Create/Edit ringtones thru iTunes only (Windows)

[RS1001]

Ok here is how I create Ring tones by using Itunes only.
1. Select song frong fron itunes library that is a mp3.
2. Right click and convert selection to ACC
3. Right click new acc file in itunes and "Get Info"
4. Choose Options tab and change start and stop times to 0 and 30 seconds. (check boxes)
5. Right click and convert selection to ACC again (new song is created but only 30 sec)
6. Right click new acc song and select "show in Windows Explorer"
7. Seclect properties and change .m4a to .m4r
8. Double click the file and vola... it is now in the ring tone folder
9. Sync and listen....:2cool::2cool::2cool:

[RS1001]

a bit late.[/quote]


Not really, my post tells someone how to create ringtones using itunes to edit existing songs in itunes and not have to use third party app

[psylichon]

Very clever, nice post...

[swampduck]

and probably a known fact, but you can set the times in the song to anywhere you want...not necessarily 0 and 30 seconds..I have some that start a minute into the song

[psylichon]

Also worth noting, though I haven't tried it myself, is that apparently there is no real need to limit it to 30 seconds. Others have reported successfully creating and syncing longer ringtones.

[jafundy]

oK i'M A NEWBIE.....how do ypu know which songs in itunes library are mp3s and can be converted?

[psylichon]

oK i'M A NEWBIE.....how do ypu know which songs in itunes library are mp3s and can be converted?

It doesn't actually have to be an MP3. Basically, if it's in your iTunes library at all, you can convert it to AAC. It could be a WAV, AIFF, etc. no difference.

[jafundy]

Ok tried that and now can't find where to change from .m4a to m4r. Files in Windoes say mpeg 4. Told you I'm new.....

[psylichon]

Ok tried that and now can't find where to change from .m4a to m4r. Files in Windoes say mpeg 4. Told you I'm new.....

Follow the steps carefully. Assuming you've made your ~30sec clip, you have to convert the clip into AAC first in Itunes, then right-click THE NEW FILE that iTunes created (right click it IN iTunes) and select "show in Windows Explorer". THEN you rename THIS file (in Explorer) ... It should be an *.m4a file... change it to *.m4r and double click it right there. It should be added to your ringtone folder (in iTunes).

[tupacinla]

Great post! Thanks. One question though.

Is there a way to change the aac bitrate higher? When i play back the aac version, the volume comes out lower than the original... :(

I think I just need to change the bitrate.

[eTEK]

Great post! Thanks. One question though.

Is there a way to change the aac bitrate higher? When i play back the aac version, the volume comes out lower than the original... :(

I think I just need to change the bitrate.


Open itunes, Go to edit -> prefrences then go to the advanced tab then the important tab then look for setting and scroll to customize.

[psylichon]

I can't imagine that would make them any louder though...

[jafundy]

Dang....still having a problem. when i go into Windows says MPEG4 audio file. Click on properties and no where to change to .m4r. Got Windows XP. What am i doing wrong?

[psylichon]

Make sure in Windows under folder view options that you select to show extensions for all file types. I bet that's your problem...

[jafundy]

Thank You...Thank You. It worked!!!!!!

[psylichon]

glad it worked out for you. Pretty cool, huh? :)

[jafundy]

glad it worked out for you. Pretty cool, huh? :)

This is great. I'll be up all night. Football game is boring tonight.:laugh2:

[IphoneTony]

It works it really works WHOOOHOOOOOOO.. Finally got it to work... Now just if I can get flash to work on the iphone

[doron]

well the only way i can make a ringtone is somethn i purchased from the itunes store...how bout it still charges me an additional dollar after the purchase...man come on...

[handi]

Ok i have tried every step again and again, its still showing up as an mp3 when i go to show it in windows explorer.

[doron]

seeing that i a have a Mac, i cant do nothn with this...however i do have a dell dsktp...i guess i can try on that...but can i sync with another computer...whatever, yall window guys have fun...

[psylichon]

Ok i have tried every step again and again, its still showing up as an mp3 when i go to show it in windows explorer.

That's because you're right-clicking on the source file. After you convert to AAC in Itunes, there will be another file with the exact same name as the original in the Itunes list, use THAT.

[handi]

Thanks finally got it to work.

