Since Apple was good enough to "break" their fix for creating free ringtones in iTunes 7.5, I figured I would go ahead and type up a quick how-to on creating your own ringtone. The trick is that you need to pick a file that is 30 seconds long or less. 30 seconds is plenty since your phone won't play any more than that anyway ... not to mention that iTunes won't transfer the song if it is over 30 seconds using this method. So now the problem is getting your hands on a 30 second clip from a song. Sure you could buy some nice little program or use a tool like Audacity to trim off a segment. But honestly, you can just use what is in front of you ... iTunes itself. I'll show you really quick how to make a 30 second clip in iTunes and then tell you what to do with that to make it a ringtone.
First off, you need to go into your iTunes preferences and make sure that you have the AAC converter turned on. To check, go into the iTunes preferences and click on the 'Advanced' tab. Click the 'Importing' tab and under 'Import Using' should say 'AAC Encoder'.
It's all set right? Sweet! Now pick a song that you want to get a 30 second clip from. Right click on the song and select 'Get Info' from the menu.
Just for simplicity sake, lets just say that you want the first 30 seconds of the song. You will click on the 'Options' tab and change the Start and Stop time. Click the checkboxes and change the Stop time to 0:30. Feel free to use any 30 second segment that you wish. Just note the start time and add 30 seconds to it for the stop time.
The hard part is done! Now just exit out of the 'Get Info' screen and right click on the song that you just modified and select 'Convert Selection to AAC' from the menu. Let iTunes work it's magic.
You will get a second song in your iTunes library ... but it will only be 30 seconds long! You can right click and select 'Get Info' and change some tags to make it easier to find in your iTunes library. I like to change the artist and genre to 'Ringtones' so that I know right where to find it.
Exit iTunes. Locate the file in your iTunes music directory and rename the .m4a extension to .m4r.
Once you have renamed the file, just double click on it so that it adds itself to your iTunes library again ... but this time as a ringtone!! iTunes will launch, and the ringtone you just created will appear in the Ringtones list. If for some reason you are having an issue with this the first time, you might want to check in your iTunes preferences and see if you have the “Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized” option checked. Having that checked will automatically create a ringtone folder for you.
An alternative to the double click method is to simply open iTunes, open your ringtones library and then drag the .m4r file from windows explorer or finder (on mac) into the ringtone library. Either method should work.
A lot easier than it seems. Let's see how long this lasts for. Maybe apple will realize they made a "mistake". Let's hope that it is just an effort to keep the masses happy. I for one make most of my ringtones from movie quotes. Can't do that with the official 99 cent way. Keep rockin' ding dongs!
- Q&A with Head Honcho (aka "I followed your steps but ...")
- Q: I try to sync, but I get multiple versions of the same ringtone. What's the deal?
- Q: I try to sync, but I get multiple versions of the same ringtone. What's the deal?
- 1. On the iPhone summary tab, uncheck the box for "Manually manage music and video"
2. On the iPhone Ringtones tab, check the box for "Sync Ringtones" and the radio button for "All Ringtones".
3. Sync ... your ringtones should be there. - Q: I have made a ringtone, but when I sync, it is not on the iPhone. Does that suck or what?
- Yeah ... it does. Make sure that you have entries for Name, Artist and Album supplied for the ringtone. Doesn't have to be correct ... it just has to be there.
- Q: I try and sync, but I get a message that says that I can't play this song on my iPhone.
- This is probably due to the version of the firmware that you have and the version of iTunes that you are using. Try upgrading iPhone firware and iTunes to the latest versions or both.
- Q: I try to use an M4P file and it tells me that it is protected. What is that all about?
- Sorry, the file is protected ... nothing you can do about that. You can either find a piece of software that will strip the protection ... OR ... burn the song to a CD and then reimport it into iTunes as an AAC file.
- Q: I can't see any file extensions. What do I do?
- Windows users:
Open your windows explorer and select Tools-->Folder Options from the menu. Click on the View tab and uncheck the box that says "Hide extensions for known file types". Then click the "Apply to All Folders" button at the top of the screen.
Mac users:
Open finder and select song. Right click and select 'Get Info'. Under the Name and Extension segment, uncheck the box that says 'Hide Extension'. Extension is also visible there at all times, so you can always just edit on the spot.
