How do I download an iTunes song for use as a ringtone in GarageBand?

turingtest2 wrote:

You cannot use iTunes Store purchases directly as source material for GarageBand projects.

This article seems to imply that you can – provided that the songs in question were not purchased so long ago that they are in 128 Kbps DRMed AAC format. Songs purchased from the iTunes Store have been DRM-free since ~2009.

Create a custom ringtone on your iPhone - Apple Support

It is Apple Music subscription songs that you cannot use to make ringtones. Those are rentals, and offline listening copies have DRM.

kikisaunders wrote:

I purchased the song from iTunes on my phone it will not download to put my so that I can transfer it to garage band to make it a ringtone since I purchased the full song instead of a ringtone!

You cannot use iTunes Store purchases directly as source material for GarageBand projects. See the link I posted earlier.

tt2

You do not say what hardware you are using nor what you mean when you say it is "not letting" you. What are you trying? What makes you think the action is not working?

Read these support articles:

Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Redownload music from the iTunes Store on your Mac - Apple Support

See also Create and manage ringtones - Apple Community.

tt2

Again you do not provide us with any information about why you cannot download it. If there is an error message, tell us what it says exactly. If something is not responding, tell us what you did and where it stops working. This is like a doctors office and if you go there and simply say, "It hurts," the doctor doesn't know if you need an aspirin or open heart surgery.

You may well be right. 🙂

tt2