GUIDE
There are two different ways to convert music to ringtone.
Tools needed: iTunes and surely a music file!
OS: Mac OSX, XP and Vista.
1. Music that contains DRM and is bought through iTunes:
-Right click on the music in iTunes and select “Convert to Ringtone”.
2. Music not bought through iTunes:
Note: XP and Vista users click on “Properties” instead of “Get info”
-Right click on the music in iTunes and select “Get info”
-Go to “Options” tab
-Select “start time” and “stop time”
-Input a value for both intervals (Interval should not excede 40 secs)
-Click ok and close “Get info” window
-Now right click on that music again and select “Convert to AAC”
-Now you should find same music name file in itunes but with different length.
-Drag that file on to your desktop
-Delete the new AAC file from iTunes
-On your desktop, rename the extension from “.m4a” to “.m4r” of the file that was just dragged
-Drag the file back into iTunes library.
It should now show up in ringtone section. Just sync your iPhone and voila!
If you run into any problems, just leave a comment and I will get back to you.
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Thanks for the excellent guide.
It worked great.
im following all these steps exactly referring to this and even other websites that state the same steps. my ringtone is not showing up in my iphone after i sync. are my settings set correctly??
yup.am having the same prob with y Vista…cant copy into ringtones of ITunes….any idea…pls help
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ASHLEY ABOVE.THE NEW RINGTONE APPEARS IN I TUNES TOGETHER WITH OTHER PURCHASED RINGTONES BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR IN MY RINGTONES SETTINGS WHEN I SYNC MY IPHONE
Hi, I am having trouble with the the save it to your desk top part, it’s saves but not as a m file, I rename it .m4r but can not get it to save in the ringtones part of I tunes.. Please help…! Thank you
it is not giving me the option to select ‘conver to AAC’ after selecting the time i require
i folowing step exactly to this but ringtones its not working and selected ringtones option also nort working in my itunes
thanks
I’ve done all the steps but when I drag it back into itunes it doesn’t show up as a ringtone at all.
is there someting that i’m missing? i juste something got my phone – does it have something to do with the version of itunes?
hi, i tried following the same steps as per the above,i can c the tone in sounds, but im not able to hear anything out of it, there is no sound….can u plz help me on this
same as Mel, it doesn’t show up even on my computer in iTunes as a ringtone even though it now has a .m4r extension. And quite frankly, I bought this as a ringtone!!
I see lots of people with probs but so far no posted solutions
To convert the .m4a version to the .m4r version you have to:
1) Change your folder options by going to “My Computer”
2) Click on “View” and then uncheck the “Hide extension for known file types”… apply and ok it
3) Then right click the .m4a version on your desktop, go to “Properties”. You should now be able to edit the file.
4) Click Save, you’ll notice that the Itunes symbol has now change to ringtone
5) Open up the file from your desktop and DONE!
Now just click and drag it to your Iphone… it comes up in your “Sound Settings” as a “Custom” Ringtone instead of a “Purchased” one.
For those who are getting it to show up in iTunes under your ringtones folder of your library and your iPhone ringtones tab in iTunes, but NOT showing up on your iPhone 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 the process)
3) Next go into your iTunes library and make sure that any .m4a versions of the song are deleted. IMPORTANT: If your original version of the song was an .m4a, create an mp3 version (follow similar steps as in the OP, but convert to mp3 instead). Make sure that when you create the mp3, you create it for the WHOLE song before deleting or else you will lose your song!
4) Once you have deleted all of the .m4a versions, go back to the ringtones tab and select to 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 to delete any .m4a versions.
I’m having the problem where I get the m4r file to my desktop and I drag intot Itunes but nothing appears. How do I fix it?
I followed your instructions and the first ringtone went fine. Now I’m having a problem deleting the “short” file, so I can’t go any further. I triple-checked all of my steps and can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. For some reason ITunes just won’t let me delete.
I am having the same problem as this person:
When I add the file back to the library it adds to the library folder, not to the ringtone folder. Also, the extension is being renamed .m4r, but it’s not actually changing the file format. Is this the problem? Please e-mail me at kimberlyodo@gmail.com.
Thank you!
It still wont work… how do you know between an m4a & m4r in itunes ???
I cant get the stupid thing to work
I done as you mentioned and the thing was when I drag into iTune Library the Ringtone box in iTune Library contain a song I converted but Ringtone in iPhone Library there was no song was converted and that I could not use song as ringtone.
Please advise and thanks.
Mony
All the steps i have tried is worked but my operating system is window 7.what can i do?pls? I need help!
I have followed every step to convert a song from my itunes so I can use it as a ring tone but is not working.
I have also read admin comment from the 27 July “To convert the .m4a version to the .m4r version you have to:
1) Change your folder options by going to “My Computer”
2) Click on “View” and then uncheck the “Hide extension for known file types”… apply and ok it
3) Then right click the .m4a version on your desktop, go to “Properties”. You should now be able to edit the file.
4) Click Save, you’ll notice that the Itunes symbol has now change to ringtone
5) Open up the file from your desktop and DONE!
Now just click and drag it to your Iphone… it comes up in your “Sound Settings” as a “Custom” Ringtone instead of a “Purchased” one.”
I can’t even find “my computer folder so I can do this why isn’t the steps easier