*** UPDATE ***
For those of you that are experiencing a "worked the first time, but not the next" problem, Jonah posted a comment on how to get around the issue. It sounds like a good solution, so I'm incorporating it into the article here. Thanks Jonah!
"I think I found a fix. I did everything according to your directions (including the space before the extension). When I double click to get the m4r file, it still goes to the library and not the ringtone file. But, what I learned is, highlight the 30 second m4r file that isn't going to ringtone and is in your library and delete it. A message will come up asking, "Do you want to move the selected songs to the Trash, or keep them in the iTunes Music folder?" Click "Keep Files." Then go back and look in the folder and you will see the m4r file still there. Double click on it again and this time it will work. It has worked everytime."
**** UPDATE!!! ****
This process still works in iTunes 7.6. So keep on rockin' it yo!
**** ANOTHER UPDATE!!! ****
For those people that are using iTunes 7.6 with iPhone 1.1.3 and are having issues with the sync, I tweaked my steps a little based on Jonah's comments and some forum postings I found. Poster Beegs then was gracious enough to tweak those steps ever so slightly and it works fine for him now. Here are those steps:
My original steps for 7.6/1.1.3
1. Under Edit-->Preferences-->Advanced, check the boxes for "Keep iTunes music folder organized" and "Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library"
2. Follow my steps on creating the 30 second clip and converting to AAC.
3. Delete the newly created AAC file from the iTunes library. Do NOT move the file to the trash.
4. Find the file in your iTunes music directory and move it to your desktop.
5. Rename the file extension from myringtone.m4a to myringtone.m4r (substitute 'myringtone' for whatever you want the ringtone called).
6. Double click on the .m4r file.
7. When iTunes comes back on screen, look in the iPhone ringtones tab to verify that the file is there (Do not sync!)
8. Find the file again in your iTunes Music/Ringtones Directory.
9. Rename the file from myringtone.m4r to myringtone.m4a
10. Sync
Beeg's steps that he says works for him
1. Under Edit-->Preferences-->Advanced, check the boxes for "Keep iTunes music folder organized" and "Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library"
2. Follow my steps on creating the 30 second clip and converting to AAC.
3. Delete the newly created AAC file from the iTunes library. Do NOT move the file to the trash.
4. Exit iTunes
5. Find the file in your iTunes music directory and move it to your desktop.
6. Rename the file extension from myringtone.m4a to myringtone.m4r (substitute 'myringtone' for whatever you want the ringtone called).
7. Double click on the .m4r file.
8. When iTunes comes back on screen, look in the iPhone ringtones tab to verify that the file is there
9. Sync
193 comments:
Thanks for the tip, however, I tried it and it didn't work for me. I have iTunes 7.5 and after I renamed the file from .m4a to .m4r (and then double-clicked it to launch iTunes) it only adds the new file to the library and not the Ringtones folder. Bummer. Would've been awesome if it worked, because like you, I have tons of movie quotes I wanted to use. Please post if you know how to get around this silliness.
I've never had these steps not work. I would be more than happy to tinker around and see if there is a combination of steps that would make it fail though. I'll post another comment as soon as I figure out what may be causing you the issue.
I don't think that the problem is Mac vs Win related as I can get the steps to work on both platforms. I don't think it is iPhone specific either since I've seen this work on firmware version 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and a jailbroken 1.1.1 phone. I've tried a variety of different things as far as the steps are concerned. They all have worked. The only suggestion that I can think of is instead of double clicking the m4r file and allowing it to launch iTunes on its own and place it in the ringtone library ... launch iTunes on your own and open the ringtones library and then drag the m4r file you created from windows explorer or finder (if on Mac) into the ringtone library. Both methods worked for me, so hopefully one of them could work for you. Let me know if that works or not.
One other thing you could try is to go into your iTunes library and add a folder called 'Ringtones'. Then try to double click the m4r or drag it into the ringtone library.
One last thing to try is to put a space in front of the .m4r ... so 'ringtone.m4r' should be 'ringtone .m4r'. I did find a machine that didn't accept the double click, but by putting the space in front of the .m4r, it worked like a charm.
Awesome! This worked great for me.
The only steps I did differently was creating a small audio clip with an audio editor.
Importing the ringtone worked best for me when I made sure to close iTunes *first*, then rename the .m4a to m4r, then double-clicking on the re-named file to automatically import it to the ringtones folder.
iPhone v.1.1.2
iTunes v.7.5.0.20
Win XP
I wasn't getting it to work at first, but following the above comment's tip and closing Itunes before double clicking the new .m4r file did the trick.
