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CyberNotes: Create Free iPhone Ringtones Using iTunes in Windows

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Windows; Mac One 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 can use GarageBand, but Apple doesnt 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.

As it turns out in a few steps you can actually convert a DRM-free song into a ringtone using only iTunes in Windows. The trick also works for Mac users, but using GarageBand is a lot simpler 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-click on it and select the Get Info option.

2. On the Options tab locate the Start Time and End Time options. This is where you want to specify the portion of the song you wanted converted into a ringtone. Check both of 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. If you dont see this in the context menu navigate to Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced ->

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 your music 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. If you dont see the extension go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View (Organize -> Folder and Search Options on Vista), and uncheck the Hide extensions for known file types box. Then click OK. 6. Copy the music file (with the .M4A extension) to your desktop. Once youve done that rename the files extension to .M4R which will make iTunes recognize it as a ringtone.

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 the respective section in your library:

8. Sync your iPhone with iTunes and your newly created ringtone should get transferred over. If it doesnt be sure to check the Ringtones tab in the iPhone configuration section of 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. An anonymous 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 to keep you from giving it to someone else. If youre using Windows XP (and Im sure theres some equivalent for Vista), you can right-click on a song file, and choose Properties. Under the Summary tab, click the Advanced >> button if its there. Under the Origin heading, you will see an entry named Protected. If it says No, then the song does not 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! August 21st, 2008 Written by Ryan Share, Bookmark, and More Tags:

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1. NintendoboyApril 8, 2010 at 3:33 pm lolphysics has left cyber notes and will return soon. thankyou!!! Reply
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barfyApril 8, 2010 at 3:35 pm hey, are you sure Nintedoboy?

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AnonymousJuly 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 I select 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.

AnonymousAugust 10, 2010 at 6:34 pm You are beautiful, man. Many thanks.
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shadiAugust 31, 2010 at 6:08 pm man the ringtone is not showing up in my iphone
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frismacSeptember 6, 2010 at 7:08 pm lost the song you edited befor you start a new ringtone do this create a aac then edit the aac not the mp3 then create a new aac from the edited one you now have 3 files song.mp3 song.m4a song.m4r (ringtone)

2. NintendoboyApril 8, 2010 at 3:36 pm yes i am sure about it Reply

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JureJuly 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 3.

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 ACC was 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. Reply

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. Reply 5. alexApril 12, 2010 at 5:35 am brilliant works a treat! Reply 6. Syd3traktApril 13, 2010 at 5:34 pm Doesnt seem to work in windows 7 (64bit) Reply
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AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 6:03 pm I agree. No luck in Windows 7. Seems you cant even get past the first step.
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AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 10:35 pm

You can but it takes a couple work-arounds.

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AnonymousAugust 7, 2010 at 9:54 am I just use Audacity to set the time and export it as an MP3, then load to library and then go from there.
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shadiAugust 31, 2010 at 6:12 pm i passed the whole steps and sync it to my iPhone (WIN7-64 bit) but its not showing up in the iPhoneany help plz
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DonnaNovember 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 original stop 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 on my iphone Reply
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AnonymousJuly 17, 2010 at 2:46 pm im having the same problem. when i go to settings/sounds/ringtone on my iphone, its not there
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deeAugust 25, 2010 at 11:58 am

have the ringtone (awesome!) but no option to use it on the iphone itself
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AnonymousOctober 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.
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AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 6:05 pm that was my problem too just make sure that all the music from your phone is in your 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. Reply
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AJMay 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 does show in my itunes ringtone folder & does sync, but I cannot find it anywhere on my iphone. Strange thing is, my purchased ones show up, but not the ones I have made myself. Can you help with this? Thanks Reply

SeallaOctober 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. Its driving me mad, like my computer is against me getting a ringtone on my iphone. anyone else having same prob or am i the lucky one! Reply 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 my iTunes 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. Reply 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 will see a tab that says ringtones click on it and there s a little shaded box tick it to synch ringtones and it will work good luck and thanks for saving me a bunch on ringtones Reply 13. JazminMay 22, 2010 at 8:11 am

Thank you, brilliant guide, works perfectly. Reply 14. PhillMay 23, 2010 at 1:28 am Hey. Having issues getting this to work, i have followed all the steps. the tab convert file to ACC does not show. i have checked this in preferences. Is there something i missed? I followed the same step from another Google search. drive ya mad!!! Im running windows XP itunes 9.1.1.12. Do i need to have a purchased ringtone? Reply
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KevinJune 21, 2010 at 6:19 am You need to make sure that under preferences you have selected that when you import 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 have selected to import music into itunes using one of those formats. Just change the import to ACC, follow the steps, and then change the setting back to whatever you prefer.
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macJuly 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 but eventually got there. the aac converter is in advanced in itunes. Showing the file extensions in windows 7 was a challenge but eventually found it and then was able to finish off. Thanks for the great tip i was very angry when i found i couldnt use the ring tones i had had for 3 previous phones and the ones i wanted to keep. Wasted $3 buying music i already legally had, and still couldnt use it. Love iphone hate apples paranoia.

