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Windows; MacOne of the things that Apple hasnt made easy for iPhone owners is providing a way to create

custom ringtones in Windows. If youre a Mac owner you canuse GarageBand, but Appledoesnt provide that application on Windows. Instead what they expect you to do is purchase a

song for $0.99, and then convert it to a ringtone for another $0.99.
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As it turns out in a few steps you can actually convert a DRM-free song into a ringtone usingonly iTunes in Windows. The trick also works for Mac users, but using GarageBand is a lotsimpler so were focusing primarily on the Windows side.

Heres what you need to do:

1. Start iTunes and find the [DRM-free] song you want to convert to a ringtone. Right-clickon it and select the Get Info option.

2. On the Options tab locate the Start Time and End Time options. This is where youwant to specify the portion of the song you wanted converted into a ringtone. Check bothof the boxes, and make sure your ringtone is under 30-seconds. Press OK when finished.

3. Right-click on the song you just modified, and choose the Convert to AAC option. Ifyou dont see this in the context menu navigate to Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced ->


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Importing, and make sure the AAC Encoder is selected in the Import Using menu.

4. Once the song has finished being converted to the new format it will appear in yourmusic list, and the Time should reflect the correct duration of the ringtone (which

should be less than 30-seconds). Now navigate to your iTunes music folder to find the

converted song. Heres an example of where my Green Day ringtone was located:

5. Make sure youre able to see the files extension (.M4A) like in the screenshot above. Ifyou dont see the extension go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View (Organize ->

Folder and Search Options on Vista), and uncheck the Hide extensions for known filetypes box. Then clickOK.

6. Copy the music file (with the .M4A extension) to your desktop. Once youve done thatrename the files extension to .M4R which will make iTunes recognize it as a ringtone.


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Make sure there are no symbols (underscores, hyphens, etc) in the file name.

7. In iTunes go to File -> Add File to Library, and then browse for the file from step 6.Once youve selected it press the Open button. iTunes will place the ringtone in therespective section in your library:

8. Sync your iPhone with iTunes and your newly created ringtone should get transferredover. If it doesnt be sure to check the Ringtones tab in the iPhone configuration sectionof iTunes to verify that it is setup to sync your ringtones.

What is DRM?

Ive been getting all kinds of questions and emails from people asking what DRM is. Ananonymous commenter below did a great job answering the question. Here is his response:

DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. In a nutshell, a song with DRM is meant tokeep you from giving it to someone else. If youre using Windows XP (and Im suretheres some equivalent for Vista), you can right-click on a song file, and chooseProperties. Under the Summary tab, click the Advanced >> button if its there. Under theOrigin heading, you will see an entry named Protected. If it says No, then the song doesnot have a DRM. If it says Yes, well, you may be able to pay Apple money to convert the

song to an iTunes Plus track, which will be DRM-free. Hope this helps, best of luck!

Thats all there is to it. Now you can save yourself a bunch of money on ringtones. A big thanks

to the Apple Blog who assembled the original instructions on how to do this for the Mac!

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1.NintendoboyApril 8, 2010 at 3:33 pm

lolphysics has left cyber notes andwill return soon. thankyou!!!

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obarfyApril 8, 2010 at 3:35 pm

hey, are you sure Nintedoboy?

oAnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 9:05 pm

This instruction just Fubared my original song. I made a ringtone out of my

favorite song,but lost my original song in the process Not only that, but now Iselect my itunes song, and it shortcuts to another one! Id rather pay the two bucks, since now Im out more than that, plus two hours of

frustration.
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oAnonymousAugust 10, 2010 at 6:34 pm

You are beautiful, man. Many thanks.

oshadiAugust 31, 2010 at 6:08 pm

man the ringtone is not showing up in my iphone

ofrismacSeptember 6, 2010 at 7:08 pm

lost the song you edited befor you start a new ringtone do thiscreate a aac then edit the aac not the mp3 then create a new aac from the editedoneyou now have 3 filessong.mp3song.m4asong.m4r (ringtone)

2.NintendoboyApril 8, 2010 at 3:36 pm

yes i am sure about it

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oJureJuly 6, 2010 at 10:14 am

But what if I have newest version of iTunes 9.2.There is no ACC!not in advence not when you click right click?what should I do?

Thanks

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AmyApril 10, 2010 at 3:29 pm

This works great! I had to modify a few things, the part where you convert it to an ACCwas on my advanced tab instead of a right click. I could only convert mp3s and not

m4ps (which is the filetype you recieve from Apple) Thanks so much for having this out

there.

