How to create free ringtones for iPhone

How to create free ringtones for iphone using iTunes 10

This guide describes how to create free ringtones for iPhone using the built-in Mac OS X, but rather the media player iTunes. The instruction consists of nine simple steps, after which your iPhone will resound in new ways.

Chances are you've already read iPhone 4 review on our blog and you will be wondering what all of the owners of iPhone immediately after purchasing this miracle of technology from Apple faced a problem like setting your own ringtones. Among these users at one time there was also the author of today's material. The thing is that the operating system iOS for ringtones using a specific format files with the extension * m4a. There are many ways to transform traditional tunes from the format in * mp3 * m4r and their subsequent installation as a ringtone, but in this article I will discuss only one who think the most affordable and easy for beginners iPhone.

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For this we need a computer (laptop) running Mac OS X or Windows with iTunes 10 player, your music collection and this guidance, consisting of 9 simple steps.

Step 1: Launch iTunes 10.

Step 2: Decide on the melody, which you want to make ringtone and select it.

Select a ringtone

Step 3: Click on the selected song, right-click, select "Information", then "Settings" tab.

Parameters tunes

Step 4: Determine the required time period, specifying the start and end of the ringtone for your ringtone.

Defining the time frame

Step 5: Make a second right-clicking on the selected track and select "Create a version of the format AAC", then iTunes will create a new version of the tune with the chosen interval. This will be a new ringtone.

Creating a version in AAC

Step 6: Select the track you created, click the right mouse button and select "Show in Finder».

- Opening a ringtone in the Finder;

- Ringtone in Finder.

Step 7: Change the file extension to * m4a * m4r, using standard Finder.

Changing the file extension

Step 8: Go back to iTunes, again highlight the track, right click and select "Delete." A new window appears where you can select "Add File". If iTunes will ask you to delete the file from the library, click "Delete."

Deleting a file from the library

Step 9: Finally, you need to re-import the created ringtone to iTunes. To do this, double-click on the file * m4r in the corresponding folder in the Finder.

Imports make ringtone in iTunes

The track will be re-added to the library of iTunes, but now it will be displayed in the tab "Ringtones". It remains to download ringtones to your iPhone and set a new ringtone on your phone.

Ringtone ready!

I'd add that this method does not claim to be the most elegant and fast, but it does have one major advantage - it is completely free. You do not need to download third-party software or use the online services, all you need is already in place.