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AdrianJune 13, 2010 at 8:09 am Please can you tell me how you showed the file extension in windows 7 this has me stumped?!!
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LindseyJune 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 Reply 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 i couldnt find the convert to aac option (though i swear id seen it before) but i used another converter. help! Reply
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TerrieJune 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 to remove that path so now we cannot change our music into a ringtone. You are not losing your mind. If anyone out there has updated their Itunes and has found a way to make this work again please let us know.

LyleJune 17, 2010 at 8:37 pm The Convert to AAC option is now Create AAC Version in the Advanced menu. I had to remove the shortened AAC version from the library before it would add the .m4r file as a ringtone.
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VietnamazingSeptember 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 AAC option. 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 renames the file it does not change the format. How do i change the format so that itunes will find it. At the moment all itunes is doing is adding a duplicate copy of the song i already have that only goes for 30 seconds, it does not go into the ringtone section. What am i doing wrong Reply
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JustinJuly 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 on Vista), 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 19. KevinJune 21, 2010 at 7:03 am

For those who are getting the ring tone 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. Reply
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AnonymousJune 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 deleted that, un-synced the ringtone, and then resynced, it appeared.
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AnonymousJuly 14, 2010 at 12:27 am Thank you so much! This worked for me!
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AnonymousAugust 2, 2010 at 11:18 pm Thank you! Had me stumped for half hour but this defs worked for me

AnonymousSeptember 30, 2010 at 6:12 am repeat all this but still cant see any ringtone on my iphone!
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SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 8:08 pm I found the problem if youre still having trouble after following Kevins advice. Your computer may not be authorized to do anything like sync apps, or sync ringtones. You are allowed a total of 5 computers to authorise, so dont go over or you cant do it. Go to iTunes At the top where it says File, Edit etc, click on store. In the drop down menu click on Authorise this computer You need to put in your Apple ID and password, this is what you use to access the App store. Once you do this, click sync ringtones in your iphone on itunes and then apply down the bottom like youve done before, and BAM It worked for me =3
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CarolDecember 6, 2010 at 2:45 pm Hi thanks alot for this. I was having a problem with it not showing in my iphone but after unsyncing it and deleting the m4a version of the song and re syncing it worked brilliant thanks
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paulJanuary 8, 2011 at 7:44 pm thanks a lot kev, it was hard enough getting to this stage,but there were just no answers anywhere to getting the ringtones to my phone till now. this works,cheers kevin although i lost a couple of tunes somewhere in my pc. i will search more thoroughly with more time

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 Reply 21. RuslanJune 26, 2010 at 3:58 am Thank you very much it works great Reply 22. DJune 28, 2010 at 7:06 am Now its easy for iphone users to create fav ringtones Reply 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 i couldnt find the convert to aac option (though i swear id seen it before) but i used another converter. help! Imran14826 [livetv.pk] Reply 24. GrunDyJuly 4, 2010 at 3:15 am

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 and sync 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 bother reading. Everything needed to know is in that guide and the comments, OPEN YOUR EYES! Reply
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BrieJuly 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 my computer. Just because they are on yours does not mean they are on everyone elses.
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VietnamazingSeptember 1, 2010 at 5:13 am I have an iphone 4 and it works.

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AnonymousOctober 8, 2010 at 3:02 am Yes, I have the iPhone 4 too and it does definitely work. Just a bit of a glitch this last day as my main ring tone had disappeared. But searching through peoples posts, I found out why it was also in my music list. So just followed the instructions (thanks Kevin, 21 June) and sure enough I got it back!! Thanks everyone, this is a great post as I despaired when I saw the naff ring tones available. 25. oceanofnotionsJuly 6, 2010 at 12:58 pm

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 Properties and Personal Information. If you leave out this step, the ringtone wont make its way from iTunes to the phone. At least, thats how it was for me. Reply
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DevinJuly 25, 2010 at 1:53 pm THIS is what all the other tutorials are missing. THANKS!
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MadisonAugust 21, 2010 at 1:00 pm Thank you! This info is what I needed to for iTunes to recognize the ringtone I created. 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 Reply 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 click on my song, convert to AAC is not an option. There is nothing about AAC at all. So! Then I go to: Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced but importing is not an option. There is nothing about importing anywhere that I can find.