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4.CoachApril 12, 2010 at 12:02 am

Thank you so much! Ive been so frustrated by this and this has finally solved my

problem.

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5.alexApril 12, 2010 at 5:35 am

brilliant works a treat!

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6.Syd3traktApril 13, 2010 at 5:34 pm

Doesnt seem to work in windows 7 (64bit)

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I agree. No luck in Windows 7. Seems you cant even get past the first step.

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You can but it takes a couple work-arounds.

oAnonymousAugust 7, 2010 at 9:54 am

I just use Audacity to set the time and export it as an MP3, then load to libraryand then go from there.

oshadiAugust 31, 2010 at 6:12 pm

i passed the whole steps and sync it to my iPhone (WIN7-64 bit) but its notshowing up in the iPhoneany help plz

oDonnaNovember 16, 2010 at 3:06 am

I cant even get the stop time to stay as soon as I press ok it reverts back to originalstop time can any one help I have windows7

7.amberApril 14, 2010 at 7:06 am

ive done all this and its it the rigtone tab in itunes but how do i make it my ringtone onmy iphone

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im having the same problem. when i go to settings/sounds/ringtone on my iphone,its not there

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have the ringtone (awesome!) but no option to use it on the iphone itself

oAnonymousOctober 1, 2010 at 4:17 pm

make sure to click on your I phone(under devices) and click on the ring tones tap.Make sure that Sync ring tones is checked. That was my problem anyway.

oAnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 6:05 pm

that was my problem too just make sure that all the music from your phone is inyour library otherwise you will lose it at least thats what seems will happen

8.JocelynApril 24, 2010 at 12:28 am

Create AAC version is under advanced at the top. No need to drive your self crazy by

deleting and installing older iTunes.

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oAJMay 1, 2010 at 9:45 pm

Well done, thanks for the great help

9.JaydenMay 8, 2010 at 4:20 pm

Hey, thanks for your help with this, but I have followed all the steps & the ringtone doesshow in my itunes ringtone folder & does sync, but I cannot find it anywhere on myiphone. Strange thing is, my purchased ones show up, but not the ones I have mademyself. Can you help with this?Thanks

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oSeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 7:56 pm

I have the same problem. Though I checked sync Ringtones, and its there and

checked, it only shows up in ipod in my Iphone 4, and not in ringtones.

10.AnonymousMay 12, 2010 at 12:20 am

got all the way to adding the file into the library, it wont do it! ahh i was so close. Itsdriving me mad, like my computer is against me getting a ringtone on my iphone. anyoneelse having same prob or am i the lucky one!

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11.NattyMay 16, 2010 at 11:39 pm

Great guide, but I had the same problem as Jayden.I could make it all work right through to syncing, which went fine because within myiTunes I can see the new ringtones in the ringtone tab in my iPhone, but it doesnt

actually show in my iPhone.

Have I missed something simple?Thanks again for this guide.

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12.AnonymousMay 20, 2010 at 2:02 pm

The box you need to tick is in the Iphone software on your pc when you synch you willsee a tab that says ringtones click on it and there s a little shaded box tick it to synchringtones and it will work good luck and thanks for saving me a bunch on ringtones

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Thank you, brilliant guide, works perfectly.

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14.PhillMay 23, 2010 at 1:28 am

Hey. Having issues getting this to work, i have followed all the steps. the tab convert fileto ACC does not show. i have checked this in preferences. Is there something i missed? Ifollowed the same step from another Google search. drive ya mad!!! Im running windowsXP itunes 9.1.1.12. Do i need to have a purchased ringtone?

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oKevinJune 21, 2010 at 6:19 am

You need to make sure that under preferences you have selected that when youimport music, you import the files as ACC. If you dont see the convert file to

ACC, you probably see a Convert to MP3 or Convert to WAV because you haveselected to import music into itunes using one of those formats. Just change theimport to ACC, follow the steps, and then change the setting back to whateveryou prefer.

omacJuly 27, 2010 at 5:33 am

Kevin answered this question perfectly. Helped me a lot. Thanks!