@mark: Super sweet! Glad it is working out for you.
i tried using the above tips and everything but it isn't working. I'm not able to drag into the library and when i double click it adds it to my general library not my ringtones folder. I have a macbook and itunes 7.5. Any more suggestions??
I tried it also on my MacBook Pro and it was a no-go. ITunes 7.5, IPhone 1.1.2
@tyson ... I had the same issue on one of my macs ... an old G4 powerbook. The trick on that one was to put a space in front of the .m4r. For example, I had a file called 'metropolis.m4r' that would not add itself through a double click or drag into the ringtone library. I read someplace once that having a space after the name and before the extension meant to iTunes that the file was a custom ringtone. So I added the space into 'metropolis.mr4' and made it 'metropolis .mr4' (without the quotes) ... notice the space ... and double clicked and it added itself just fine. I tried the same thing with a different file and dragged it in with the same results. Maybe that helps?
@jonah ... which part was a bust? The creation, the add or the sync? Seems like iTunes is very picky when it comes to actually syncing ... 30 sec max. In addition, there seems to be about a 3mb file size limit for the actual creation of the ringtone. I noticed that if the file size was much bigger than that, the import as a ringtone into iTunes failed. No error or anything like that ... but it just didn't add itself as a ringtone. It would find itself into the music library though.
Just as an FYI ... if anyone has a jailbroken iPhone, you can use installer to add an app called SendSong that can add any song on your iPhone as a ringtone.
I actually got it to work just recently by adding the space before ".m4r." But, just as soon as I got it figured it out it wouldn't work again. I have tried with the space and without the space before the extension, and it doesn't matter. I even restarted my computer and that didn't help. I also cut the 30 seconds to 10 to see if that would help and it didn't. On every occurrence but one, it goes to the library and not "ringtones."
ya I tried the space thing as well but no go.it keeps going straight to the library maybe I'll try restarting my MacBook or shorten the length. Thanks for the help if u think of anything else let me kno.
Well gang ... don't know if I can be of much further help diagnosing what may be happening on your particular computers. I have about 6 computers at my disposal and they all work with the basic instructions except for one ... and that one just needed the space trick to make it work. Without one that fails, it is hard for me to figure out your issue. I can maybe steer you towards a different mechanism for loading the tones onto your iPhone. There is two good ways that I know of if you are on a mac. The first is a product called iToner from Ambrosia Software (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/itoner/). It will set you back $15 US. The second method is a freebie from Rogue Amoeba called MakeiPhoneRingTone (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/itoner/). Neither one will handle the segmenting of the clip, but they will both handle the sync portion. I think MakeiPhoneRingTone basically follows the same steps that I've listed, but it does the renaming and importing for you. Ambrosia also makes a nice product called Fission. Audio editor that is very nice ... again ... for mac only and costs cash money. So try using the iTunes method of trimming out a 30 second m4a clip, don't bother renaming the file, and try and use MakeiPhoneRingTone to make the move of the file if the basic import steps aren't working on your particular machine. There may be something for windows that can accomplish the same thing ... I don't know ... I haven't looked.
If anyone has any suggestions for those that are having issues with the import to iTunes, please post a comment. Anything that you can offer will help. Maybe a windows expert can comment on what product can sync a ringtone to an iPhone. I'm all about the free! I know that you can create and add a ringtone now from the latest version of garageband ... but I for one don't have the latest mac OS nor will I be buying an upgrade to iLife just for that work around.
Hmmm ... could this be an issue with intel based macs only?? For those that this is failing for ... intel or powerpc? Tiger or Leopard?
I am using Mac OS X version 10.4.11. Your directions worked for one song and that was the first try. After that, it hasn't worked.
Yep, mine is intel
I think I found a fix. I did everything according to your directions (including the space before the extension). When I double click to get the m4r file, it still goes to the library and not the ringtone file. But, what I learned is, highlight the 30 second m4r file that isn't going to ringtone and is in your library and delete it. A message will come up asking, "Do you want to move the selected songs to the Trash, or keep them in the iTunes Music folder?" Click "Keep Files." Then go back and look in the folder and you will see the m4r file still there. Double click on it again and this time it will work. It has worked everytime.
