How to create a Custom Ringtone for your iPhone
Things You'll Need:
- iPhone
- iTunes
- Mac or Windows Computer
- Non-DRM song (i.e. one not bought from the iTunes Store)
Step 1Open iTunes.
Step 2Find the song that you want to make into a ringtone.
Step 3Listen to the song and find the part of it you want to use. The chorus is popular for ringtones.
Step 4Write down the start and stop times of the clip.
Step 5Right-click the song and select "Get Info."
Step 6Click the "Options" tab.
Step 7Type in the start time of your ringtone in the text box next to "Start Time" in the minutes:seconds (i.e. 1:46) format.
Step 8Type in the end time of your ringtone in the text box next to "Stop Time." Make sure the ringtone is no more than 40 seconds long.
Step 9Click "OK."
Step 10Right-click your song again and select "Convert Selection to AAC." Wait for iTunes to convert your song. It will create a duplicate version.
Step 11Right-click the ringtone and select "Delete."
Step 12Click on the "Keep Files" button.
Step 13Find the file. It's usually in your User folder under Music > iTunes > iTunes Music and under the band's name. It will have an extension of "m4a."
Step 14Replace the "m4a" extension of your ringtone with "m4r". You can either double-click slowly to rename your file, or right-click and select "Get Info" on a Mac or "Rename" on a Windows PC.
Step 15Click "Use .m4r" or the PC equivalent when the system warns you that the change may affect the use of your file.
Step 16Double-click the ringtone file. ITunes will automatically add it to your ringtones folder in your iTunes Music Library.
Step 17Connect your iPhone and sync your ringtones.