15.MandyMay 30, 2010 at 5:12 am

Thanks it worked a treat. I have windows seven and had to do a bit of fiddling around buteventually got there. the aac converter is in advanced in itunes. Showing the fileextensions in windows 7 was a challenge but eventually found it and then was able tofinish off. Thanks for the great tip i was very angry when i found i couldnt use the ringtones i had had for 3 previous phones and the ones i wanted to keep. Wasted $3 buyingmusic i already legally had, and still couldnt use it. Love iphone hate apples paranoia.
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oAdrianJune 13, 2010 at 8:09 am

Please can you tell me how you showed the file extension in windows 7this hasme stumped?!!

oLindseyJune 21, 2010 at 5:29 pm

Adrian . heres a site that will help you with changing the file extension.[maximumpcguides.com]

16.chokiMay 31, 2010 at 1:00 pm

greeat work

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17.ameeJune 14, 2010 at 3:28 am

its not working on mine! it doesnt show up as a ringtone after i changed it to .m4r, and icouldnt find the convert to aac option (though i swear id seen it before) but i used

another converter. help!

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oTerrieJune 14, 2010 at 9:53 pm

Neither can I. The AAC was there this morning before I updated my I tunes. I

think good old Apple realized people were able to do this and they found a way toremove that path so now we cannot change our music into a ringtone. You are notlosing your mind. If anyone out there has updated their Itunes and has found away to make this work again please let us know.
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oLyleJune 17, 2010 at 8:37 pm

The Convert to AAC option is now Create AAC Version in the Advancedmenu. I had to remove the shortened AAC version from the library before itwould add the .m4r file as a ringtone.

oVietnamazingSeptember 1, 2010 at 5:12 am

Make sure you arent clicked on the music from you ipod, but rather the music on

your computer for itunes. Otherwise, you will not get the convert to AACoption.

18.AnonymousJune 15, 2010 at 6:48 am

You dont specify how to change it to m4r. I renamed the file to m4r but it just renamesthe file it does not change the format. How do i change the format so that itunes will findit. At the moment all itunes is doing is adding a duplicate copy of the song i already havethat only goes for 30 seconds, it does not go into the ringtone section. What am i doingwrong

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oJustinJuly 9, 2010 at 1:37 am

You have to make sure that you are set to view file extensions.

Tools -> Folder Options -> View (Organize -> Folder and Search Options onVista), and uncheck the Hide extensions for known file types box. Then click OK.

Afterwards the .m4a should show as part of the file name. Just change it to read.m4r

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For those who are getting the ring tone to show up in iTunes under your ringtones folderof your library and your iPhone ringtones tab in iTunes, but NOT showing up on youriPhone try the following.

1) Go to your ringtones tab in iTunes with your phone plugged in. Select to NOT sync

any of your ringtones.2) Sync your phone (this will remove any current ringtones that might be messing up theprocess)3) Next go into your iTunes library and make sure that any .m4a versions of the song aredeleted. IMPORTANT: If your original version of the song was an .m4a, create an mp3version (follow similar steps as in the OP, but convert to mp3 instead). Make sure thatwhen you create the mp3, you create it for the WHOLE song before deleting or else youwill lose your song!4) Once you have deleted all of the .m4a versions, go back to the ringtones tab and selectto sync all of your ringtones (or selected ringtones with the appropriate boxes check,however you normally have it set).

5) You should now see the ringtone appear in on your phone.

The issue seems to be that the phone would get confused if there were both .m4r and.m4a versions of a song that you were trying to put on your phone. So my solution is todelete any .m4a versions.

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oAnonymousJune 22, 2010 at 12:16 am

Thanks a lot, this worked for me. I wasnt seeing the ringtone on my phone

because I had left the shortened m4a version in my itunes folder, so once I deletedthat, un-synced the ringtone, and then resynced, it appeared.

oAnonymousJuly 14, 2010 at 12:27 am

Thank you so much! This worked for me!


Thank you! Had me stumped for half hour but this defs worked for me
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oAnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 6:12 am

repeat all this but still cant see any ringtone on my iphone!


I found theproblem if youre still having trouble after following Kevins advice.

Your computer may not be authorized to do anything like sync apps, or syncringtones. You are allowed a total of 5 computers to authorise, so dont go over or

you cant do it.