@Jonah ... awesome! I'm glad it works!
Hey! I have an unlocked version... so i have itunes 7.5.0.20 and software 1.1.1
I tried pretty much everything in the thread! It told me it couldnt play it on this iphone so i changed it to 25 secs and then changed the extension from m4r (which wouldnt sync) to m4a again cos i had read that somewhere and it synced but it isnt on my ipod?? anymore suggestions.... Strum is driving me mad! Please Help xx
Since m4a isn't a ringtone format, so it won't be available as a ringtone. It might sync as a normal song however. Was the original sound file a DRM protected file maybe?? I've read in a few places that ringtones made this was from a DRM file was a bust usually. Other than that, I'm not sure ... maybe phone related since you are using an unlocked phone perhaps? Try it again and use a file that you know doesn't have DRM on it. See if that works.
Another thing I thought of ... if you are using windows, make sure that you are viewing files with the extension on them in explorer. I say that because if you are not viewing extensions and you are adding .m4r on to the file name, you will wind up with a file that is actually called 'ringtone.m4r.m4a'. Also make sure that you are converting files into the AAC format and are not just cutting down an MP3 and changing the extension to .m4r.
Using iTunes 7.5 and a pc running xp. Had to use the "filename .m4r" trick. Worked for one song so far, haven't tried a second. iTunes moves the file out of your music library and into the ringtones library, thus creating an exclamation point next to the file in the playlist. I just deleted it from the music playlist instead of trying to locate it.
i got it to work once and now when i go to options to make it into the 30 second fragment, i doesnt add to my library. do you know how to fix this ??
anonymous,
read my last reply because I found a way to correct your problem
PLEASE HELP, I CAN NOT FIND THE ITUNES MUSIC DIRECTORY TO CHANGE THE FILE NAME??? THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
Hello, I too do not know where or how to change the file name? Anyone can help? Thanks
Hello, can someone please help me with this, when i go into my documents,my music, itunes,itunes music,unknown artist, unknown album, that is where my 30 second clip is but there is not extension on it for me to change. I must be in the wrong place? I am lost, Please help silly ol me :(
The easiest way to find out where the iTunes library is on your particular computer is to open the preferences in iTunes and go to the Advanced tab. There you will find the General tab which tells you where your iTunes library is stored. I think the default is in the My Documents/My Music/iTunes directory under your user account (for windows users anyways).
I found the 30 second clip but there is no extension on it for me to change, and I added m4r but it just goes in my music library?
To change your file extension, you first need to be able to see them. You should open your windows explorer and select Tools-->Folder Options from the menu. Click on the View tab and uncheck the box that says "Hide extensions for known file types". Then click the "Apply to All Folders" button at the top of the screen. Windows will prompt you to see if you want all folders to match the current view settings ... click Yes. Then click the OK button and you are all done. Navigate to the file in question and you should now see the extension.
1st off thank you very much for answering me, I did go to tools in internet explorer, but I dont see folder options or view tabs anywhere. I'm hopeless :(
Nope ... not internet explorer ... Windows explorer.
ok, I did it, it went into my ring tone on itunes, but when i plugged i phone in, it said was not updated because it could not find it? No matter what, you are great :)
Hi all, Head Honcho or anyone with this knowledge, My ring tones are spiratic meaning somtimes they work when they are supposed to and sometimes they dont, any ideas? Thanks all
If the song can't be found, then it may not be there because it was removed on accident? If you are removing it via the workaround that Jonah provided, make sure that you aren't actually deleting it and that you are just removing it from iTunes. You get two prompts ... one will ask if you want to remove it from iTunes and then the next one will ask it you want to move it to the trash. Maybe look in your trash bin and see if it is there. If so, restore the file and try again.
When you say that your rintones work sporadically ... is that to say they only create sporadically or sync sporadically? If it is the creation that is sporadic, try Jonah's tip.
Hi Guys, Anyone know if there are other things other than ring tones for the iphone, games, programs, ect? Thanks in advance!
The isn't any games or programs available for the iPhone unless you use an online application or you jailbreak your phone. You can probably google "games for iphone" and find a bunch of sites that have web based games.
I would imagine that come Feb, there may be a lot of native applications or games available once the developer SDK for iPhone comes out and is available for programmers.
Thank you for answering, would you not suggest jailbreaking a phone, It is new so if anything goes wrong with it, I would be bringing it back to apple & not sure how they would look at things?
