How to make custom iPhone ringtones ?

iPhone users can own custom ringtones and alert tones by using one of the two software namely Fried Cookie’s Ringtone Maker for Windows computer and Garageband for Mac . Because of free of charge and user-friendly interface features, both attract a large number of iPhone customers.

Windows

iPhone onwners can create their own custom ringtones by installing a free and awesome application named Fried Cookie’s Ringtone Maker on their windows computers. This program can be set to convert the output to formats compatible with iOS (Pad, iPod and iPhone) as well as other smartphone platforms. To get started, follow the five simple steps below:

Step 1:

Launch the Ringtone Maker software

Drop an audio file into the application window

Click “Next"

Step 2:

Adjust the start and ending sliders to the part of the audio that you want to crop (you just extract up to 30 seconds of music from the file)

Choose “Play” if you want to listen to the selected part of the audio track

Click “Next”

Step 3:

Select the type of your mobile phone from the icons in the window

Click Next

Step 4:

Select a directory to save the file

 Click “Create Your Ringtone” to start the process

Step 5:

Click “Show In Folder” to open the output folder

Move the ringtone to the storage on your device.

An extra step is to sync the tones to your iOS device; thus, on your iPhone, go to Settings > Sounds to set your new ringtone.

Mac

Step 1:

Firstly, you need to launch Garageband program, here is its beginning interface:

When the Garageband’s screen is presented, you should take the following guideline:

Select “iPhone Ringtone”

Click “Loops” and “Choose”

Create a name for your project (Remember to make a clear distinction between a ringtone and alert tone for future advantages)

Click “Create”

Step 2:

The interface now should be like this:

Let’s separate each related bottom function into a different picture for your deeper understanding.

Click on the double arrow icon to turn on the region

Click the musical note in the image below

Choose “Time” from the pop-up menu

Click the Media button in the lower-right corner

Step 3:

After the three above actions, the result should appear on the screen like this image:

A yellow bar which is called “Cycle Region”, should be seen on the top of the screen. On the right-hand side, when selecting “iTunes” from the drop-down menu, you will see your entire iTunes music library.

Find the song used to make a ringtone

Drag and drop it into the area labeled "Drag Apple Loops here."

Step 4:

After finishing step 3, the screen is presented as followed:

Position the song by dragging it left or right (However, you should make sure it is all the way to left. By doing so, the start of the song will be matched with the 0:00 time marker above.)

Set the length of your ringtone by “Cycle Region” (the small yellow bar above the audio graphic), which will can be adjusted by grabbing and dragging either end (above the Cycle Region bar, users can measure the time directly thanks to the time marker.)

Listen to the section you currently have included in the Cycle Region, press the Space Bar on your computer. Pressing it again will stop the playback of the selection.

It is worth making a small note that ringtones should be set within the first 20 seconds and should not be over 40 seconds.

Step 5:

Make sure to save in GarageBand Click “Share” on GarageBand’s menu bar

Press “Send Ringtone to iTunes”

Your ringtone should now be available in iTunes under the “Ringtones” pane

Step 6:

Open up iTunes and select the Ringtone category

 

 Sync the tones to your iOS device Go into “Settings” > “Sounds” on your iPhone to set your new tone With alert tones, you can take exactly the same steps as ringtones’ case; however, the alert tones should have only 30 second maximum length.
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