Go to iTunesAt the top where it says File, Edit etc, click on store.In the drop down menu click on Authorise this computerYou need to put in your Apple ID and password, this is what you use to access theApp store.Once you do this, click sync ringtones in your iphone on itunes and then applydown the bottom like youve done before, and BAMIt worked for me =3

oCarolDecember 6, 2010 at 2:45 pm

Hi thanks alot for this. I was having a problem with it not showing in my iphonebut after unsyncing it and deleting the m4a version of the song and re syncing itworkedbrilliantthanks

opaulJanuary 8, 2011 at 7:44 pm

thanks a lot kev, it was hard enough getting to this stage,but there were just noanswers anywhere to getting the ringtones to my phone till now.this works,cheers kevinalthough i lost a couple of tunes somewhere in my pc. i will search morethoroughly with more time
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20.AkyssaJune 24, 2010 at 3:17 pm

I cant find tools!I have windows and i cannot find where it says tools>folder options ect. help please

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21.RuslanJune 26, 2010 at 3:58 am

Thank you very much it works great

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22.DJune 28, 2010 at 7:06 am

Now its easy for iphone users to create fav ringtones

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23.imran14826July 1, 2010 at 3:30 am

its not working on mine! it doesnt show up as a ringtone after i changed it to .m4r, and icouldnt find the convert to aac option (though i swear id seen it before) but i usedanother converter. help!

Imran14826[livetv.pk]

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Can someone verify this works on the iPhone 4 please, as i have tried everything left

right and centre and nothing is working, such as i can get the ringtone setup in itunes andsync etc, just not appearing on the iPhone ringtone section.

Also could everyone asking the same question READ THE COMMENTS! These guys

are repeating themselves to help you all, and all you can do is take the piss and not botherreading.

Everything needed to know is in that guide and the comments, OPEN YOUR EYES!

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oBrieJuly 8, 2010 at 12:43 am

I cant speak for other people, but I have done the steps exactly as theyve laid

them out, and the options they say will show up are not showing up on mycomputer. Just because they are on yours does not mean they are on everyoneelses.

oVietnamazingSeptember 1, 2010 at 5:13 am

I have an iphone 4 and it works.

oAnonymousOctober 8, 2010 at 3:02 am

Yes, I have the iPhone 4 too and it does definitely work. Just a bit of a glitch thislast day as my main ring tone had disappeared. But searching through peoples

posts, I found out whyit was also in my music list. So just followed theinstructions (thanks Kevin, 21 June) and sure enough I got it back!! Thankseveryone, this is a great post as I despaired when I saw the naff ring tones

available.

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The method works with iPhone 4, but theres a trick to it. Before converting the m4a file

to m4r, right-click on the file, and then click Properties > Details > Remove Propertiesand Personal Information. If you leave out this step, the ringtone wont make its wayfrom iTunes to the phone. At least, thats how it was for me.

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oDevinJuly 25, 2010 at 1:53 pm

THIS is what all the other tutorials are missing. THANKS!

oMadisonAugust 21, 2010 at 1:00 pm

Thank you! This info is what I needed to for iTunes to recognize the ringtone Icreated. Again, thanks a MILLION!

26.GrunDyJuly 6, 2010 at 1:39 pm

Ocean, thanks for that last comment, am now able to get the ringtones i want

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27.BrieJuly 8, 2010 at 1:01 am

I have done every step carefully. But your steps dont lead me to the same place you say

they will. For instance:

When I right clickon my song, convert to AAC is not an option. There is nothing aboutAAC at all.

So!

Then I go to: Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced but importing is not an option. Thereis nothing about importing anywhere that I can find.
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So!

I go to my Folder Options and uncheck the Hide extensions for known file type box,and clicked ok. I then repeat the first steps. With no difference.

So!

I follow the instructions at this site: [mediacollege.com] on how to change a fileextension in xp, and basically just manually went in and typed the extension you said.

After changing the file to m4a, I followed your steps precisely, saving it to the desktop,changing it again to m4r, adding a file to my library, pulling it from the desktop,

and?!

Nothing! Nothing happens! This is so frustrating! Im really thankful for your tutorial, it

just doesnt appear to be working on my Windows XP computer with my iTunes version9.2.0.61. Please help me! I beg you. I painstakingly made these ringtones over the lastfew years. I spent countless hours, and some of them are songs I cant possibly buy on

iTunes. Im in love with my new iphone 4, but it just wont be the same without my

priceless ringtones. Id so appreciate your help. PLEASE ADVISE.

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oAnonymousJuly 10, 2010 at 8:16 am

I follow the instructions at this site: [mediacollege.com] on how to change a fileextension in xp, and basically just manually went in and typed the extension yousaid.

