Category: Cell Phone Talk
I've heard others talk about doing this and so I decided to try my own hand at it. I used Goldwave to trim part of a song I want to use as a ringtone since I know the phone won't accept anything longer than thirty seconds or so. So I gave the file the correct extension for Apple ringtones but I'm not sure about the last step to actually convert it to the proper format. I do know that when I added the file to the ITunes library it simply put it in the music folder next to the original full length version of the song. So I'm wondering what the last step would be to do this so I can actually use the tone.
I too use GoldWave to trim the song I want. For that last step, I use a program called iRinger. You import the MP3 file into it, then tell it to convert, and then it exports it to the proper place in iTunes. Then you sync your phone, and it puts the ring tone where it belongs. I use an older version of iRinger, because it's extremely accessible. The newer version didn't look as accessible, but I haven't played with it extensively because the one I use works just fine. You could try it, though. Other than iRinger, I'm not sure how to do it. I'll be interested to see what other answers you get here.
You have to change the file type if my memory serves. I think it imports as mp3, but you have to change it to something else, I think its .r or something like that. I haven't done it in a long time.
But how do you do this?
Ad SisterDawn I wonder f I can still find the version of that IRinger you use and if it'd work with Window-Eyes. Becase that sounds like just the thing I need.
Go to the file in your windows explorer folder, not ITunes, and hit f2, then just erase the mp3 and type in .r. At least I think so, keep in mind I haven't done this in a year or so.
I think it's r4m. But that just changes the name of the file. It doesn't actually convert it as far as I know.
It doesn't. I just tried it.
Its not supposed to. You're just telling the IPhone to let you use it as a ringtone, not actually change the format. It reads it the same way. I have all my tones changed this way. I even added text message tones.
But will ITunes put the file in the right place for ringtones when I sync my phone? Just in case though I've been trying to locate that IRinger program SisterDawn told me about.
As long as the file extension is m4a, it's literally as simple as changing the A to an R, which you can do by hitting F2 on the filename, or...I think it's return on the Mac. (mac users, correct me if I'm wrong), then change the A on the end of the extention to an r. then re-import the file to iTunes, and it will go to your ringtones folder, and then to your phone when you sync it.
If the file extention is not already m4A, find the clip in your iTunes library, right click, then select "create aac version". when the process is complete, you should be able to find the m4a file in your iTunes media folder, at which point you can proceed with the steps I previously described.
If you have access to iRinger, I'd use that, though. I have yet to try it out, but it sounds like it takes care of most of those steps for you. FYI, the file extention for ringtones, the one that will tell iTunes it's a ringtone and not a song, is m4r. You probably figured that out by now, but if not, that should be your end result.
It was mp3. So I changed it to m4r.
Well I tried that and it didn't work. I even tried changing the file extentio within ITunes and nothing.
I also forgot to point out that when I press F2 on the file I want to convert there's no extention shown on the end of the filename. I type .m4r but it doesn't do anything, even after I told ITunes to create an Ark version.
You have to have file tags displayed.
How do I change that.
Is this in ITunes itself or just in Windows? I have Windows Vista 32-bit if that makes a difference where this setting is.
Well, I figured that part out and was able to change the actual extention. But when I synced the IPhone the file was nowhere to be seen on the phone.
Well, I've managed to create a few tones but it doesn't seem to work consistently, even though when I add the files to my library after changing the m4a extention to m4r it always calls them ringtones and indeed puts them in the tones playlist. But it seems to create a separate folder or created ringtones in ITunes Media and I'm not sure if that confuses the phone. But whatever te case it recognizes some of the tones but not all of them, even though according to ITunes I did everything correctly. I think I'll try IRinger and see how that process compares to this. Anybody know where I can get the most accessible version?
It's not that difficult. First, some of your tones are probably long. If its greater than 30 seconds, even a millisecond longer, it won't sync. Also, you must display file extensions. This is a common sense move and should be default (but Microsoft and Apple decided otherwise). This is in the control panel folder options view tab. Anyway, your less-than-thirty-second clip must be saved as an apple m4a file. You can't rename it. You must have it converted. Then, and only then, do you change the a to an r in the extension. You import the file, and it will show up.
Yes, I figured out how to make it display extensions so I could change them propperly, so that isn't the problem. Nor is the length a problem. None of the tones I created is more than 25 seconds long, going by what ITunes tells me. So that isn't the problem either. So I'm still not sure what the problem could be. Yet there were a few that the phone still didn't recognize despite ITunes recognizing them.
After reading SisterDawn's post, I tried iRinger and it works perfectly. That would definitely be my suggestion; then again, I've been using an iPhone for less than a week, so there's a lot I don't know.
Ok, so I'm gonna throw you all for a loop. How do you create ringtones on the mac?
Same way. You fire up your sound editor of choice (audacity is good) and save your file as an m4a. Then rename it and drop it in. And to enable extensions it is in the view preferences of finder I believe (command + J).
Aren't those apps where you can record songs accessible? or record parts of songs accessible?? Does the I-Ringer work with the droid phone(S) or is that something totally different??? Pardon my questions, as I have no idea how to work these things lol!
Hello
I use gold wave to trim it and then switch plus to convert to M4A. Then I change the A to an R and we are good to go..
On an android you can use your music that is on your phone natively but getting past that, thanks to who ever created this board I will go have a try to add ringtones to my Iphone 5.
Bringing this topic on top, I tried converting ring tones as my own and I just got success with that.
1. trim the song or whatever to be converted and not more than 40 seconds. Im using IPhone 4s and it's accepting up to 40 seconds.
2. Open ITunes, select that trimmed song and right click and hit enter on convert into aac format. that will show you the same song below with m4a format.
3. right click that m4a song and hit enter on show on windows explorer.
4. select that song and hit f2 and delete the "a" at the end and type "r". Now your song is in m4r format which can be your IPhone ring tone.
5. from the ITunes, select tones in the tree-view and browse for that m4r file which you've created and hit enter on open. your ring tone is added to your ITunes. So now, if you're keeping it as automatic sink, your ring tone will be added whenever you're sinking your phone next time.
Correct me if I'm wrong. but this works me fine.
Raaj.
My only problem: I cannot trim the song. In goldWave, under the edit menu, the trim option is always unavailable. How do you trim mp3s? I want to be able to specify two times (such as 0:00 to 0:40) from the original file and get a version that is only that piece of that file.
ok. I tried pasting the jaws shortcut keys here. but that doesn't fit here so dono how to guide you further.
Raaj.
I know this is a bit old, and I've done everything that you've guys advised on this board. But here lies my problem, I cant get the ringtone to sit in my ringtone side of my phone. It goes into my music folder, I changed the extention and everything, I've done everything, up to the sinking part I lose it.
You need to enable the syncing of ringtones to your phone. I've never used iTunes on windows, but here are directions on the mac:
find your phone in the sources list (probably the same on windows)
go to the ringtones section under it, and check the box that says sync ringtones
resync your device from the file menu