[JVDB]

This is great. Thank you.

[budjev]

I was only able to make the ringtones a max of 43 seconds long. Not sure if iTunes only allows a certain size or a certain length.
Anyone have any idea?

[seb481]

What do you guys use to edit a song so it is 30 sec or less??? Is there any easy to use software out there?

[enigmanic]

What do you guys use to edit a song so it is 30 sec or less??? Is there any easy to use software out there?

Use Audacity. It's free and easy to use:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

[psylichon]

I encode to 64 Kbps mono for ringtones. It makes tiny files and higher rez really doesn't sound much better through the built-in speakers anyway. I haven't tested yet, but I'm willing to bet the varying reports for ringtone length means it has more to do with fie size. I'll test it out a bit later.

[Panache010]

Is this legal? :2cool: I feel as if I'm stealing! LOL

[chavezr6]

I still can't get mine to work. they won't show up in the ringtone folder. I even tried to drag and drop it in there and no go either.

[UFGator]

Ok here is how I create Ring tones by using Itunes only.
2. Right click and convert selection to ACC


What does that mean? When I right click I don't see an option that says to convert it to ACC. What is the option I am supposed to pick when I righ click?

[psylichon]

I still can't get mine to work. they won't show up in the ringtone folder. I even tried to drag and drop it in there and no go either.

Make sure you're using Itunes 7.5 with a version 1.1.2 Iphone.

What does that mean? When I right click I don't see an option that says to convert it to ACC. What is the option I am supposed to pick when I righ click?

You have to go into Itunes preferences, Advanced, Importing tab... select the AAC encoder at whatever bitrate you want. After that, you will see the AAC option when you right click a file.

Someone really needs to make a comprehensive FAQ sticky for this topic...

[aazar]

OK, I followed the above instructions, but how do you change *.m4a file... to *.m4r? I right clicked properties in explorer and now what do I do. I did not see the option to change.
Thanks,
Alex

[Drtydzn12]

aazar, similar to renaming a file. just right click, and rename. at the end, it'll say .m4a at the end, just change that to .m4r.

[compota512]

I encode to 64 Kbps mono for ringtones. It makes tiny files and higher rez really doesn't sound much better through the built-in speakers anyway. I haven't tested yet, but I'm willing to bet the varying reports for ringtone length means it has more to do with fie size. I'll test it out a bit later.


i have a problem


ok... i did everything but wen im suppose to double click ... the song is not on my ringtones folder...
on my computer it says it is a ringtone and it is an .m4r it just wont go on the itunes playlist as a ringtone

[Mofomaniax]

OK, I followed all the steps for making the ringtone. I made the song within 30 seconds or whatever and now I'm having trouble converting it into a .m4r file. I RENAMED it songtitle.m4r and it's not showing up in my ringtone folder. I have iTunes 7.6. Does that have anything to do with it?

[compota512]

OK, I followed all the steps for making the ringtone. I made the song within 30 seconds or whatever and now I'm having trouble converting it into a .m4r file. I RENAMED it songtitle.m4r and it's not showing up in my ringtone folder. I have iTunes 7.6. Does that have anything to do with it?

r u on a windows vista computer?

[massivek]

Ok here is how I create Ring tones by using Itunes only.
1. Select song frong fron itunes library that is a mp3.
2. Right click and convert selection to ACC
3. Right click new acc file in itunes and "Get Info"
4. Choose Options tab and change start and stop times to 0 and 30 seconds. (check boxes)
5. Right click and convert selection to ACC again (new song is created but only 30 sec)
6. Right click new acc song and select "show in Windows Explorer"
7. Seclect properties and change .m4a to .m4r
8. Double click the file and vola... it is now in the ring tone folder
9. Sync and listen....:2cool::2cool::2cool:



i did everything you said but when iam SYNC it it say that the iphone cant sync the song????? why?? DO I HAVE TO ADD ANY APP TO MA PHONE????? please help me and i do have pc

[compota512]

i did everything you said but when iam SYNC it it say that the iphone cant sync the song????? why?? DO I HAVE TO ADD ANY APP TO MA PHONE????? please help me and i do have pc


is it added to the ringtone file?

