. halfway down the tab it says import settings, click on that. a new window will pop up, you can change it from there to convert to ACC. thats what i did and it worked.
moby gerbil

when i drag my 30 second AAC .m4r file into library in itunes, it appears in library but not in ringtones???? someone please help!
moby gerbil

solved it! (i forgot to go into tools and uncheck hide file name)
janet

Thanks for the tip Ruben…but as I follow your instructions you say to click on the import settings and change it from there… but what do I select? My choices are: AAC Encoder (which is already highlighted) AIFF Encoder, Apple lossless Encoder, MP3 Encoder and WAV Encoder.
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sai

That WORK!!!!!THANKS!!!
Shi Ling

why is it even after it appears in the ringtones section, it doesnt appear when i sync it with my iphone?

http://www.gadgetreview.com Christen da Costa

I haven’t tested this method with iTunes 8.1, they might have blocked it.

http://www.waply.com/ringtones/ Ringtones Lover

That really works! Thanks so much!
http://TopIncomeProducer.com hapishyguy

I have 8.2.1. Will it be blocked in this version of itunes. Did they removed or blocked this function/way to make ringtones.

Thanks
Hapi
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