gryphondwb’s Xanga Site has laid out instructions for creating free iPhone ringtones and syncing them via iTunes. It’s simple and it works, we tested it.
Instructions:
1. Duplicate and rename any AAC file (or convert other file types to AAC via iTunes).
2. In the Finder, select it and choose “Get Info” from the File menu
3. Change the file’s extension to .M4R
4. If it is already in your iTunes library, delete the original from your iTunes Library (re-import the original back to your library when you’re done)
5. Double-click your .M4R file to automatically add it to your iTunes library
6. Click on your iPhone in your iTunes “DEVICES” list and select the “Ringtones” tab – you should now see your new ringtone
7. Sync to add it to your your iPhone
You can use another application to edit your song, add fades, etc. before proceeding from step 3 to create a “custom” iPhone ringtone.
We’ll see if Apple closes this hole with a future update.
More info, screenshots, and directions for Windows here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “JMS in TX” for the heads up.]
Then there is the Pavlov inspired Human Beat Box method where you train yourself to imitate a human beat box whenever you here your iPhone ring.
This method is espacially cool if you like RunDMC, FatBoys, 3rdBase, and/or old DOug E. Fresh tunes for you ringers.
Just my $0.02
fantastic!! Thank you thank you thank you (not that I’ve checked that it works..)
Nice!
Now I can have my phone belt out “When I think about you I touch myself. I don’t want anybody else. Oh no, oh no, oh no”.
That is so sassy!
One other thing that might need to happen, it does sometimes with Audiobook format, you might need to change the TYPE field using a finder utility such as File Buddy. The new TYPE will probably be, and I’m guessing this as I don’t have an iPhone and thus no ringtones, “M4R “. DON’T MISS THE SPACE AT THE END.
Hello, MDN! It is properly spelled “Windoze” or “Winblows”.
Thank you.
doesn’t work for me
thank the goddess!
…i mean what use is a touch screen, visual voice mail, and a real internet experience on a phone if i can’t have some shitty american idol contestant screeching out crap whenever someone calls me…..
MW: there are 2 “types” of people in the world, those that divide everything into 2 categories and those who don’t…
I can’t believe ringtones are this popular. i guess a lot of girls and queers like them
I also take the AAC files into GarageBand to boost the volume.
Also, there are some good sound samples in GaragaBand including a loud cell phone ring, which I also converted to an iPhone ringtone.
Oh, and I found a dentist drill sfx in GB which I’ve applied to my mother-in-law’s contact!
Too Fsking cool!!!
Just made Comfortably Numb my ringtone…”Hello, is there anybody in there?” Used GarageBand to select just the beginning beat to the end of the verse above, with a cool reverb at the end.
I can’t believe that Apple let this happen (unless it was on purpose figuring most people will just pay the 99 cents).
@ me: Took me several times to get it right (renaming in finder, importing into iTunes without iPhone connected, etc.)
Tried it. it’s not re-importing back the song. Got the other steps to work but the reimporting portion.
Anybody figure out how to get the ringtones off of iTunes?
Comment from: Fred
I can’t believe ringtones are this popular. i guess a lot of girls and queers like them
Huh? What kind of sweeping generalization, homophobic sexist comment is that?
>people< like ringtones. full stop
MadMac: It also depends on how much you think your time is worth!
Anyone know how to take the iPhone’s ringtones, import to GarageBand, and boost the volume?
You have to re-create your iTunes library if you want to delete them. Delete the .m4r files from inside the iTunes/iTunes Music/Ringtones folder, then follow these steps.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93313
…and don’t forget the fart noises!
Actually, this is the one thing that offended me in Apple’s release yesterday: The concept that I must pay 99 cents to use a piece of a song that I already own as a ringtone for my phone. This is complete and utter horseshit and there is absolutely no excuse for it.
I’m no hippy and even I think that’s fair use…
Way to feed the troll there, spaceMan. That was some pretty weak Troll-fu too. You should be ashamed.
I was thinking of using the Wicked witch theme from the Wizard of Oz soundtrack for mine!
@ No Squirt For You:
If I am having fun with my time, I’m getting my money’s worth. Even screwing around like this, bet my time earns me more than you. Not that I’m conceited or anything, just trying to jab back after your elementary comment.
FYI, I found that you need to use small m4a, not caps (M4A) for this to work on a Mac.
Damn that works great… Thanks all
@ Fred
I guess you are a red neck fuck!!!!
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AWESOME!!
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When you re-import in itunes they don’t show up in the library. They show up when you plug your iPhone in under the ringtone tab..