If you’ve ever been in a restaurant, Movie Theater, or board meeting where someone’s cell phone suddenly broke the relative silence with a catchy song or silly message, your first reaction was probably annoyance. But once you got over your initial derision at their tactless behavior, you may have paused to wonder just how they managed to get that custom ringtone on their iPhone. You’ve tried to figure it out, but so far you have only succeeded in accidentally calling your mom and sending three blank emails to your boss. If you’re one of the many people who love to snap up every new tech gadget that emerges from Apple’s lauded halls, but you’re not particularly tech-savvy, do not fret. Getting the custom ringtones you want is easier than you think.
The absolute easiest way to get custom ringtones is to simply buy them from Apple. Of course, if you want the whole song, you’ll have to buy it separately, and the clip you get might not be the section you want, but that’s the price of doing business with a money-making machine. However, if you already know which songs you would like to make into ringtones, you can simply purchase them and edit them down in your iTunes library. The process is fairly simple. You just right click the song, select “Get Info”, go to the “Options” tab, and then type in the start and stop times for your clip (you can figure this out by playing the song beforehand; 30 seconds should be plenty). Close out the window by hitting “Okay” and then right-click the song again and select “Create ACC Version”. Your clip will pop up on the screen and all you have to do is find the file (in your iTunes music folder) and change the extension from m4a to m4r so you can sync up your iPhone and download it (just make sure you choose the clip and not the whole song).
You may also want to check out some of the alternative programs available to help you create ringtones, like GarageBand, which is free, or iToner 2, which will cost you $15 but promises that you can create your custom ringtones with a single click, making it a bit more user friendly. Of course, if the ringtones you desire are a bit more original (like a clip of your daughter singing her favorite song or your best friend reciting some Robert Frost) then you can simply record them on your phone or computer and use the methods listed above to format the files and quickly personalize your address book.
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