[aknightstale41]

Ok here is how I create Ring tones by using Itunes only.
1. Select song frong fron itunes library that is a mp3.
2. Right click and convert selection to ACC
3. Right click new acc file in itunes and "Get Info"
4. Choose Options tab and change start and stop times to 0 and 30 seconds. (check boxes)
5. Right click and convert selection to ACC again (new song is created but only 30 sec)
6. Right click new acc song and select "show in Windows Explorer"
7. Seclect properties and change .m4a to .m4r
8. Double click the file and vola... it is now in the ring tone folder
9. Sync and listen....:2cool::2cool::2cool:

This is great RS thank you.
I was wondering if we can pick what part of the song to make into a ringtone? And where is the ringtone file saved, i made a few with your method and it works great, but i cant seem to find them in the itunes folder(using vista, 7.6 itunes..thanks again)

[ColsTiger]

This is great RS thank you.
I was wondering if we can pick what part of the song to make into a ringtone? And where is the ringtone file saved, i made a few with your method and it works great, but i cant seem to find them in the itunes folder(using vista, 7.6 itunes..thanks again)

User>Music>iTunes>iTunes Music>Unknown Artist>Unknown Album

You can use some sort of editing software to whittle the song down to the clip you want before converting it to AAC. I use MPT, but you might want to try audacity.

[nikeplayer222]

I encode to 64 Kbps mono for ringtones. It makes tiny files and higher rez really doesn't sound much better through the built-in speakers anyway. I haven't tested yet, but I'm willing to bet the varying reports for ringtone length means it has more to do with fie size. I'll test it out a bit later.

I've been trying to test this out too. I use WavePad to edit my songs and change their bitrate and such. It allows me to choose: stereo, joint, force, or mono. I tried mono like you said and it shows up in itunes fine but my iphone won't show it. I can only get it to work on the other three. What is the best recommened bit rate and channel?

[aknightstale41]

Im having trouble converting to acc, keeps saying you cannot convert protected files.

[lilwaters]

Ok here is how I create Ring tones by using Itunes only.
1. Select song frong fron itunes library that is a mp3.
2. Right click and convert selection to ACC
3. Right click new acc file in itunes and "Get Info"
4. Choose Options tab and change start and stop times to 0 and 30 seconds. (check boxes)
5. Right click and convert selection to ACC again (new song is created but only 30 sec)
6. Right click new acc song and select "show in Windows Explorer"
7. Seclect properties and change .m4a to .m4r
8. Double click the file and vola... it is now in the ring tone folder
9. Sync and listen....:2cool::2cool::2cool:

I got all the way to number "7" and i open it up and everything but i can not figure out how to change it from a m4a to m4r...I have done everything...I dont know how to check the whole windows thing where it shows all extensions or whatever..im running windows vista so i think its a lil different from xp..but if someone can help that would be greatly appreciated...

one more question...to choose what part of the sogn i want i have to download a program correct? which audacity is good, and once i make the song it will show upl in my itunes fgolder and i do the same steps over again????

thanks

[lilwaters]

nevermind cancle all that I figured everything out and yes to anyone who was wondering if u can change the section in the song... you just listen to the song in itunes just remeber when the section starts and stops and than out that into the start and stop time of the song than convert it and it will come up with however many seconds it is and volaaaaaaaaa

[lilwaters]

there is just one problem....it wont sync to my iphone says ""track 14 was not copied to the iphone"iphone name" because it cannot be played on this iphone"....

anyone help me out? i have 1.1.1 version

[kiddnets]

nevermind cancle all that I figured everything out and yes to anyone who was wondering if u can change the section in the song... you just listen to the song in itunes just remeber when the section starts and stops and than out that into the start and stop time of the song than convert it and it will come up with however many seconds it is and volaaaaaaaaa

how did you change the file ext on vista? The rename doesnt work to convert to m4r - stays on m4a

[naruto101]

there is just one problem....it wont sync to my iphone says ""track 14 was not copied to the iphone"iphone name" because it cannot be played on this iphone"....

anyone help me out? i have 1.1.1 version

your phone has to be 1.1.2 or higher

[lilwaters]

well that ****in sucks...so there is noway to put ringtones on here without buying them from itunes?

how does an iphone not able to do these little things like normal things and it has all that special ****!

