Other ringtones

[Dukeboy0169]

On the 1st generation iphone, it was pretty easy to add a cutom ringtone using itunes, but unless your phone was jailbroken, you couldnt add custom tones for voicemail and text message alert.

Will this be easy with the iphone 3G. How would one go about doing it?
Will you need to buy an app in order to do it?
Thanks!

[BLIK]

1. Listen to your MP3 and decide what part of the track you want as your ringtone (30 seconds maximum). Note the play time (for example, I would like to use 0:43 to 1:05 as my ringtone).

2. Right click on the MP3 in iTunes. Select "Get Info." Select the "Options" tab. Make sure the "Start Time" and "Stop Time" boxes are checked and enter the times you have selected for your ringtone. Click "OK."

3. Right click on the MP3 again, and select "Convert Selection to AAC." iTunes will create a second track with the same title.

4. Click and Drag the new track onto your desktop. Delete the track from iTunes.

5. On your desktop, right click on the track and select "Properties." If the filename has ".m4a" at the end, just change it to ".m4r", if it just has the track name, you will need to click "Cancel," open up "My Computer," select "Tools" and then "Folder Options." From there, you will select the "View" tab and uncheck the box next to "Hide extentions for known file types." Then go back to the beginning of this step and change ".m4a" to ".m4r"

6. Now the rest is simple. Back in iTunes, go to "File">"Add File to Library." Select the track from your desktop and click "Open." This will put the track in the Ringtones section of your library.

7. Go into the iPhone section of your iTunes and your newly created ringtone should be in the ringtones section ready to be synced! It will appear where the rest of the ringtones are in your phone.

[Youngbinks]

On the 1st generation iphone, it was pretty easy to add a cutom ringtone using itunes, but unless your phone was jailbroken, you couldnt add custom tones for voicemail and text message alert.

Will this be easy with the iphone 3G. How would one go about doing it?
Will you need to buy an app in order to do it?
Thanks!

As of right now there is no simple method of changing the SMS or E-Mail tones other than using SSH. Just wait it out a bit for Customize or a similar app to be released.

[Tex]

1. Listen to your MP3 and decide what part of the track you want as your ringtone (30 seconds maximum). Note the play time (for example, I would like to use 0:43 to 1:05 as my ringtone).

2. Right click on the MP3 in iTunes. Select "Get Info." Select the "Options" tab. Make sure the "Start Time" and "Stop Time" boxes are checked and enter the times you have selected for your ringtone. Click "OK."

3. Right click on the MP3 again, and select "Convert Selection to AAC." iTunes will create a second track with the same title.

4. Click and Drag the new track onto your desktop. Delete the track from iTunes.

5. On your desktop, right click on the track and select "Properties." If the filename has ".m4a" at the end, just change it to ".m4r", if it just has the track name, you will need to click "Cancel," open up "My Computer," select "Tools" and then "Folder Options." From there, you will select the "View" tab and uncheck the box next to "Hide extentions for known file types." Then go back to the beginning of this step and change ".m4a" to ".m4r"

6. Now the rest is simple. Back in iTunes, go to "File">"Add File to Library." Select the track from your desktop and click "Open." This will put the track in the Ringtones section of your library.

7. Go into the iPhone section of your iTunes and your newly created ringtone should be in the ringtones section ready to be synced! It will appear where the rest of the ringtones are in your phone.


I just tried this on my MacBookPro. This does NOT work for me. I am trying to do this with mp3 files I have currently in iTunes. GOing through steps 1 through 5 work fine. I try to change the mp3 to m4r, which it does without causing an issue.....but when I try to load into my library....nothing happens. It does not show up in my Ringtones folder. Can someone help me figure out what is going on? I would use GarageBand, but my version is the older version, so it won't do it.

If the file is an mp3 file, do I need to change it to be a .m4a? If so, how to I go about doing that?

Thanks. (see other topic on ringtones...posted in there as well)

[looloo]

I just tried this on my MacBookPro. This does NOT work for me. I am trying to do this with mp3 files I have currently in iTunes. GOing through steps 1 through 5 work fine. I try to change the mp3 to m4r, which it does without causing an issue.....but when I try to load into my library....nothing happens. It does not show up in my Ringtones folder. Can someone help me figure out what is going on? I would use GarageBand, but my version is the older version, so it won't do it.

If the file is an mp3 file, do I need to change it to be a .m4a? If so, how to I go about doing that?

Thanks. (see other topic on ringtones...posted in there as well)

right-click and select "convert to aac". this will create a copy of the file in your itunes library. drag that copy onto your desktop, and delete the m4a in your itunes. then convert the m4a on your desktop to m4r, and double click. it should work this way.

[aj_amour]

This tip is for MAC users but It's very helpful. Check out this Youtube Tutorial:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fdc7Q5piWr4

Hope this helps

[8lest]

to convert mp3 to m4a you can also used myxer.com or phonezoo.com

[iconone]

I don't one about SMS and voicemail ringtones but for just ringtones for calls use www.audiko.net free and made for the iPhone.

[EGAR]

I don't one about SMS and voicemail ringtones but for just ringtones for calls use www.audiko.net (http://www.audiko.net) free and made for the iPhone.x2 thats what i use for my ringtones

[wam8209]

x2 thats what i use for my ringtones

x3, awesome website. :laugh2:

Can even upload your own songs and edit from where you want it to start and finish. then just download for iphone, opens in iTunes ready to sync. Very easy to use