I think that at this point, trying to jailbreak your phone isn't worth it. The current process of jailbreaking is a bit complicated. If it were me and I had just recently purchased a new iPhone, I would probably wait out the month and see what happens with the iPhone SDK. If you do decide to jailbreak, you can always simply restore your iPhone using iTunes.
hi honcho i was reading what you were saying,,,, what is sdk if you dont mind me asking
SDK stands for software development kit. Apple is opening up development for the iPhone sometime in Feb. That means that programmers can finally create native applications for the iPhone without the need to jailbreak. How much freedom programmers will have once the SDK is released has yet to be determined. I'm sure there will be limitations, but anything will be nice at this point.
U R THE MUTHA F-ING MAN...IVE BEEN TRYIN 2 DO THIS IPHONE RINGTONES THIS FOR THE LONGEST WITHOUT PAYIN N URS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKED, MY CPU WOULDNT EVEN LET ME JAILBREAK MY IPHONE SO THANKX ALOT......
ALL HAIL HEAD HONCHO LOL
hi, can anyone please tell me, i doubt it matters that i have the iphone, but in itunes i wanted to check for album artwork, but there is a warning saying info about songs with missing artwork will be sent to apple, is this something i should worry about, most of my songs i obviously didnt pay for, not that i have too many but still. ty
I having the worst trouble getting the ringtone saved and everything I tried all of this and it just does not seem to to work I have Itunes 7.5 is there something different that I might need to do or whatever PLEASE HELP ME OUT SO I CAN GET THIS UP AND GOING!!!!
If you follow everything from above, it works! Where are you having trouble?
Can't say if I've ever seen a warning when I've retrieved artwork from iTunes. Anyone else ever experience that?
I'm not sure if things like where you got the song from is tracked. Not really sure if they actually care. I honestly don't think that they would ever spend the time to police something like that nor do I think that there is anything specifically watermarked on a sound file that can accurately pin ownership to an individual. Maybe I'm wrong. I think I read someplace once that the iTunes store might watermark a file purchased through them with your iTunes account info. I have no idea if that is a bunch of crap or not. I'm not scared to update my artwork. If you really are concerned, you can use any mechanism that you want to update that artwork. Google Image Search is a great place to start. Never had a problem finding artwork using it ... even really obscure stuff. I have had problems finding artwork in iTunes though. If the album name doesn't match what they have exactly, then it won't find the image. I'd say 90% of the time I hit google, amazon or cduniverse first for images.
What is it that you are having a problem with? If you can provide your steps, maybe someone can tell you where you are getting of the path.
I having the worst trouble getting the ringtone saved and everything I tried all of this and it just does not seem to to work I have Itunes 7.5 is there something different that I might need to do or whatever PLEASE HELP ME OUT SO I CAN GET THIS UP AND GOING!!!!
Once again, you need to explain your steps so we can see where you are going wrong.
thanks hh, now that i can find the albums artwork, how do i input it so i can get it on the iphone? thanks again
Well ... pretty easy actually. If you are getting the artwork from iTunes, it will automatically update the ID3 tag for you. If you are finding the artwork via the internet, you will need to manually insert it into the songs ID3 tag. You do that by right clicking on a song and selecting "Get Info" from the menu and then click on the 'Artwork" tab. You can then drag an image from the internet into the artwork section and the tag will update. If you haven't added the song to a playlist that you are syncing to the iPhone, do so. Once you sync, the artwork will appear in the cover flow or album view.
thanks hh, now that i can find the albums artwork, how do i input it so i can get it on the iphone? thanks again
FYI ... still works in iTunes 7.6!
I am having trouble dragging and dropping the mva file into ITunes 7.6 help please.
I would say that you are probably having a problem with that because iTunes doesn't know what an mva file is ... I don't know what it is either. :)
You need to use an aac (.m4a) encoded song and change the extension to m4r. Start with the initial instructions and then if you run into any problems, check your specific issue against the hints in the comments that people have left. See if you have the 'Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized' parameter set. If it isn't, you may need to manually create the Ringtones folder yourself. I would start there. If no luck there, read what Noah commented as it seems to work for most (I tacked it on at the end of my instructions just to make it easier).
I am having trouble dragging and dropping the mva file into ITunes 7.6 help please.
