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Q: iPhone5 Ringtones

How do you change your ring tone to music from your itunes?

iPhone 5, iOS 6

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 10:47 PM

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  • by cheonweb,Solvedanswer

    cheonweb cheonweb Oct 1, 2012 11:25 PM in response to shackett01
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    Oct 1, 2012 11:25 PM in response to shackett01

    Step by Step Procedures to Create Free Ringtone on iTunes 10

    1. Launch iTunes and pick a song you want to convert to ringtone

    2. Right-click on the song and click “Get Info” to view the song properties

    3. Select “Options” tab. Check and fill in the “Start time” and “Stop time” to extract the portion of song you want to create as ringtone. Ensure the length is not longer than 30 seconds. Otherwise, iTunes will not recognize it as a ringtone. When you are ready, click “OK” to confirm.

    4. Again, right-click on the song and select “Create ACC Version”.

    5. iTunes then automatically extracts the portion of song you have instructed in the previous step. The new song file is just 30-sec in length. That’s the song you work on from step 6 and onwards.

    6. Next, right-click on the song and select “Show in Finder”. This will launch Finder and locate the song file you just created.

    Note: For Windows user, you should choose “Show in Windows Explorer” instead.

    7. Rename the file extension from “.m4a” to “.m4r”.

    8. Next, go back to iTunes. Right-click on the song you have created and select “Delete”.

    9. Click “Remove” to confirm the removal and then click “Keep File” when you’re prompted. This instructs iTunes to remove the song (the 30 sec version) from iTunes library and keep the actual file.

    10. Go back to Finder and double-click on the ringtone file (.m4r) you have just renamed. The ringtone will automatically add it to iTunes’ ringtone library. You can now sync it to iPhone using iTunes. Enjoy your new ringtone!

  • by shackett01,

    shackett01 shackett01 Oct 2, 2012 12:00 AM in response to cheonweb
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    Oct 2, 2012 12:00 AM in response to cheonweb

    Hi, this all worked fine, right up until I try to select the ringtone on my iPhone.  I have sync All Tones set in my iTunes, I can see the new tone, but after syncing,  I then go to settings, sounds, ringtone, and can't select it to use it. 

  • by shackett01,

    shackett01 shackett01 Oct 2, 2012 12:02 AM in response to shackett01
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    Oct 2, 2012 12:02 AM in response to shackett01

    I'm sorry it is there now.  Thanks for your help.

  • by shackett01,

    shackett01 shackett01 Oct 2, 2012 12:02 AM in response to shackett01
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    Oct 2, 2012 12:02 AM in response to shackett01

    My other purchased tones aren't, but I'm guessing I can do the same thing to get them working.

  • by z777,

    z777 z777 Oct 3, 2012 7:30 PM in response to cheonweb
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    Oct 3, 2012 7:30 PM in response to cheonweb

    Hi,

     

    In my case, my song in iTunes is an .mp3 file.  When I do right mouse click, I do not see "Create AAC Version".  I only see "Create MP3 version". 

     

    How do I get around this problem?

     

    thanks

  • by cheonweb,

    cheonweb cheonweb Oct 4, 2012 12:41 AM in response to z777
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    Oct 4, 2012 12:41 AM in response to z777

    iTunes>preferences>General>import settings. Chenge this to AAC.

  • by flormaytli,

    flormaytli flormaytli Oct 4, 2012 2:37 PM in response to shackett01
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    Oct 4, 2012 2:37 PM in response to shackett01

    I did all the steps but when I open the renamed .m4r file it doesn't recognize it as a ringtone on itunes.

    The file is named with the .m4r but when I look at the properties, it says it is a .m4a file

     

    what can I do?

     

    ring.jpg

  • by cheonweb,

    cheonweb cheonweb Oct 4, 2012 3:02 PM in response to flormaytli
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    Oct 4, 2012 3:02 PM in response to flormaytli

    Try to drag the file to the "Tones" section on the left pane of your iTunes.

  • by flormaytli,

    flormaytli flormaytli Oct 4, 2012 3:11 PM in response to cheonweb
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    Oct 4, 2012 3:11 PM in response to cheonweb

    Thank you for your reply but I don't see a Tone section on itunes.

    I've been trying to do this for 2 hours already. Do you have any other suggestions?

  • by cheonweb,

    cheonweb cheonweb Oct 4, 2012 3:15 PM in response to flormaytli
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    Oct 4, 2012 3:15 PM in response to flormaytli

    iTunes>preferences>check Tones checkbox

  • by flormaytli,

    flormaytli flormaytli Oct 5, 2012 6:45 AM in response to cheonweb
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    Oct 5, 2012 6:45 AM in response to cheonweb

    I added the Tones section in my iTunes and added the file there and synched my iphone.

    I still cant see it under  Settings >> Sounds >> Ringtones

    I am supposed to see it there right?

  • by cheonweb,

    cheonweb cheonweb Oct 5, 2012 7:50 AM in response to flormaytli
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    Oct 5, 2012 7:50 AM in response to flormaytli

    Yes. Did you check the ringtone under tones tab in iTunes? Is it under 30"?

  • by flormaytli,

    flormaytli flormaytli Oct 5, 2012 8:22 AM in response to cheonweb
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    Oct 5, 2012 8:22 AM in response to cheonweb

    yes.. i had originally made it 30 sec and i made another one for 29 sec and I still don't see them under Ringontes in my iphone.

    tones.jpg

  • by cheonweb,

    cheonweb cheonweb Oct 5, 2012 8:25 AM in response to flormaytli
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    Oct 5, 2012 8:25 AM in response to flormaytli

    But they are under tones in iTunes library. Right?

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