After changing the file to m4a, I followed your steps precisely, saving it to thedesktop, changing it again to m4r, adding a file to my library, pulling it from thedesktop,

did this and then it worked tuerns out i had the file namednot affraid.m4r.m4a delted the m4a part and it worked

28.BrieJuly 8, 2010 at 2:11 am
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For anyone else struggling as I was, I found the solution elsewhere. They were correct formac, but it wasnt working for Windows. At least not for mine. Here is the correct

instruction for both:

on Mac OS X:

* iTunes > Preferences > Advanced > Importing and change the Import Using dropdown menu to AAC Encoder.* iTunes > Preferences > General > Import Settings button and change the ImportUsing drop down menu to AAC Encoder.

on Windows:

* Edit > Preferences > General > Import Settings button and change the Import Usingdrop down menu to AAC Encoder.

w00t!!! Im SO excited! Now its working! GOD BLESS YOU!!!

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29.ZekeJuly 8, 2010 at 4:24 am

Ha! Sweet, It works great!! It took me like 5 times but when I actually followed the stepsexactly and not just skim thru the directions it worked out perfectly. Plus the steps I hadto take were a tad different because Im using Vista.

My ring tone ROCKS!! Thanks!

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30.ChuckJuly 9, 2010 at 5:11 pm

I got all the way to adding the file into the library, it wont do it!I have it renamed and it

shows up as a ringtone but I cant find it in my itunes. IS there something I am Missing?

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Had the same problem.. it took me a couple of hours of messing around, and Ifound the solution. Delete the original .m4a ringtone you created out of youritunes library, then add the .m4r from your desktop.

oChuckAugust 13, 2010 at 10:27 pm

Thanks for your help Keith!!

oRossNovember 17, 2010 at 8:27 pm

I have deleted the .m4a from my itunes, but when I try to put the file back in, its

not working. Any suggestions??

31.MattJuly 10, 2010 at 5:23 pm

Thanks to all you guys for taking the time to explain the tricks and angles for the latestversion of itunes. I appreciate your time!

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32.HELENRFJuly 14, 2010 at 9:46 am

Thank you for the advice Kevin which worked a treat I now have my one and onlyringtone set to my lovely iphone4, hurrah

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33.AnonymousJuly 15, 2010 at 5:02 am

These instructions are good and i used them on my previous iphone about 3yrs ago. 2things to note1) you will have to go back to the original song, right click, get info,options tab anduntick the start ant stop times and click ok to restore your original song.
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2)Where the above instructions say 3.Right-click on the song you just modified, andchoose the Convert to AAC option. If you dont see this in the context menu navigate toEdit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Importing, and make sure the AAC Encoder isselected in the Import Using menu. on my windows vista with new itunes i simply just

right click on the song and go to Create AAC version. Hope this helps

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34.syedJuly 17, 2010 at 3:52 pm

Thank you oceanofnotions!!!

It was a great help.

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35.DanJuly 18, 2010 at 1:15 pm

I have followed everything correctly

when i import the song from my desktop to the ringtone file. the ringtone is only 1 secondlong.

im sooooo frustrated!!!

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36.BrianJuly 21, 2010 at 6:52 am

I have created 10 custom ringtones. However, my iphone is only allowing me to have 2.

What gives?

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Im having the same problem.

oAdrianAugust 7, 2010 at 10:01 am

To all people having this issue Ive found what I think is a fix; make sure that the

ringtones are in your itunes library, delete them from your phone, lock yourphone, add them back and then sync.

It worked for me

37.ReneJuly 23, 2010 at 12:48 pm

Hi Im having the same problem as Brian. I have made ringtones when Im plugged in to

my computer with the phone I can see all the ringtones but when I go to the sounds tab Ionly see one ringtone under my custom sounds. How can I fix this?

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oSharonAugust 3, 2010 at 12:14 am

Renee, Im having the same issue. Does anyone know the solution to getting morethan one custom ringtone to show up on my phone.

38.moloJuly 23, 2010 at 4:09 pm

someone please help me, I have followed loads of ppls advice over how to customiseringtones for iphone 4 using with itunes 9.2.1 on MAC OSX 10.6.3, but appear to be

having absolutely no luck, I can get the song into m4r version in finder, but it nevermakes it into my ringtone part of itunes despite trying loads!!

Someone help its driving me mad, or let me know if its actually possible to do??

Many Thanks!

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39.BlueGrassJuly 25, 2010 at 9:31 pm

An update on the situation with iTunesit appears that the latest version has made it stillmore difficult (and perhaps impossible) to convert mp3 files to aac files.