I managed to edit my mp3 files, rename and convert them no problems. Running XP and iTunes 7.6, I add them to iTunes and they go to the ringtone folder on my pc and can be played no problems. Issue I have is when I sync them to my iPhone they don't go over! Anyone any ideas?
The only thing that I've seen that prevented the transfer was the rintone was more than 30 seconds. As a test, drop the length to about 25 seconds and see what happens. Do you actually see the ringtone on the phone and it doesn't play, or does it just flat not transfer? Do you get any sort of error?
Anonymous said...
I managed to edit my mp3 files, rename and convert them no problems. Running XP and iTunes 7.6, I add them to iTunes and they go to the ringtone folder on my pc and can be played no problems. Issue I have is when I sync them to my iPhone they don't go over! Anyone any ideas?
Just to clarify, you took an MP3 and converted it to an AAC file correct?
Anonymous said...
I managed to edit my mp3 files, rename and convert them no problems. Running XP and iTunes 7.6, I add them to iTunes and they go to the ringtone folder on my pc and can be played no problems. Issue I have is when I sync them to my iPhone they don't go over! Anyone any ideas?
Correct I converted an Mp3 file to AAC and the file runs to approx 28 secs. It "appears" to transfer in iTunes on the PC ( the file is greyed in the ringtone folder on the iPhone) however when I browse ringtones on the phone to assign it to someone it is not there!
Was the song that you selected to use DRM free? Just curious. I haven't run into this issue, but then again, all my music is DRM free. Have you gone into the Ringtones Library and played the ringtone from within iTunes? Does it play or does it ask you to authorize it?
Anonymous said...
Correct I converted an Mp3 file to AAC and the file runs to approx 28 secs. It "appears" to transfer in iTunes on the PC ( the file is greyed in the ringtone folder on the iPhone) however when I browse ringtones on the phone to assign it to someone it is not there!
Please help!
I have itunes 1.6 and the latest iphone software 1.1.3
After following all of the steps, i just get the 30 second acc file in my library not as a ringtone in itunes.
I've tried making a ringtones folder, deleting the file and choosing keep file again, closing itunes and doulble clicking the .m4r file, and just dragging the file in the ringtones file, and NONE of that worked. The 20 second file just keeps going into my library.
Anyone, Any ideas?!?!?!?!
I had that same issue on one of my computers. A space before the .m4r took care of that. So 'ringtone.m4r' would become 'ringtone .m4r'. The space tells iTunes that it is a custom ringtone. It should appear in the ringtones library after you rename it and double click it (although you may want to close iTunes first).
Anonymous said...
Please help!
I have itunes 1.6 and the latest iphone software 1.1.3
After following all of the steps, i just get the 30 second acc file in my library not as a ringtone in itunes.
I've tried making a ringtones folder, deleting the file and choosing keep file again, closing itunes and doulble clicking the .m4r file, and just dragging the file in the ringtones file, and NONE of that worked. The 20 second file just keeps going into my library.
Anyone, Any ideas?!?!?!?!
if you can't see the file extension go to folder options and deselect hide known file extensions... it took me a minute to figure that out too... i felt retarded
"if you can't see the file extension go to folder options and deselect hide known file extensions"
That's a big tip for windows users. I had to do the same thing.
This tip worked like a charm. Thanks for helping me keep from paying for ringtones when I own the CD in the first place.
This process worked like a charm as far as getting the ringtone into my ringtones list, but for some reason i cant get the new ringtone to sync onto my phone! tried renaming the extension, renaming the file, all to no avail! has anyone had this problem? the ringtone won't sync onto my phone. im using itunes 7.6 and firmware 1.1.3. so close..yet.. so... far....
same problem i have a fully upgraded itunes and fully upgraded iphone and i did all the steps took me like 2 hous to read all the posts @.@ but i got it in the ringtones part for itunes and i sync it but it dosent go through i also try to sync only that ring tone and it still dosent work the ringtone is 22 sec log and is DMR free any clues?
Try turning the phone off and back on or resetting the phone by holding down the home and power button. I sometimes have to do that when all my calls start playing that 'marimba' ringtone by default.
can anyone tell me, I just left apple store, they told me the new update allows more programs for the iPhone. So one doesn't have to jailbreak, I did get ringtones from by method, if I update will I lose those ring tones and or lose the ability to get more? Thank you vm
The new update doesn't allow you to add new programs so that you don't have to jailbreak. The new update adds some features to the iPhone that had been missing ... like SMS to multiple people, a new version of maps, the addition of webclips and a adjustable springboard. You can't add any native apps unless you jailbreak. Wait for the SDK and see what becomes available then. As far as upgrading is concerned, you shouldn't lose any ringtones. Even if you did, you still could just re-sync them.