[ColsTiger]

well that ****in sucks...so there is noway to put ringtones on here without buying them from itunes?

how does an iphone not able to do these little things like normal things and it has all that special ****!

What's the big deal with upgrading to a newer firmware? For a while there wasn't even an option of any kind to add custom ringtones with standard firmware. It was the same way with early RAZR phones. When Cingular first introduced them in the US, they didn't come from the factory with video recording. The phone had to be completely hacked to add that feature up until T-Mobile started selling them 10 months later. Finally, Cingular added the feature when they saw the firmware for the T-moBILE VERSIONS.

[DaGodfather]

how did you change the file ext on vista? The rename doesnt work to convert to m4r - stays on m4a


Here ya go Kiddnets ----> :2cool: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/a0b4607a-6fa8-42ab-aef6-7418183389da1033.mspx

[lilwaters]

What's the big deal with upgrading to a newer firmware? For a while there wasn't even an option of any kind to add custom ringtones with standard firmware. It was the same way with early RAZR phones. When Cingular first introduced them in the US, they didn't come from the factory with video recording. The phone had to be completely hacked to add that feature up until T-Mobile started selling them 10 months later. Finally, Cingular added the feature when they saw the firmware for the T-moBILE VERSIONS.

because my fone is UNLOCKED!!!!!

[07fa4drSi]

Ok here is how I create Ring tones by using Itunes only.
1. Select song frong fron itunes library that is a mp3.
2. Right click and convert selection to ACC
3. Right click new acc file in itunes and "Get Info"
4. Choose Options tab and change start and stop times to 0 and 30 seconds. (check boxes)
5. Right click and convert selection to ACC again (new song is created but only 30 sec)
6. Right click new acc song and select "show in Windows Explorer"
7. Seclect properties and change .m4a to .m4r
8. Double click the file and vola... it is now in the ring tone folder
9. Sync and listen....:2cool::2cool::2cool:



got everything to go gret untill i went to sync when it was syncing it poped up a window saying could not find file so song was not synced to phone anyone know what i have to do now ?

[ColsTiger]

got everything to go gret untill i went to sync when it was syncing it poped up a window saying could not find file so song was not synced to phone anyone know what i have to do now ?

Mine does the same thing. I think this is how Apple blocked this loophole in the ringtone process with the latest version of iTunes.

[07fa4drSi]

Mine does the same thing. I think this is how Apple blocked this loophole in the ringtone process with the latest version of iTunes.

Use dagodfather link a few posts before yours I read instructions on how to reveal further options on our computer I did it worked great I made whole bunch of custom ringtones

[ColsTiger]

Use dagodfather link a few posts before yours I read instructions on how to reveal further options on our computer I did it worked great I made whole bunch of custom ringtones

I know how to show and hide extensions.:smile:

[07fa4drSi]

got windows vista ?

[ColsTiger]

got windows vista ?

Yessirree!

[07fa4drSi]

You just gotta go back to that window to extend your extensions your missing something recheck the list and uncheck the proper boxes I had same problem and figured out I had to uncheck a box or 2 GL

[ColsTiger]

You just gotta go back to that window to extend your extensions your missing something recheck the list and uncheck the proper boxes I had same problem and figured out I had to uncheck a box or 2 GL

I am not having any trouble at all getting my extensions to show. I can see the extensions just fine.

[07fa4drSi]

I am not having any trouble at all getting my extensions to show. I can see the extensions just fine.

ok so you right click to properties it will say nameofsong.m4a correct ? So then just change it to .m4r and it ask you are sure click yes and then double click file moves it to iTunes

[ColsTiger]

ok so you right click to properties it will say nameofsong.m4a correct ? So then just change it to .m4r and it ask you are sure click yes and then double click file moves it to iTunes

I know how to do all that. I've got plenty of custom ring tones on my phone. I'm just saying that now with the latest itunes and latest firmware, it doesn't work anymore.

[bambam227]

When I bought my iPhone it had SW version 1.1.3(if that matters),I created about eight ringtones using the same procedure you are talking about,but when I dragged them to my ringtone folder on my phone through iTunes it showed one of the eight tones on my phone eight times,in short I can only put one home made ringtone on my phone at a time. WTF!

[ColsTiger]

I double checked this procedure and it works fine with 1.1.4. If you just follow the steps correctly, you should not have any problem.