We've all been in the same situation as you: a reason you like it very much and it just doesn't want to leave your head no matter what you do. You like it so much you want to make it your ringtone. If you have an iPhone, don't suffer any further and don't waste your money by purchasing a ringtone from the iTunes store! There is a much easier and free way to create the your ringtone, which you will listen to every time someone calls you: you will extrapolate it from any song, even if not purchased on iTunes!
Steps
Method 1 of 3: For Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users
Step 1. Boot your PC and run iTunes
Step 2. Click on Music Library which should appear in the upper left corner
Step 3. Once you have clicked on your library, click on the search bar that appears at the top right and type in the name of your song and artist
Step 4. Click on the "Options" tab that appears in the tabs above, as shown in the image
Step 5. Select "Start Time" and set the timer to the exact tempo of your song where you want your ringtone to start
Step 6. Once you have established the start of your ringtone, go to the "End Time" option, just below the "Start Time" option, and select the exact minute the ring should stop
Step 7. Right click on the song and select "Create AAC Version" from the drop down menu
The AAC version will be much shorter than the original version of your song - this is your ringtone, but you're not done yet!
Step 8. Left click, select your newly created AAC file and drag it to the desktop, then simply release the left mouse button
A copy of your new AAC file will be created on the desktop.
Step 9. Minimize iTunes and select the AAC file of your song you just dragged to the desktop
Be careful: you have to select it, but not open it! You will notice that, once selected, the full name of the file will be displayed and that there will be a period to separate it from the *.m4a extension.
Step 10. Right click on the previously selected song file and choose the "Rename" option which will appear on your drop down menu
Step 11.
Click inside your file name and delete only the "m4a" characters with the backspace key and replace them with "m4r":
do not delete the period that separates your file name from the extension!
Step 12. A warning message will appear with the following display or a similar message:
click "Yes".
Step 13. The file you just created by changing the file extension is the ringtone
Now simply left click and hold to go back to the iTunes program which should already be open.
Step 14. Click on your music library if you are not already in it and type the file name into the search bar located in the upper right corner of iTunes
Step 15. Three files with the same name should appear:
the original file, the AAC file and the newly created ringtone. Delete the AAC file created on iTunes, but not the newly created ringtone! You can do this by right clicking on the AAC file and selecting the "Delete" option from the drop down menu. It will ask you if you want to remove this file from iTunes or move the file to the trash. Click on "Move to Trash".
Step 16. Click the "Ringtones" tab under "Library" in the upper left corner of iTunes
You should be able to see your ringtone.
Step 17. Connect your iPhone with the provided USB cable and wait for it to sync
Step 18. Once the sync is complete, simply left click and drag the ringtone to drop it on your iPhone
You should see the announcement that the file has been copied to your iPhone and is in "Sync" mode. You have now successfully created and added a ringtone for your iPhone!
Method 2 of 3: For Mac OS X Users
Step 1. Follow steps 1 to 10 in the Windows instructions section
Step 2. Press the "Intro / Return" button and change the file to *.m4r
Step 3. Follow steps 13 - 18 in the instructions section for Windows
Method 3 of 3: Using the Online Service
Step 1. Go to Ringer
Step 2. Upload audio files from your device
Input formats: AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA.
Step 3. In the editor select the part of the song you like by moving the markers and using the fine-tuning controls
Step 4. Select a ringtone file format
Use M4R for iPhone and MP3 for any other phone.
Step 5. Click on "CREATE RING TONE"
Advice
- It's a good idea to rename the ringtone to a different name than the AAC version of the song on iTunes - this will make it easier to distinguish between files when it comes to deleting one.
- Remember to bring your last song back to normal once you have finished creating the AAC version. This can be done simply by right clicking on the original song, choosing "Get Info", then going to the "Options" tab and deselecting the "Start Time" and "End Time" options.
- On a PC, if you can't see your AAC version extension on your desktop when you try to rename it, you can change it by opening the Control Panel from the Start menu, choosing "Folder Options", selecting the "View" tab and unchecking " Hide extensions for known file types ". Then click Save and Ok.
- To set your ringtone as standard, once in the iPhone, go to "Settings" -> "Sounds" -> "Ringtone" -> and choose the ringtone that should be under "Custom".
- If you have purchased a song on iTunes and it is over 3 years old and would like to use it