Anonymous said...
can anyone tell me, I just left apple store, they told me the new update allows more programs for the iPhone. So one doesn't have to jailbreak, I did get ringtones from by method, if I update will I lose those ring tones and or lose the ability to get more? Thank you vm
you are good, would i still be able to dl more tones if i upgrade? would you suggest upgrading? They told me at the store if i did a jailbreak, that would void the warrenty, i would think i could just reset it and no one would know?
I've never been the type of person that upgrades anything right off the bat. Being a long time windows user, I've been burned several times doing upgrades only to find out that something else no longer worked. I generally feel pretty good about apple updates ... but when it comes to iPhone stuff, I like to wait a couple weeks. I let my buddies upgrade and let them put it through its paces first. That way I learn from their mistakes. I personally like having my own ringtones, so I want to make sure it continues to work after an upgrade before I do it myself. I've upgraded my iTunes on all my machines, but not the iPhone as of yet. I know the ringtone stuff still works because my friends have used my process on their fully upgraded iTunes and iPhone with no issues.
As far as voiding the warranty ... you can always restore and no one would be the wiser. Now if you were popping the case open to do something stupid, then you are hosed.
Anonymous said...
you are good, would i still be able to dl more tones if i upgrade? would you suggest upgrading? They told me at the store if i did a jailbreak, that would void the warrenty, i would think i could just reset it and no one would know?
Need some help. I've got the .m4r working and I've created 4 ringtones that live in my ringtones library in iTunes. But when I try to drag them to my iPhone (not syncing, but managing manually), I just get 4 copies one ringtone - usually the first one I dragged over.
Is it possible to have more than one custom ringtone on your iPhone?
You can definitely have more than one custom ringtone. I have about 40. The manual update is something new with iTunes 7.6. I would just try to do the ringtone sync the old way by enabling Sync Ringtones on the Ringtones Tab for the iPhone. If anyone else is syncing ringtones manually and can give a few words of advice, please feel free to do so.
Someone I know mentioned to me that you should always make sure that the ringtones have the Name, Artist and Album filled in with something (anything ... doesn't need to be accurate) to ensure that it plays on the phone. I've never run into this because I have always stuck the word "ringtone" into the artist and album fields so that I could find them later (Name is populated with what I want the ringtone to be called). Maybe check that and see if that helps.
anonymous said...
Need some help. I've got the .m4r working and I've created 4 ringtones that live in my ringtones library in iTunes. But when I try to drag them to my iPhone (not syncing, but managing manually), I just get 4 copies one ringtone - usually the first one I dragged over.
Is it possible to have more than one custom ringtone on your iPhone?
RE: Problem with multiple versions of same ringtone in iPhone with manually managing:
Thanks for the quick response. I tried syncing the ringtones, but although they show up in my iTunes Ringtone folder, they won't copy over to my iPhone when I sync them in the "Ringtones" tab.
I can get each one to play individually on the phone by dragging them over from my iTunes ringtone playlist, but if I drag more than one song over, I just get multiple copies of the same ringtone in my settings/sounds menu.
I found a post on MacForum where the person had the same exact issue that you are having. Also on 1.1.3 firmware. They solved the problem by using the Ringtones sync the old way ... but they had to uncheck the "Manually Manage Music and Videos" option on the iPhone summary tab. As long as that was checked, they got duplicate ringtones on the iPhone no matter what sync method they used. Maybe this is a bug with iTunes 7.6 / iPhone 1.1.3? Double check and see if you turn off the manual option and sync via ringtone tab, maybe you will have success.
anonymous said...
RE: Problem with multiple versions of same ringtone in iPhone with manually managing:
Thanks for the quick response. I tried syncing the ringtones, but although they show up in my iTunes Ringtone folder, they won't copy over to my iPhone when I sync them in the "Ringtones" tab.
I can get each one to play individually on the phone by dragging them over from my iTunes ringtone playlist, but if I drag more than one song over, I just get multiple copies of the same ringtone in my settings/sounds menu.
