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.]
is anybody having a problem importing more than 5 ringtones to the iPhone? i went through and converted 10 songs to .m4r and only 5 of them came through. all 10 showed up in iTunes, but 5 of ’em are on my phone even though i had “sync all ringtones” selected.
thoughts?
does the M4R trick work for any Mac users?! i doesn’t for me.
any tips, thanks, r
Your phone is ringing! Your phone is ringing!
Free ringtone.
I’m probably missing something simple – I can see my ringtone in the ringtone tab and then I synch my phone. why can’t i see the rington on my phone?
I figured out my own problem with the ringtone – it needed to be shorten before it would synch. This is a great technique.
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I can’t imagine so.
Well not all the time.
Most ACC audio from Apple is DRM.
I could in reverse TRY, an old mp3… convert it to ACC format usinf QT PRO and do as instructed here. However, I have not purchased the iPhone yet. It is not here in Canada.
So – can anyone say for sure this ACTUALLY works.
thx
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P.S. Comparing you to me in this anonymous environment is just a little weird and slightly creepy. But still, jab on. It’s entertaining!
It is mainly a RENAME deal.
COOL.
THIS is a similar work around to those who have the JVC HHD cameras.
The .MOD files can be easily seen when RENAMED with .MPEG or .MPG. The digital video camera produces MPEG2 video nicely. Best to buy the MPEG2 QT plug-in.
many thx Xanga!!!!!
“You can use another application to edit your song, add fades, etc. before proceeding from step 3 to create a “custom” iPhone ringtone.”
THIS PART I do not agree with… as this will require re-encoding… something that CAN ONLY occur if you BROKE the musics DRM in the ACC.
Even if you paid for the song. I don’t think this is allowed or can occur with “another audio editing application”.
CAN anyone TEST this theory… I would love to KNOW…
thx
I can’t believe how easy that was. Loving it.
Nope not working for me, have tried several times with songs bought and no bought via iTunes, oh well, I’ll pay to do it, its still cheaper than the ringtones were on my Verizon fone.
i tried it a bunch of times with bought, non bought, and a garage band thing i made.
didnt work
i got as far as seeing it in the sync window, but it would not load it because an m4R is not playable on my iPhone
but i did download the new itunes that came out today.
maybe they already fixed it with the new version 7.4.1
Oh well, too bad so sad
This didn’t work for me, and I didn’t update the version of iTunes… I am updating it now, for this manip doesn’t work…
Hum, thanks… For nothing…
This worked briefly for me, but then iTunes update 7.4.1 seems to have taken away the functionality. 🙁
There is a closed captioning view option… EU finally getting movies? Hope to sync divx movies with cc in apple tv…
7.4.1 took mine away too.
I have yet to be able to create a ringtone with itunes. I don’t see the icons or anything. What gives? Is there some special trick I don’t know about?
Yep, iTunes 7.4.1 took them away (“wrong format” or something like that). I had used some of the .aiff sound effects files that are included in the iLife installation. Just do a Spotlight search for “iLife Sound Effects.” The conversion, renaming, and syncing had worked flawlessly until 7.4.1 🙁
@shen
Actually, there are 10 kinds of people, those that understand binary, and those that don’t.
Just rename the file that is in the ringtones folder from m4r to m4a and it works again..
@Whatever
I tried that and it didn’t work. At least not on my computer.
i use http://www.create-ringtone.com to make and send custom ringtones, wallpapers, MP3’s and Videos for FREE to cell phones around the world
This all goes to show just how easy Apple products are to use compared to Windows products.
I tried this, at first, just to see if it worked. It did!! However, how do I delete a ringtone?
just tried it and it does NOT work. i guess maybe apple patched this hole. anyone else having trouble making it work?