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 file extension 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 version 9.2.0.61. Please help me! I beg you. I painstakingly made these ringtones over the last few 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. Reply
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AnonymousJuly 10, 2010 at 8:16 am I follow the instructions at this site: [mediacollege.com] on how to change a file extension 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, did this and then it worked tuerns out i had the file named not affraid.m4r.m4a delted the m4a part and it worked 28. BrieJuly 8, 2010 at 2:11 am

For anyone else struggling as I was, I found the solution elsewhere. They were correct for mac, 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 drop down menu to AAC Encoder. * iTunes > Preferences > General > Import Settings button and change the Import Using drop down menu to AAC Encoder. on Windows: * Edit > Preferences > General > Import Settings button and change the Import Using drop down menu to AAC Encoder. w00t!!! Im SO excited! Now its working! GOD BLESS YOU!!! Reply 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 steps exactly and not just skim thru the directions it worked out perfectly. Plus the steps I had to take were a tad different because Im using Vista. My ring tone ROCKS!! Thanks! Reply 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? Reply
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KeithJuly 16, 2010 at 6:42 pm

Had the same problem.. it took me a couple of hours of messing around, and I found the solution. Delete the original .m4a ringtone you created out of your itunes library, then add the .m4r from your desktop.
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ChuckAugust 13, 2010 at 10:27 pm Thanks for your help Keith!!

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RossNovember 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 latest version of itunes. I appreciate your time! Reply 32. HELENRFJuly 14, 2010 at 9:46 am Thank you for the advice Kevin which worked a treat ringtone set to my lovely iphone4, hurrah Reply I now have my one and only

33. AnonymousJuly 15, 2010 at 5:02 am These instructions are good and i used them on my previous iphone about 3yrs ago. 2 things to note 1) you will have to go back to the original song, right click, get info,options tab and untick the start ant stop times and click ok to restore your original song.

2)Where the above instructions say 3.Right-click on the song you just modified, and choose the Convert to AAC option. If you dont see this in the context menu navigate to Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Importing, and make sure the AAC Encoder is selected 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 Reply 34. syedJuly 17, 2010 at 3:52 pm Thank you oceanofnotions!!! It was a great help. Reply 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 second long. im sooooo frustrated!!! Reply 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? Reply
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AnonymousAugust 7, 2010 at 9:54 am

Im having the same problem.

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AdrianAugust 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 your phone, 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 I only see one ringtone under my custom sounds. How can I fix this? Reply
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SharonAugust 3, 2010 at 12:14 am Renee, Im having the same issue. Does anyone know the solution to getting more than 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 customise ringtones 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 never makes 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! Reply

39. BlueGrassJuly 25, 2010 at 9:31 pm An update on the situation with iTunesit appears that the latest version has made it still more 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 the iPhone). Going to Edit>Preferences Advanced tab reveals no mention of Import settings. 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 will expedite converting mp3s to m4rs? Reply 40. ShaneJuly 29, 2010 at 2:41 am Hey mate, thanks so much for this tutorial, have been through a few different sites but wasnt 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 had to add the file to library, other sites I went to didnt go over that step. Thanks again for your help, greatly appreciated. Reply 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 to setting my songs are in the ringtones tab, but not in new received message. Anybody have a solution? Reply
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MichaelAugust 20, 2010 at 5:05 am

 did do find a way? Really would like to know! 42. AnonymousAugust 1, 2010 at 9:04 pm

Thanks!!

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? Reply

43. WenAugust 2, 2010 at 6:06 pm Worked perfect thanks! Reply 44. BenAugust 4, 2010 at 6:40 am Nice one, works perfectly. Had to convert to iPhone, what else is there really?? but hate Apples dominance and never been fond of iTunes either. Cheers Reply 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 Reply 46. SarahAugust 8, 2010 at 12:05 am

this is great! thank you so much! Reply 47. KevinAugust 8, 2010 at 10:39 pm Thanks .. took me a while.. but works great on my iphone4. Can you also add txt message tones by adding something other than .m4a on the end thanks Reply
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ReddAugust 15, 2010 at 9:23 pm What do you have to add to the end to make it a txt Msg tone?
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SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 9:11 pm 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 Reply
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deeAugust 25, 2010 at 12:11 pm same problem!!

SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 9:09 pm Go to iTunes Clik Edit at the top Click Preferences In 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!! Reply 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, add them back and then sync. It worked for me Thank You Andrian and Brian..Finally it works.. Reply
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AnonymousAugust 22, 2010 at 10:12 pm I cant delete the ringtones from my phone. Please help.

AnonymousAugust 22, 2010 at 10:33 pm 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!!!!
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AnonymousSeptember 18, 2010 at 3:12 am 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 your device (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!
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AnonymousOctober 21, 2010 at 5:47 am It worked for me too fab! I have a new i-phone 4 and had to be a little creative with the fix. First i-tunes would not allow me to delete the ringtones from my iphone, so I unchecked the sync ringtones box. The process of doing this removes all ringtones from the device. Then went back to the library and dragged all of my ringtones including the new ones to my device and hey presto it worked, there they all were. Went back to re-check the sync ringtones box but it was already done. Thanks for the advice 51. RichardAugust 18, 2010 at 6:02 pm Fantastic, fast, simple, effective. Thanks Reply

52. ClintAugust 21, 2010 at 1:49 pm when it saves under ringtones in itunes it still trying to play the whole song.didnt save the lengh of the song no matter what i do Reply
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SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 9:09 pm Make sure next to the time that you put in that you check the boxes that apply to the length of playback. 53. eaticecreamwhilehotAugust 21, 2010 at 9:47 pm Thank you for ur help..very informative and accurate. Reply 54. Blackrock63September 4, 2010 at 3:51 am Thanks very much for this easy to follow tutorial. Guys like you are priceless. Reply 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 was NOT thrilled with having to buy all new ones. Super simple. I assume I can delete all this from my computer now that I have it in my phone right? Reply

SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 9:08 pm Not if you want to repeatedly sync your phone to your computer. When you have songs on your computer and on your phone, and you uncheck the songs when you sync them, they will be removed from your phone. I would assume this is the case with ringtones also. 56. MuertoSeptember 7, 2010 at 3:37 pm Why can i only have one special ringtone?? anyone know how to change it??? Reply
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AnonymousSeptember 18, 2010 at 3:15 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, add them back and then sync.** It worked for me Thank You Andrian and Brian..Finally it works.. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2010 at 3:12 am 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 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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SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 9:07 pm 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 check that 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 you want to have that ringtone. It should be pretty obvious. If you need further instruction, 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 TO CHANGE NAME OF THE RINGTONe FILE IN ITUNES through right click on file(in ringtones), get info, and change the name. Than you can sync it. good luck. Reply 58. newiphoneuserSeptember 11, 2010 at 10:28 pm I have spent several frustrating hours trying to follow the instructions on this forum for getting custom ringtones onto my iphone 3g. All of the instructions are correct except for one 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 a long time ago. I found the answer on a different forum. Hope this helps other people who are having problems!! Thanks for all the other info, thoughthe instructions were great. Reply 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 according to iTunes, but found no newly added custom ringtone in the iphones ringtone list. why?? Reply
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SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 9:04 pm Scroll through this while section of comments. People have listed certain things that 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 Reply 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 on itunes..? my itunes doesnt seem to have one for some reasonwhy is this..? i have the new update and all but its just not there..?? Reply
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SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 9:02 pm

Go to iTunes Clik Edit at the top Click Preferences In 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 Reply

64. AnonymouaSeptember 18, 2010 at 9:21 am Yeah, it works!!! Thanks very much! Reply 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 assign a music ringtone as the message tone tho as this would make my day plz sum1 help is much needed Reply 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 windows vista..help! Reply
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SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 9:01 pm

Search Windows Explorer in your start menu, click on it. Click Organize in the top right corner Scroll down and click on Folder and Search Options Click on the tab View Scroll down until you see Hide Extensions for known file types and UNTICK the box. Click OK Now try to change the file type by Renaming it. Change the .m4a to .m4r 67. SeallaOctober 1, 2010 at 8:57 pm FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE THEIR RINGTONE ON THEIR IPHONE Make sure that when you follow those steps listed above, that BEFORE YOU DRAG YOUR RINGTONE FROM YOUR DESKTOP, remove ALL copies of the song from iTunes Library. THEN drag your ringtone from your desktop. The order of these instructions is crucial. I was dragging my ringtone from my desktop to itunes and THEN removing the old files, then syncing. Make sure you remove all copies before you put it back into itunes. Reply 68. jennyOctober 18, 2010 at 3:43 am imakeringtone, ringtone designer, ring builderthere are many nice tools but its not free.. Reply 69. IanOctober 19, 2010 at 7:17 pm Thanks. that was easy and simple \,,/ Reply