I have Windows iTunes version 9.2.1.5 (I upgraded to get the signal patch for theiPhone). Going to Edit>Preferences Advanced tab reveals no mention of Importsettings. The only Import settings option I can find is under the General tab, and its in

the context of importing music from CDs.

Does anyone know of a workaround using iTunes, or of any free software that willexpedite converting mp3s to m4rs?

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40.ShaneJuly 29, 2010 at 2:41 am

Hey mate, thanks so much for this tutorial, have been through a few different sites butwasnt able to see where I was going wrong till I came here. First off I didnt have file

type showing, so it was still a m4a file even though i changed the name to m4r. I also hadto add the file to library, other sites I went to didnt go over that step. Thanks again foryour help, greatly appreciated.

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41.CoreyJuly 31, 2010 at 12:05 pm

Ive done this and it works perfectly (on my iPhone 4, and in Canada (if it matters)). Im

just wondering if theres a way to make ringtones for my text messages. When i go tosetting my songs are in the ringtones tab, but not in new received message. Anybody

have a solution?

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did do find a way? Really would like to know! Thanks!!

42.AnonymousAugust 1, 2010 at 9:04 pm

I can do step 2 fine, but in step 3 when I right click to Create AAC Version the new

version of the song is 0:00 in duration. What am I doing wrong?

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43.WenAugust 2, 2010 at 6:06 pm

Worked perfectthanks!

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44.BenAugust 4, 2010 at 6:40 am

Nice one, works perfectly. Had to convert to iPhone, what else is there really?? but hateApples dominance and never been fond of iTunes either.

Cheers

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45.laurenAugust 4, 2010 at 10:06 am

I just tried this on the newest version of iTunes and windows 7 and it worked perfectly!

This help guide was the only one which made sense and I had read 4 before! thank you

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this is great! thank you so much!

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47.KevinAugust 8, 2010 at 10:39 pm

Thanks .. took me a while.. but works great on my iphone4. Can you also add txt messagetones by adding something other than .m4a on the end thanks

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oReddAugust 15, 2010 at 9:23 pm

What do you have to add to the end to make it a txtMsg tone?


This is only a theory, but m4a is the song tone.

m4r is the ringtone. r for ringtone.

Maybe it needs to be m4t for txt.

48.TaylorAugust 8, 2010 at 10:49 pm

I dont have a ringtones section on my iTunes. So theres nowhere for me to save my

ringtone. Is there any way to find that section, or is there something Im missing

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Go to iTunesClik Edit at the topClick PreferencesIn the window that pops up, make sure ringtones is ticked.Then click Ok.

49.mummifiedAugust 11, 2010 at 12:34 am

OMG yes! thankyou thankyou thankyou this works great!!

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50.bryanAugust 13, 2010 at 12:34 am

Brian said:

I have created 10 custom ringtones. However, my iphone is only allowing me to have 2.What gives?

Andian said:

To all people having this issue Ive found what I think is a fix; make sure that the

ringtones are in your itunes library, delete them from your phone, lock your phone, addthem back and then sync.

It worked for me

Thank You Andrian and Brian..Finally it works..

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I cant delete the ringtones from my phone. Please help.
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Im an idiot. I just deleted from itunes and then put it back in my library after i

changed the name of the file on my pc. works great!!! Thanks!!!!


I read this earlier but didnt understandTo reword it a littlethe ringtone needs

to be in YOUR library and then copy and pasted or drag and droped into yourdevice (anywhere if you dont have a ringtones folder as it (itunes) will create it)

Not that it matter but iphone4 user

PS all the people answering ROCK!

oAnonymousOctober 21, 2010 at 5:47 am

It worked for me toofab! I have a new i-phone 4 and had to be a little creativewith the fix. First i-tunes would not allow me to delete the ringtones from my i-

phone, so I unchecked the sync ringtones box. The process of doing this removesall ringtones from the device. Then went back to the library and dragged all of myringtones including the new ones to my device and hey presto it worked, therethey all were. Went back to re-check the sync ringtones box but it was alreadydone.

Thanks for the advice

51.RichardAugust 18, 2010 at 6:02 pm

Fantastic, fast, simple, effective.

Thanks

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52.ClintAugust 21, 2010 at 1:49 pm

when it saves under ringtones in itunes it still trying to play the whole song.didnt savethe lengh of the song no matter what i do

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Make sure next to the time that you put in that you check the boxes that apply tothe length of playback.

