It is possible to create ringtones for your iPhone without ever leaving iTunes for free! Just follow these 10 easy to read and simple steps:
1) First, find a song that you wish to make into a ringtone.
2) Then right-click on the song and then left-click on "Get Info" and navigate to the Options tab.
3) Set "Start Time" and "Stop Time" for desired ringtone playtime. (You may experiment and adjust it perfectly to your liking; use decimals for increased accuracy such as 1:02.4 or 0:37.02)
4) Right-click once again on the song and left-click on "Create AAC version"
5) Right-click the newly created AAC version of the song (length should be however long the gap is between what you set the start and stop time to on the original song) and then left click on "Show in Windows Explorer".
6) You will then see the file in your folder "Nameofsong.m4a", simply right-click and rename it to "Nameofsong.m4r" *If you don't see the file extension and only see the name of the song in the folder, go to the "tools" tab in the folder and then "folder options", then navigate to the "view" bar and uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types" and it should appear and let you edit it*
7) After editing the name you might get a pop-up stating: "If you change a file name extension, the file may become unusable. Are you sure you wish to change it?". Left-click "Yes".
8) Now double-click on the newly renamed file so that it will play in iTunes (if it doesn't play in iTunes automatically for some reason, maybe iTunes is not set as your default player. If so, just right-click on the file and go to "open with..." and select iTunes from the list.) If that still doesn't work backtrack and see where you faulted.
9) If done correctly iTunes should begin to play the desired ringtone and display it in the ringtone folder.
10) Now all that's left to do is to delete the old AAC version that appears in iTunes but won't play since it can't locate the file, as well as reset the "Start Time" and "Stop Time" under the options tab of the original song (You can simply just un-check the boxes and it will revert back to original times). Finally, make sure you iPhone is setup to sync ringtones from your iTunes library and enjoy!
To hear these ringtones on your iPhone and assign them go to the "Settings" application, then click on "Sounds", then click on "Ringtone"; they will be listed under "Custom". If you run into any problems post them here and I will try to help you out. I did this using Windows XP, steps in Vista should be relatively similar. This is also possible in mac I believe, but since I don't own one I can't create a guide on how to do it. However, you could just use garageband to make them for free using the export feature.
1) First, find a song that you wish to make into a ringtone.
2) Then right-click on the song and then left-click on "Get Info" and navigate to the Options tab.
3) Set "Start Time" and "Stop Time" for desired ringtone playtime. (You may experiment and adjust it perfectly to your liking; use decimals for increased accuracy such as 1:02.4 or 0:37.02)
4) Right-click once again on the song and left-click on "Create AAC version"
5) Right-click the newly created AAC version of the song (length should be however long the gap is between what you set the start and stop time to on the original song) and then left click on "Show in Windows Explorer".
6) You will then see the file in your folder "Nameofsong.m4a", simply right-click and rename it to "Nameofsong.m4r" *If you don't see the file extension and only see the name of the song in the folder, go to the "tools" tab in the folder and then "folder options", then navigate to the "view" bar and uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types" and it should appear and let you edit it*
7) After editing the name you might get a pop-up stating: "If you change a file name extension, the file may become unusable. Are you sure you wish to change it?". Left-click "Yes".
8) Now double-click on the newly renamed file so that it will play in iTunes (if it doesn't play in iTunes automatically for some reason, maybe iTunes is not set as your default player. If so, just right-click on the file and go to "open with..." and select iTunes from the list.) If that still doesn't work backtrack and see where you faulted.
9) If done correctly iTunes should begin to play the desired ringtone and display it in the ringtone folder.
10) Now all that's left to do is to delete the old AAC version that appears in iTunes but won't play since it can't locate the file, as well as reset the "Start Time" and "Stop Time" under the options tab of the original song (You can simply just un-check the boxes and it will revert back to original times). Finally, make sure you iPhone is setup to sync ringtones from your iTunes library and enjoy!
To hear these ringtones on your iPhone and assign them go to the "Settings" application, then click on "Sounds", then click on "Ringtone"; they will be listed under "Custom". If you run into any problems post them here and I will try to help you out. I did this using Windows XP, steps in Vista should be relatively similar. This is also possible in mac I believe, but since I don't own one I can't create a guide on how to do it. However, you could just use garageband to make them for free using the export feature.