How do I make a 'ringtone' tab under my itunes library so I can put a custom ringtone on my iphone!??!??

It's now called Tones. If you don't see this library, go to iTunes menu EDIT/PRFERENCES under GENERAL tab, check the Tones Box under Library source to display Tones library in iTunes.

I think there's a 30s limit to ringtones.

Your duration is OK, limit is 40secs. What's your file format? How did you get this ringtone?

http://osxdaily.com/2010/09/04/make-free-iphone-ringtones-in-itunes-10/

Select the playback period of the song that you want to ringtone to be, make sure it’s 30 seconds

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3784750?answerId=17777381022#17777381022 - making a ringtone

L: We should just note I believe a ringtone has to be 30 seconds or less in length.

C: Yes, that is correct.

Limnos, yes, from most articles it's 30secs.

But I have created all mine with 40secs from iTunes and they all worked.

I tried 41secs and above and iTunes will not accept them.

OP: Try the linked methods for making a ringtone and see if they work. If they do and you want to try >30s, do it when you know you have the first way working.

Take a look at my ringtone library. No problem with up to 40secs. 🙂

Just trying to play it safe until the basic problem is sorted out.

The ringtone file format is m4r. You can create ringtone from any of your music file in your iTunes Music library.

Follow steps as follow:

1. Right mouse click the song in music library you want to create ringtone and choose “Get Info”

2. Choose “Option” Tab, Check “Start Time” & Stop Time” of the track you want to make into ringtone and put in your start time and end time (Max 40 secs duration), then click OK

3. Right mouse click the music file again and choose “Create AAC Version”

4. You will see a copy of song with same name appeared but with 40sec duration only. Now drag the song onto your desktop and you will see the name is now xxxxxx.m4a.

5. Change the file extension m4a into m4r from the desktop

6. Delete the 40sec m4a file from the music library (You must do this step or Itune will not accept your new m4r file).

7. *Important - Now uncheck the start & stop time of the original song so that you can play back full length.

8. Now, drag the m4r file from desktop to Library

9. Click onto the Tones under Library, and you find you ringone file.

Note: Just in case you cannot "Create AAC version" from Step 3, go to top menu, click "Edit", "Preference". Under "general" Tab, click "Import Settings", make sure under Import Using that "AAC Encoder" is selected.

What is your operating system? Win 7, vista or XP.?

1. From the Start menu, click Computer.

2. In the Organize menu, click Folder and Search Options.

3. Click the View tab.

4. In the "Advanced settings" pane under "Hidden extensions for known file type" make sure that the box is unchecked.

5. Click OK.

By doing that, you should be able to see the file extension on your desktop.