Why can't we just put an mp3 file in the ring tone section of Itunes? all the other smart phones accept mp3 files as ring tones so I don't understand why the I phone can't? On 5 Dec 2010, at 19:22, Jim Barbour wrote:
> Hello, > > Here's a rehash of a message I posted to the viphone list a while ago > about getting ringtones from the iTunes store and a little about > creating your own from scratch. > > Enjoy, and feel free to reply with questions. > > Jim > > ----------------- > > Hey Everyone, > > I spent some time playing with ringtones this morning. Here are a few > things to note. > > First, one can not buy ringtones directly from the iTunes store. Even > if one searches for ringtones, what one can find and buy is an m4a > (music) version of the file. To create ringtones with iTunes, > one has to buy the music file first, and then pay the iTunes store an > additional 99 cents before iTunes will convert that music file into a > ringtone. Let me reiterate this, if you are going to use the iTunes > store to get ringtones, you have to pay the iTunes store twice. Once > to buy the music, and then again to pay for permission to convert it > to a ringtone. > > Once you've decided to pay the extra 99 cents to the apple store, > here's how you make a ringtone. > > 1) In the menu bar, go to Edit, Preferences, and make sure Ringtones > is checked. > > 2) find the music file you want to make a ring tone out of, and select > it. Again, it must be music that was purchased from the iTunes store. > > 3) in the menu bar, Go to store, create ringtone. This brings up a > sound editor kind of like Goldwave. From here, you select the 30 > seconds of audio you want. Note that voiceover doesn't work with > this part, so if you don't have sighted assistance you're stuck > with the first 30 seconds of the song, which is the default > selection. > > 4) click the buy button. > > 5) The ringtone will download and appear in your ringtones folder. > > Finally, let me point out that one does not need to use iTunes to > create ringtones, but other methods require additional software to do > your music editing, and a lot of general fiddling around with files. > > here are the basic steps, without the details of how to use each program. > Several of us on this list know how to use Goldwave and iTunes if you > need assistance. > > 1) Take your music file and use an audio editor (like Goldwave) to > create a ringtone segment. That is, a small (30 secs or less) > slice of the music, that will be your ringtone. Note that > Goldwave can read and edit AAC files (files you bought from the > iTunes store), but will save your segment as an mp3 file. > > 2) Use iTunes to convert this segment to AAC format. NOTE: if you > can't find a "convert to AAC" option in the applications menu, > check your CD import settings and make sure they are set to > import CDs as AAC files. > > 3) Rename the new segment file from whatever.m4a to whatever.m4r > > 4) In iTunes, import the .m4r file. control+o will bring up the > import dialog, and then find and import the .m4r file. This > will put the m4r file in your ringtones folder, and will sync it > to your iPhone. > > I hope this sheds some light on this. > > Take Care Everyone, > > Jim > > On Sun, Dec 05, 2010 at 10:41:15AM -0800, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >> Tim, >> >> Is this the method I can also use to get ring tones into my library? God >> knows then how I'll get them to my phone, I'm hoping a sync will do it, but >> first I have to figure out how to get them from downloads to my library. >> I'm going to try your instructions below. >> >> Marlaina >> >> On Dec 5, 2010, at 10:06 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >> >> Hi chenelle, >> >> If you've imported an Audio Book from CD and you wish it to be placed in the >> books portion of the sources List, do the following: >> >> 1. Select the book or books from the music library and then press cmd-i for >> Get Info. >> 2. Press on the Options tab. >> 3. Press on the Kind pop-up and change it to Audio Book. >> 4. Press OK. >> >> All items that were selected will now be placed in the Books area of the >> Sources List. >> >> Later... >> >> On 2010-12-05, at 10:50 AM, Chenelle Hancock wrote: >> >>> >>> hi eric, >>> i wanted to know when putting audio compact disc books like in the case >>> of the harry potter series. how do i devide m my music library and the >>> audio book library? also this question can be answered off list if >>> possible. i wanted to know where i could go to purchase the harry potter >>> united kingdom editions at? fill free to email me with your answer to >>> that question. >>> i really appreciate it. >>> sincerely, chenelle >>> thanks again eric. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > ____ Kawal Gucukoglu (E-mail/MSN): [email protected] (Skype ID): kawalgucukoglu (Mobile/text): +447905618396 +447576240421 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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