70. wilsonOctober 21, 2010 at 6:30 pm how can i create new ringtones when i receive news messages (text & invoice)? i just have the alerts that are with the iphone thanx Reply

71. edawOctober 22, 2010 at 11:43 pm iPhone 4 mac OS went through all the instructions as given (thanks)then still did not appear in the phone after an hour of trying. Then read about changing the name.bingo.I just changed the name of the m4r file, changed it in the Info section and it worked. Thanks guys and hope this encourages the others to keep trying. Reply

72. OliveOctober 25, 2010 at 8:52 pm iPhone 4 is so wonderful mac OS went through all the instructions as given (thanks)then still did not appear in the phone after an hour of trying. Reply 73. OliveOctober 25, 2010 at 8:53 pm iPhone 4 is so wonderful. Make iPhone 4 Ringtones easily without iTunes Reply 74. osiasNovember 4, 2010 at 9:56 am

hayyyyy, took me soooo longggggg to delete the 4ma. now it works on my phone, i can create now those rockin ringtones, tnx for this tutorial, youre greatttttttt Reply 75. luckyno101November 7, 2010 at 6:39 am In my documents my laptop doesnt have a tools option up the top so I have know idea how to do the: tools -> Folder Options -> View (Organize -> Folder and Search Options) part.. I own a Dell laptop Can anyone help me?? Reply 76. brooksNovember 14, 2010 at 4:01 pm could someone please tell me how to sort out my ringtones now im on win7 plz??? vista was easy as piss as following the instructions was fine and it all worked great however i can no longer find the tools option or much else since changing. the 1st part of it is fine part actually changing it is beginning to really piss me off right now! please help Reply 77. amirNovember 23, 2010 at 4:26 pm how do i change the m4a to m4r in windows 7 Reply 78. SLEDZNovember 25, 2010 at 8:25 am Amir, go to folder with your file with Windows Explorer; on tool bar go to: TOOLS > FOLDER OPTIONS >

click tab: VIEW and un-check box: hide extensions for known file types. Press: OK at bottom of FOLDER OPTIONS window, Now you should see extension of your file (.m4a), just double click (long interval between clicks) and edit extension to .m4r Click wherever and it is done. BIG THANKS to all I just managed with my new ring-tone (lots of straggles but with all your help it works) Reply

79. JessNovember 25, 2010 at 11:11 pm changing the name of the .mpr file is key even its by one letter! spent hours trying to get ringtone to sync to phone and that is what finally did it! Reply 80. ranaNovember 27, 2010 at 12:56 pm i have i phone 4 with itiunes version 10 and Create aac in the ADVANCED button doesnt work its shown but i cant click on it its on Grey what can i do with that :_( Reply 81. SamNovember 28, 2010 at 6:42 pm I follow up to step 6 and imported the .m4r file but it did not show up int the ringtone section of itunes. I am working with Vista and itunes 10. Any suggestions?? Reply 82. LionelDecember 1, 2010 at 7:41 am

Thank you everyone. This helped me sort out my issues with the Ringtone! Thank you thank you thank you. Reply
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AnonymousDecember 8, 2010 at 3:42 pm this is so awesome.as much as I luv my iphone, I was considering changing phones because of apples policies alone! Now Ive got it just how I want it. The link to file extensions info was a MUST! Thanx!

83. MichaelDecember 31, 2010 at 12:53 am Thank you. Finally somebody who knows what the hell they are talking about. Well done. Reply

84. BrianJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:32 pm [download.cnet.com] This is the best program for making ringtones out of any music you have in your iTunes and it automatically sends it to your iphone ringtones folder and it will be downloaded to your phone on the next sync. I made 20 ringtones from my library in about 10 mins. Enjoy. Reply 85. leanneJanuary 20, 2011 at 1:50 pm ermm i by accidently deleted my ringtones folder on my itunes how do i get it bk or any sugestions on what else i could do? leanne x

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86. DayJanuary 24, 2011 at 2:31 am This is great, thanks for all the help! It took hours for me to get it working, but with all the helpful links left, and determination, i was able to get the ringtones. Now it only takes a few minutes to download any ringtones i want!! Yay!! Reply

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