Hi Christy, Glad it was helpful. Take care, Donna On Sep 10, 2010, at 5:10 PM, Christy Schulte wrote:
> I just tried this with an mp3 file I had, though I'd done the actual cutting > of the file a little differently. Seems to work, so I'm very happy about > that. Thanks for the tips! > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Goodin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:03 PM > Subject: to Allison, Carolyn, Colin, and anyone else wanting to know how to > make a ringtone in itunes > > >> Hi again all, >> >> And here are the directions. These were passed to me by someone on this >> list, I just can't remember who any more. So, whoever you were, thanks, >> your knowledge continues to be disseminated. Oh, and this isn't as hard as >> it looks. I kept these instructions to refer to the first few times, but >> now I can practically do it in my sleep. >> Donna >> >> 1. open itunes and go to the song you want to use for your ringtone >> 2. press cmd--I to get info and go to the options tab. >> 3. check the start and end time boxes. [note, make sure you know where >> you want your start and end to be. this must be 40 seconds or less] >> once you've selected the allotted time, click OK. >> >> (Note from me, you can forward the song to the place you want the >> ringtone to start. The LCD area will show the remaining time left in the >> song. Subtract that from the total song time, and you've got your start >> position) >> >> 4. Go to Advanced and select create AAC version. this creates a >> duplicate of your selected song. >> >> 5. Now, the song you just created should be sitting below your >> original in the songs table as an aAC version. go to the original, you >> will know it's the original because the time is still the original >> length. Now you should get info again on the original track, ensuring >> the track is highlighted, and uncheck the boxes you checked >> previously. This will make sure your song is in tact. >> >> 6. Now highlight your duplicate song, the one you made for your >> Ringtone. Show it in finder with Cmd-r and hit cmd--c to copy. Paste it to >> your desk top and delete >> the duplicate in itunes. [this must be done or else the following >> steps will not work] >> >> 7. Rename the file on your desktop, with the m4r extension. all you >> need to do is hit enter/return on the file on the desktop and go to >> the end of the file name, deleting the m4a and typing m4r. >> 8. Go back to itunes and hit add to library cmd--o. find your new >> ringtone on the desktop and import it. (You can also just go to your >> desktop, and hit CMD-O while on the file. >> 9. Go to your ringtones playlist and it should be there. >> 10. Sync your iphone. >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin >> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 3:59 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: making ringtones with itunes still works >> >> Hi all, >> >> I just made a ringtone in itunes from a song I had purchased from the itunes >> store, and it worked like a charm. I think the only change in iTunes 10 is >> that they took that option out of the Store menu. I never got that to work >> anyway, so as far as I'm concerned it's no great loss. >> I'll now post my set of instructions for making a ringtone in itunes. >> >> Donna >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.445 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3126 - Release Date: 09/10/10 > 07:08:00 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
