New Garageband 4.1.1 Feature Allows Ringtones to Be Created

[dwd3885]

so our windows friends will have to pay .99 cents while mac users get free ringtones on their iphone?? I smell lawsuit coming quickly, and Apple isn't going to win

 

[joseph2166]

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I figured they would go to something like this eventually. Does anyone know if it works with any song or just with stuff created with GarageBand?

ohh read the posts before you! It works with anything GarageBand can import - mp3s included. The only exclusion is (obviously) itunes protected purchases.

 

[jaseone]

Can someone more talented than me please get to it, take the master NiN tracks and mix up some uniquely awesome ringtones? Pretty please?

 

[audiored]

Can someone more talented than me please get to it, take the master NiN tracks and mix up some uniquely awesome ringtones? Pretty please?

I was playing with this last night and realized I sucked at it. I did manage to create one rather ok ring tone from a fav song.

 

[JGowan]

GarageBand doesn't import MP3 files. Most people don't know how to get around that, which means that people can't use "their illegal music".

Also, it doesn't import iTunes protected AAC files, which means that if it's from the iTMS you have to pay still.

So... the average consumer can't make ringtones out of others' songs.

The average customer is probably on a Windows computer or have something other than the latest version of iLife '08 -- worst still (like me) hasn't downloaded the update -- or even worse, don't know that they could do this. This is truly no big deal until it gets into iTunes and becomes a known feature that Apple officially announces on their website and in the printed materials they pack in with their phones.

 

[Porco]

Great news, now all the apologists who said it was OK to charge people for the same music twice just to use it as a ringtone can shut up about that. It was always incredibly retarded to deny use of music as ringtones on a phone advertised for its integrated music/phone features.

And yes, Garageband has imported MP3s for ages, from iTunes or the desktop.

Many Windows users often say there's so much more and better software on their OS, so I'm sure they'll figure something out.

Anyway, it's one more reason towards why I might consider an iPhone. Keep fixing the nonsense Apple, you'll get there in the end!

 

[robanga]

Made a ringtone last evening and it was very easy. Took me about 5 minutes to figure it out and I had yet to use GB except to play around with the instruments.

 

[macinfojunkie]

What's the big deal about ringtones anyway?
Does anyone except teenagers and chavs worry about such things?
Or am I just so far behind the times?

 

[daneoni]

A thousand times yes. I remember the first time I considered taking the red or blue pill. I figured I didn't want to live a life fearful of every firmware update. As soon as the UK version of 1.1.2 hit, this functionality was exposed. Garageband is just letting us know Apple won't be taking the feature away again.

~ CB

Finally bit the bullet and upgraded and it works fine.

 

[junker]

Thank - friggin - yeah!

I would like to boast a little, that I asked for this EXACT function on this thread here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4487124#post4487124
on 11/13/07 at 8:48 am.

I'm smug with having either: predicted or having been listened too.

This (sort of) lessens my ongoing frustrations about Leopard (yeah, my luck is with Leo is bad).

(Sorry, I had to take this moment to be happy about my mac - lately it's been a struggle.)

 

[Crager724]

If your phone will support MP3's, you can. Instead of choosing Send Ringtone to Itunes, choose Send song to Itunes. In the next box that comes up, choose MP3 encoder from the "compress using" list. Now comes getting it onto your phone. My phone has Bluetooth and I can use the Browse Device option on the Bluetooth menu on my Mac, using that I navigate to where my phone stores ringtones, hit send, then browse to my iTunes library and find the file I want. Oh, and I did find a way to use protected songs, but I'm not telling!!!

Ahhh, thank you very much. And I wish you a Merry Christmas.

 

[dvince2]

so our windows friends will have to pay .99 cents while mac users get free ringtones on their iphone?? I smell lawsuit coming quickly, and Apple isn't going to win

Maybe Steve Jobs can give his defense over a A/V session on Messenger:Mac while uploading songs to his zune from his iMac....

 

[bd-in-pdx]

Since I can't make ringtones from my iTunes purchased songs, Apple just gave me one more reason to buy mp3's from Amazon or cd's from Best Buy. Attention Amazon and Best Buy: Be sure to send an extra special christmas card to Apple since they continue to figure out ways to send business your way.

