ringtone through garageband

[Mattsweep]

I'm trying to make a ringtone through garageband but there is no option in the share folder for sending a ringtone to itunes, just an option to send song.

I'm using garageband 3.0.4, do I need a later version?

 

[dukebound85]

no, just save song to like the desktop then change the .m4a extension to .m4r

then add that file to itunes

 

[enaught]

itoner

Ambrosia software advertises a program called "itoner" that can convert any file into a ringtone for the iphone. I was under the impression that you couldn't make a ringtone out of a file that you didn't BUY from the itunes store. I'd be curious to see how the Ambrosia program works. I'm hoping to get an iphone in a couple of months.

 

[Mattsweep]

thanks but any idea why it won't let me drag it from desktop to itunes?

 

[CrzyCanuck72]

Ambrosia software advertises a program called "itoner" that can convert any file into a ringtone for the iphone. I was under the impression that you couldn't make a ringtone out of a file that you didn't BUY from the itunes store. I'd be curious to see how the Ambrosia program works. I'm hoping to get an iphone in a couple of months.

you can make a ringtone out of any music file. You just have to clip it down to 30 seconds or less, convert it to .m4a (AAC) in iTunes, change the file extension to .m4r (in Finder/Explorer) and import it back into iTunes.

www.audiko.net is a really easy way to do it.

 

[iwuzbord]

garageband has a send to ringtone to itunes option. (share>Send Ringtone to iTunes)
but you do need Garage Band 4

so in your case, just use http://audiko.net/, as CrzyCanuck72 said. a friend told me about it and it works great!

 

[MacPossum]

Personally I just use Audacity to clip sections of songs and then just do the usual (convert the clipped mp3 to ACC in iTunes then convert that file to .m4r)