53.eaticecreamwhilehotAugust 21, 2010 at 9:47 pm

Thank you for ur help..very informative and accurate.

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54.Blackrock63September 4, 2010 at 3:51 am

Thanks very much for this easy to follow tutorial. Guys like you are priceless.

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55.DanaSeptember 5, 2010 at 5:24 pm

I love you! I just switched phones and I make my own ringtones on phonezoo.com. I wasNOT thrilled with having to buy all new ones. Super simple. I assume I can delete all thisfrom my computer now that I have it in my phone right?

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Not if you want to repeatedly sync your phone to your computer. When you havesongs on your computer and on your phone, and you uncheck the songs when yousync them, they will be removed from your phone. I would assume this is the casewith ringtones also.

56.MuertoSeptember 7, 2010 at 3:37 pm

Why can i only have one special ringtone??anyone know how to change it???

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Brian said:

I have created 10 custom ringtones. However, my iphone is only allowing me to

have 2. What gives?

Andian said:

**To all people having this issue Ive found what I think is a fix; make sure thatthe ringtones are in your itunes library, delete them from your phone, lock yourphone, add them back and then sync.**

It worked for me

Thank You Andrian and Brian..Finally it works..

AnonymousSeptember 18, 2010 at 3:12 amI read this earlier but didnt understandTo reword it a littlethe ringtone needsto be in YOUR library and then copy and pasted or drag and droped into your

device (anywhere if you dont have a ringtones folder as it (itunes) will create it)

Not that it matter but iphone4 user
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PS all the people answering ROCK!


Do you mean on your phone or how many you have?

If you mean have more than one ringtone at a time, then just make sure you checkthat all your fancy ringtones are checked in the sync area.

If you mean you want someone to have a specific ringtone, go to your contact youwant to have that ringtone. It should be pretty obvious. If you need furtherinstruction, say so.

57.MeSeptember 10, 2010 at 5:36 pm

Guyz who cant see ringtones after syncing on iphone 4, (version 9.2) MAKE SURE TOCHANGE NAME OF THE RINGTONe FILE IN ITUNES through right click on file(inringtones), get info, and change the name. Than you can sync it. good luck.

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58.newiphoneuserSeptember 11, 2010 at 10:28 pm

I have spent several frustrating hours trying to follow the instructions on this forum forgetting custom ringtones onto my iphone 3g. All of the instructions are correct except forone VITAL stepon itunes, to DELETE the AAC file version you have to hit SHIFT +DEL because Delete is grayed out on the edit tab!!! I wish someone had posted this along time ago. I found the answer on a different forum. Hope this helps other people whoare having problems!! Thanks for all the other info, thoughthe instructions were great.

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59.AlexSeptember 11, 2010 at 10:53 pm

Excellent, work to me right away
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60.AnonymousSeptember 13, 2010 at 6:19 am

Everything seems fine (iphone4 / Windows XP), even the syn was successful accordingto iTunes, but found no newly added custom ringtone in the iphones ringtone list. why??

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Scroll through this while section of comments. People have listed certain thingsthat need to be done in order for this to work. I know its long, but if you miss

something it simply wont work. Make sure you follow the instructions perfectly

and in order. That was my problem.

61.johnSeptember 13, 2010 at 3:52 pm

thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!! it works on my iphone 4 and on win 7

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62.DomnicSeptember 16, 2010 at 2:21 pm

hey it all works until i get to the stage where i move it into the ringtones section onitunes..? my itunes doesnt seem to have one for some reasonwhy is this..? i have the

new update and all but its just not there..??

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Go to iTunesClik Edit at the topClick PreferencesIn the window that pops up, make sure ringtones is ticked.Then click Ok.

63.AnonymousSeptember 18, 2010 at 3:16 am

Loving it! Thank peps

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64.AnonymouaSeptember 18, 2010 at 9:21 am

Yeah, it works!!! Thanks very much!

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65.LEONSeptember 21, 2010 at 1:37 pm

yay mine worked on iphone 4 and in the uk gr8 post m8 dose ne one now if u can assigna music ringtone as the message tone tho as this would make my day plz sum1 help ismuch needed

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66.KtSeptember 28, 2010 at 7:24 pm

whenever i rename it to m4r it doesnt do anything..just stays as an m4a. i have windowsvista..help!

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