Lately it feels every business move by Apple is one mistake from logically thought through. I realize they must have tons of contractual obligations to dance around, but simple decisions like this end up looking pretty lame to their customer base. Attention customers: Here is an upgrade giving you the ability to quickly and easily create ringtones from your music. Just not music you bought from Apple. I bought the music didn't I? Apple gave me the ability (legally!) to make ringtones from music, why on earth would they limit iTunes store bought music???

 

[andy721]

stupid

This is the dumbest idea paying for ringtones just to make an extra buck, first of all Apple prices are skyrocket high to an extreme level of bullcrap where everyone has an opinion or two but its not on a positive note, maybe apple should realize just by making good hardware sense day one, yet to set a good price on their product. Sickening.
Anyways Just get a comp with bluetooth an a phone that has one enable so you can do your own with quicktime pro or garageband for free.
The new macpros will be 4,000 by the way.

 

[benfilan]

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this is really cool, but....... I (heart) marimba!!

 

[HLdan]

GarageBand doesn't import MP3 files. Most people don't know how to get around that, which means that people can't use "their illegal music".

Also, it doesn't import iTunes protected AAC files, which means that if it's from the iTMS you have to pay still.

So... the average consumer can't make ringtones out of others' songs.

What are you talking about? Garageband can certainly import mp3's. I drag and drop mp3's all the time into GB to make ringtones for my Razr phone.

 

[HLdan]

What can Windows user do?
Switch to Mac?

Ha ha, I was waiting for this. I have been reading and reading waiting to see a Windows user whine. Well, wake up, Apple has been too cordial for long enough giving Windows users the exact same experience with the iPhone and iPod and iTunes as they do the Mac users. Apple should implement more Mac only features for their products, this would give people more compelling reasons to buy a Mac and actually use it as a "Mac".

And before anybody (especially Windows users call flame me) Mac users are burned year after year with Windows only features in MS Office, MS Messenger and virtually anything MS makes for the Mac.

 

[Cleverboy]

This is the dumbest idea paying for ringtones just to make an extra buck, first of all Apple prices are skyrocket high to an extreme level of bullcrap where everyone has an opinion or two but its not on a positive note, maybe apple should realize just by making good hardware sense day one, yet to set a good price on their product. Sickening.
Anyways Just get a comp with bluetooth an a phone that has one enable so you can do your own with quicktime pro or garageband for free.
The new macpros will be 4,000 by the way.

I just got a Mac for $1,300 last month capable of doing EVERYTHING I need as a design/illustration professional. 10 years ago, I bought a top of the line Mac for $5,000 (Quadra 840av). Mac Pros currently start at $2,500. While I have GarageBand for free, I know I can throw ringtones on my iPhone for free too. I honestly have NO idea what you're really complaining about, because... nothing lines up.

~ CB

 

[Cleverboy]

Ha ha, I was waiting for this. I have been reading and reading waiting to see a Windows user whine. Well, wake up, Apple has been too cordial for long enough giving Windows users the exact same experience with the iPhone and iPod and iTunes as they do the Mac users. Apple should implement more Mac only features for their products, this would give people more compelling reasons to buy a Mac and actually use it as a "Mac".

And before anybody (especially Windows users call flame me) Mac users are burned year after year with Windows only features in MS Office, MS Messenger and virtually anything MS makes for the Mac.

Oy... Windows users have NO problem using Audacity for ringtones. That's what I used. Mac users are free to tease Windows users for not having Garageband... but choosing a section of audio and saving it out isn't anything to toot over.

~ CB

 

[HLdan]

Oy... Windows users have NO problem using Audacity for ringtones. That's what I used. Mac users are free to tease Windows users for not having Garageband... but choosing a section of audio and saving it out isn't anything to toot over.

~ CB

Oh you thought I was teasing? Nope, not at all, just informing. But stay tuned after Macworld there will be much more Mac only stuff to come for Apple's products, they will make certain there are many more reasons to switch to the Mac, believe me, Apple will make sure you move off of Windows one way or another.

