How to create a ringtone using GarageBand?

It wasn't bought on iTunes (sorry I didn't explain that). I uploaded it to my computer from my own CD. Does this mean I should be able to make a ringtone?

As stated in the link provided:

Here's what you need to do it:

GarageBand 4.1.1 or later
iTunes 7.5 or later
iPhone with software version 1.1.2 or later

Which means that you will either have to upgrade your GarageBand or use another Mac friend Music Editor program to create your ringtone. I am not sure if Audacity has a Mac version but that is what I and alot of windows users use.

Hopefully Allen or another can tell you what other free options you might have.

Good Luck

I don't see where this explains that I can upload an mp3 from my itunes. The song I want to make the ringtone from is not available on itunes. So is it possible? Are there directions? When I drag the song to Garage Band I can't hear anything.
Thanks.

Here are some very simple instructions to create a ringtone in Garage Band. Drag your song(s) in from iTunes or from your CD which has been copied into iTunes. If it is an AAC protected file, Garage Band will disallow making a ringtone and it will tell you so.

• Cut the song to 30-40 seconds of the section you want.
• From the drop down menu, choose 'share' (not share with iPhone)
• Export to disk/desktop. Compress using AAC
•Change the file name from m4a to m4r
•Drag into iTunes

Have fun!

Hi

My garageband is 3.0 but when I try to update it, it says that it's the current version and won't let me.

Your confusing updating with upgrading. You may have the most uptodate version of Garageband 3 but you need to upgrade to iLife08 in order to get Garageband 4.

Hello David.

Here you go.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307108

If it is DRM protected you cannot edit it in GarageBand so if it was bought on iTunes then you cannot create a ringtone with it using GarageBand if it has DRM attached.

Depends on the CD and the rights attached to the song. If the DRM transferred from the CD then GarageBand will deny it.

Thanks for your help! And thanks for being so quick about it!

My garageband is 3.0 but when I try to update it, it says that it's the current version and won't let me.

Can anyone help please?