Ok so ive managed to get my tune down to 30 secs, then change it to a M4R file which opens up in2 my itunes ringtone tab. It lets me choose what i wanna sync (either sync all ringtones or selected) then it acts like its syncin ...... i go to my fone, look under ringtones and theres nothing there .......please can some1 help i cant stand the ringtones thats on the iphone !!!!
Thanks a lot head honcho... it works on 1.1.2 ... I am very happy.
Super work....
Confirmed!
Head Honcho said...
I found a post on MacForum where the person had the same exact issue that you are having. Also on 1.1.3 firmware. They solved the problem by using the Ringtones sync the old way ... but they had to uncheck the "Manually Manage Music and Videos" option on the iPhone summary tab. As long as that was checked, they got duplicate ringtones on the iPhone no matter what sync method they used. Maybe this is a bug with iTunes 7.6 / iPhone 1.1.3? Double check and see if you turn off the manual option and sync via ringtone tab, maybe you will have success.
Hey,
I'm runing Vista, and the only thing I can't do is change the m4a to m4r???
Tried changing settings in Vista, but in the windows directory there is no way to change the file extention.
Anyone can help by any chance?
art l
apparently Microsoft thinks that no one cares about the file menu anymore so they hide it. You will have to turn it on to have the option to see the file extensions. When you are in your vista explorer, click the organize button. A sub-menu will popup. Click 'Layout' and then 'Menu Bar'. You will get the menu bar back at that point. To see the file extensions, you need to click Tools-->Folder Options from the menu bar. Click on the View tab and uncheck the box that says "Hide extensions for known file types".
Arthur said...
Hey,
I'm runing Vista, and the only thing I can't do is change the m4a to m4r???
Tried changing settings in Vista, but in the windows directory there is no way to change the file extention.
Anyone can help by any chance?
art l
CAN ANYONE TELL ME, IF I DO THE NEW DL FROM APPLE FOR IPHONE AND ITUNES, CAN I STILL DO A JAILBREAK? TY
I think someone has in fact figured out how to jailbreak 1.1.3 very recently. Word is that it is a very complex process and no one has released any instructions from what I understand do to it's complexity. Maybe google 1.1.3 jailbreak and see what you can find. Good luck.
anonymous said...
CAN ANYONE TELL ME, IF I DO THE NEW DL FROM APPLE FOR IPHONE AND ITUNES, CAN I STILL DO A JAILBREAK? TY
to do it there is a hardware change
To install ringtones with iTunes 7.6 and iPhone 1.3, after creating the .m4r files, I moved them to the desktop, deleted the file from iTunes, and then drug the .m4r into the Ringtone folder. It worked!
I have Vista with iTunes 7.6 and iPhone 1.1.3. I successfully synced the ringtone to my iphone and it shows up in Custom Ringtones, but when I try to play it, there is nothing but silence. I tried turning phone on and off but nothing! Has anyone had this problem and a fix for it? I tried looking through the older posts but I couldn't find anything!
Dude OMG your rock after i figured how to change the files to m4r.. that was it LOL now i have many .. many ringtones thank you very much for your effort & help i'm really happy.
Right on! Glad I could help.
Anonymous said...
Dude OMG your rock after i figured how to change the files to m4r.. that was it LOL now i have many .. many ringtones thank you very much for your effort & help i'm really happy.
I Just wanted to say Thank You WhoEver it works 100% For me!!
Now only if i could change my skins.
Keep up the good work Hackers and Thinkers!!
NewYork
Oh Yeah I'm on Windows Vista Ultimate x64 bit Now you gotta love That
NewYork
You are welcome ... and thanks to those that have given their input and tips/suggestions!
Anonymous said...
I Just wanted to say Thank You WhoEver it works 100% For me!!
Now only if i could change my skins.
Keep up the good work Hackers and Thinkers!!
NewYork
i am having trouble converting the files to acc. I get a message that says protected files cannot be changed.
Help!!
I think you have an m4p file. You can use a program like Hymn to convert it to an unprotected file.
http://www.hymn-project.org/
anonymous said...
i am having trouble converting the files to acc. I get a message that says protected files cannot be changed.
Help!!
OK I got as far as getting the song converted and it even went to my ringtones folder on itunes but will not show up on my phone. I am so frustrated I even tried buying a song on itunes wich is a first and converting it but