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Ringtones (Again)

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alexboy45

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Nov 7, 2007
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does anyone have any info on when ringtones are coming to the uk? or does anyone know of an app like itoner that works on windows with the nre iphone 3g
 
Also, if the song isn't DRMd you can put it in GarageBand (if you have a mac) and then make it 40 secs or less and hit "Share -> send ringtone to iTunes"
 
For the same reasons that certain music isn't in certain countries stores. They have to talk to the record labels at that locale about creating ring tones.
 
waterskier2007 said:
no, you cant in the UK, thats what hes asking
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Course you can!!! You can take your existing songs in itunes and cut them down as per the below:

1. Click on iTunes – Library
2. Click the song you’d like to edit
3. Locate the start and end times of the selection you want. To do this, move the iTunes playback head (at the top of iTunes) to the start of the selection and note the start time. Then move the playback head to the end of the selection and note the end (stop) time.
4. Click on the Song File – Get Info – Options
5. Click on Start Time and enter the start time you noted
6. Click on Stop Time and enter the end time you noted
7. Click on OK
8. Click on iTunes – Edit - Preferences – Importing
9. In Import Using, click on AAC Encoder
10. Click on OK
11. Right Click on the Track thats been added – Convert Selection to AAC
12. Right click the new AAC track and choose to find in on your computer
13. Rename the new AAC track as a .m4r
14. Double click the new .m4r which will open up into the ringtones section of iTunes
15. Sync new ringtone to iphone
 
rball1979 said:
Course you can!!! You can take your existing songs in itunes and cut them down as per the below:

1. Click on iTunes – Library
2. Click the song you’d like to edit
3. Locate the start and end times of the selection you want. To do this, move the iTunes playback head (at the top of iTunes) to the start of the selection and note the start time. Then move the playback head to the end of the selection and note the end (stop) time.
4. Click on the Song File – Get Info – Options
5. Click on Start Time and enter the start time you noted
6. Click on Stop Time and enter the end time you noted
7. Click on OK
8. Click on iTunes – Edit - Preferences – Importing
9. In Import Using, click on AAC Encoder
10. Click on OK
11. Right Click on the Track thats been added – Convert Selection to AAC
12. Right click the new AAC track and choose to find in on your computer
13. Rename the new AAC track as a .m4r
14. Double click the new .m4r which will open up into the ringtones section of iTunes
15. Sync new ringtone to iphone
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thats the way i do it too, lol,
 
rball1979 said:
Course you can!!! You can take your existing songs in itunes and cut them down as per the below:

1. Click on iTunes – Library
2. Click the song you’d like to edit
3. Locate the start and end times of the selection you want. To do this, move the iTunes playback head (at the top of iTunes) to the start of the selection and note the start time. Then move the playback head to the end of the selection and note the end (stop) time.
4. Click on the Song File – Get Info – Options
5. Click on Start Time and enter the start time you noted
6. Click on Stop Time and enter the end time you noted
7. Click on OK
8. Click on iTunes – Edit - Preferences – Importing
9. In Import Using, click on AAC Encoder
10. Click on OK
11. Right Click on the Track thats been added – Convert Selection to AAC
12. Right click the new AAC track and choose to find in on your computer
13. Rename the new AAC track as a .m4r
14. Double click the new .m4r which will open up into the ringtones section of iTunes
15. Sync new ringtone to iphone
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ok, you can do it that way but im pretty sure the OP was looking for the legit way to do it. there is a way to do pretty much anything on a computer if you search it but he wanted the Apple way to do it.
 
rball1979 said:
Course you can!!! You can take your existing songs in itunes and cut them down as per the below:

1. Click on iTunes – Library
2. Click the song you’d like to edit
3. Locate the start and end times of the selection you want. To do this, move the iTunes playback head (at the top of iTunes) to the start of the selection and note the start time. Then move the playback head to the end of the selection and note the end (stop) time.
4. Click on the Song File – Get Info – Options
5. Click on Start Time and enter the start time you noted
6. Click on Stop Time and enter the end time you noted
7. Click on OK
8. Click on iTunes – Edit - Preferences – Importing
9. In Import Using, click on AAC Encoder
10. Click on OK
11. Right Click on the Track thats been added – Convert Selection to AAC
12. Right click the new AAC track and choose to find in on your computer
13. Rename the new AAC track as a .m4r
14. Double click the new .m4r which will open up into the ringtones section of iTunes
15. Sync new ringtone to iphone
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So this process can be done on a PC or only Mac?
 
rball1979 said:
Course you can!!! You can take your existing songs in itunes and cut them down as per the below:

1. Click on iTunes – Library
2. Click the song you’d like to edit
3. Locate the start and end times of the selection you want. To do this, move the iTunes playback head (at the top of iTunes) to the start of the selection and note the start time. Then move the playback head to the end of the selection and note the end (stop) time.
4. Click on the Song File – Get Info – Options
5. Click on Start Time and enter the start time you noted
6. Click on Stop Time and enter the end time you noted
7. Click on OK
8. Click on iTunes – Edit - Preferences – Importing
9. In Import Using, click on AAC Encoder
10. Click on OK
11. Right Click on the Track thats been added – Convert Selection to AAC
12. Right click the new AAC track and choose to find in on your computer
13. Rename the new AAC track as a .m4r
14. Double click the new .m4r which will open up into the ringtones section of iTunes
15. Sync new ringtone to iphone
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That's a great method that I say on Yahoo Answers last night. Works like a charm.
 
Garage Band has to be the easiest way for mac users. Just drag the MP3 file in and turn cycle region on, then share with iTunes as a ringtone, and done.
 
schield said:
I would like to know the answer to this as well. I can't get step 14 to work. It just goes back in my library, not in the ringtones category.
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Okay, step 14 isn't working out. I renamed the file with the .m4r extension and then opened it in windows explorer and it places it in the music library. Did apple change how this works in 7.7?
 
schield said:
Okay, step 14 isn't working out. I renamed the file with the .m4r extension and then opened it in windows explorer and it places it in the music library. Did apple change how this works in 7.7?
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Is it actually a .m4r file though?

Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Uncheck 'Hide extensions for known file types'.

You should then be able to rename it to an actual .m4r file and it will open in the ringtone section.
 
waterskier2007 said:
ok, you can do it that way but im pretty sure the OP was looking for the legit way to do it. there is a way to do pretty much anything on a computer if you search it but he wanted the Apple way to do it.
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What's not legit about making a .m4r? If it's not legit then why would Apple put the "send ringtone to iTunes" option in GarageBand? Are you telling me I shouldn't have done what the directions say (except using MP3s) and sent ringtones to my RAZR via bluetooth so that I could pay Alltel $2.99 for someone's terrible 20-second clip choice of a song I really like rather than the 20 seconds I really want? No.
 
ttech10 said:
Is it actually a .m4r file though?

Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Uncheck 'Hide extensions for known file types'.

You should then be able to rename it to an actual .m4r file and it will open in the ringtone section.
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Thanks, works!
 
waterskier2007 said:
ok, you can do it that way but im pretty sure the OP was looking for the legit way to do it. there is a way to do pretty much anything on a computer if you search it but he wanted the Apple way to do it.
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How is that not the legit way? It's all basic, built in itunes functionality and renaming a file to m4r!! Nothing illegitimate about doing that! :rolleyes:

I've done the above on my PC and on my MAC...as someone said, makes sure that you are displaying the file extension.
 
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