 

[andy721]

no

I just got a Mac for $1,300 last month capable of doing EVERYTHING I need as a design/illustration professional. 10 years ago, I bought a top of the line Mac for $5,000 (Quadra 840av). Mac Pros currently start at $2,500. While I have GarageBand for free, I know I can throw ringtones on my iPhone for free too. I honestly have NO idea what you're really complaining about, because... nothing lines up.

~ CB

I was suggesting everyone do it the free way and forget the ringtone thing on itunes.

 

[Cleverboy]

I was suggesting everyone do it the free way and forget the ringtone thing on itunes.

But... iTunes is free... and you can add ringtones to your iPhone using iTunes for free. So... we're still in the same place I think. iTunes ALSO offers ringtones through the iTMS for $1.99, but you don't need to buy them unless you don't want to crop your sounds yourself.

~ CB

 

[skwoytek]

I'll answer a few questions. Some already answered, others not.

You can import almost any non-DRM'd audio file into GarageBand. Some files are at too low quality (bitrate, etc.) for GB and will be denied.

MP3s can be dropped straight into GB as a track and looped for a ringtone.

iTunes Plus music can be dropped straight from iTunes into GB as a track and looped for a ringtone.

You can cut, mix and edit to your heart's content (under 40 secs). My iPhone rings for 20 seconds before the caller is sent to VM, so take that into account. I don't think any phone rings for 40 seconds.

Choose the note in the LCD menu and change from Measures mode to Time mode for easier time based editing.

Apple's GB -> ringtone method requires a cycle region (a loop). Therefore, if you want a ringtone with "section a" followed by a repeating "section b," you'll need to fill the entire 40 second loop to prevent hearing "section a" again. My example of this ringtone type uses the tip below to record the text-to-speech voice Alex saying - "Incoming call from Arnold Kim." Arnold Kim ringtone (m4r @ 529k) from AppleServedUp.com.

Short loops can produce some quite nice and very small ringtones. CTU ringtone from "24" (m4r @ 19k) from AppleServedUp.com

If you know how to use Soundflower (via MacUpdate) and GB you can make a ringtone from any sound playable on your Mac. This includes protected AAC's - after all, you did pay for the rights to listen to said song.

Quick steps for Soundflower. Soundflower basically reroutes the audio in the Mac. Under System Preferences:Sound:Output set to soundflower (2ch). Under GarageBandreferences:Audio/Midi set Audio Input to Soundflower (2ch). GarageBand's output should be set to Built-in Audio. Your system's output is now Garageband's input. Under GarageBand:Track:New Track choose Real Instrument Track. Start recording. Then start playing your source (iTunes Protected AAC, DVD, streaming audio from the web, etc.). You'll see the wave form building on the track in GB. Cut, mix and edit to 40 seconds and send to iTunes as a ringtone.

Lifehacker's brief tutorial with visuals for creating GarageBand ringtones.

Apple's support doc for creating custom ringtones in GarageBand.

 

[slevytam]

hi guys,

just wanted to share a tutorial i made on using this new garageband feature. it worked great for me. hope it helps someone.

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=465

thanks

 

[chipotle]

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You can't please all of the people all of the time. You'll want blood next I suppose.

Good lord. I don't think I'm asking for much, the latest iLife hasn't been out for very long yet and this is a relatively small change to the software that could most easily be implemented into older versions. Sheesh.

Welcome to Apple, Inc. They are a business. One of their many goals each day is to make a profit, which in turn leads to paying employees a salary in which to make a living. Allowing one to use old software and giving free updates doesn't turn a profit. Ok seriously, go out and spend $69.99 on Amazon for iLife '08. It's the biggest bargain of the century. And put down that $2 cup of Starbucks before you say you can't afford it.

Well, I was holding off on the iLife update... it's not that I absolutely can't afford it - not that I drink Starbucks anyway - but it's that I couldn't justify the $70 for what seems to be a marginal update at best, for me. I don't have a video camera so I wouldn't use the new iMovie and I don't see a $70 change in iPhoto. At least for a most casual photographer. And I definitely won't use iWeb, not much appeal in cookie-cutter website creation for me.

So it's not that I don't like iLife, it's that I didn't really need the upgrade and could have spent that money better. Like on Leopard...

Ah well, guess I'll have to give it a second thought at some point.

well said. I couldn't have said it better myself.