looking for a program to create ringtones for iPhone

MadGamer · 10-06-2010, 21:24

Hi,

Im looking for a program that will allow me to select a 30 second part of a track thats in my iTunes Library for use as a ringtone on my iPhone. I would also like to use some of the music that I have purchased in iTunes. In other words use the DRM protected music.

Anyone know of a free program for OS X. Tried using iMovie 09 but found that too difficult.

damien c · 10-06-2010, 21:28

i found 1 for windows cant remember the name of it or if it would work on a mac but i found it by googleing iphone ringtone creator and all you did was load the track and choose 30 seconds of it to use.

10-06-2010, 21:32

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Originally Posted by MadGamer

Hi,

Im looking for a program that will allow me to select a 30 second part of a track thats in my iTunes Library for use as a ringtone on my iPhone. I would also like to use some of the music that I have purchased in iTunes. In other words use the DRM protected music.

Anyone know of a free program for OS X. Tried using iMovie 09 but found that too difficult.

Nothing should allow you to use DRM'd music, thats the point of DRM.
You will need something to strip off the DRM first.
I've only ever used Itunes to create a ringtone.

MadGamer · 10-06-2010, 22:03

sorry thats what i meant strip the drm first then select the part of the song i want to use for the ringtone. How have you used itunes cos i get a network connection error if I try to create the ringtone that way.

Scrubbs · 10-06-2010, 22:16

does this help, I don't know if it will as I don't own anything applish and had enough problems with my daughters ipod till I discovered sharepod

broadbandking · 10-06-2010, 22:21

Can't you just select the song from your iphone and use that?

ronald146m · 10-06-2010, 23:26

Is there a Sound Recorder program with OS X?

It's probably all that's needed to record 30 or so seconds of music, whether it's got DRM or not.

Then trim it with a sound editor such as Audacity.

haydnwalker · 11-06-2010, 19:48

garageband does it...

MadGamer · 11-06-2010, 21:44

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Originally Posted by haydnwalker

garageband does it...

sweet i'll have a look into that then

haydnwalker · 12-06-2010, 22:18

ive created a few using mp3s with garageband but it does take a bit of trial and error

Telford240 · 13-06-2010, 00:51

Hi

Use this program call iringer, I have done all my I-phone ringtones with this and its free.

http://www.iringer.net/

Ben B · 13-06-2010, 01:33

Pay 20p to get the DRM free (iTunes+) version of the song

haydnwalker · 13-06-2010, 17:24

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Originally Posted by Telford240

Hi

Use this program call iringer, I have done all my I-phone ringtones with this and its free.

http://www.iringer.net/

I used that for windows but didn't think it worked on a mac natively... u need a windows VM/Bootcamp partition.

bopdude · 13-06-2010, 18:25

Why have the 'hassle' of creating them, ok, not much hassle but easier to d/l.

I've used this site before, easy and free.

Tezcatlipoca · 14-06-2010, 00:36

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Originally Posted by MadGamer

Hi,

Im looking for a program that will allow me to select a 30 second part of a track thats in my iTunes Library for use as a ringtone on my iPhone. I would also like to use some of the music that I have purchased in iTunes. In other words use the DRM protected music.

Anyone know of a free program for OS X. Tried using iMovie 09 but found that too difficult.

iTunes

Open iTunes.

Listen to your chosen track & make note of the 30 second section you wish to use as a ringtone.

Right-click (or whatever the equivalent is on a Mac) on the track within iTunes , select "Get Info".

Select the "Start Time" & "Stop Time", & then select "OK".

Go to "Advanced" (top menu in iTunes), & select "Create AAC Version".

iTunes will then create an AAC version of your 30 second selection, & add it to your library.

Make note of where the file is, & delete the track from your library (but choose to keep the file).

Find the file, & rename the extension from ".m4a" to ".m4r".

Move the file to wherever you want (I have a "Ringtones" folder within my "iTunes" folder).

Add the file to your iTunes Library. iTunes will now see it as a Ringtone.

Go back to the original track in your iTunes, & get rid of the time selection.

If the track has DRM on it, one way to remove the DRM is to burn it to a CD, & then rip it back off of the CD.