Cool! I will have to try this later. :-)
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Create a Ringtone Directly on iPhone with Garageband
Jan 12, 2015 - 2 Comments
While you can turn a song into a ringtone using iTunes, another option to
make custom ringtones is to create one yourself, directly on your iPhone using
the Garageband app. This is a nice solution since it does not involve a
computer or iTunes, and the entire ringtone or text tone creation process can
be completed directly on the iPhone in just a few moments.
Building your own ringtones with Garageband for iOS is incredibly easy and just
about anyone will be able to make a ringtone or text tone directly from their
iPhone by using this method. Whether you’re musically inclined or not doesn’t
even matter, be you Beethoven reincarnated or just adept at recording the noise
of random piano keys or drum sounds, it can still be a ringtone.
A few quick notes; you’ll obviously need Garageband on your iPhone to do this.
Garageband is free on new model iPhones, whereas it may require a purchase from
the App Store on older devices. Also, for the best results you’ll want to keep
the sound or music reasonably short if used as a ringtone, as it loops with an
incoming call anyway. For text tones, you’ll probably want to keep the recorded
audio extra short for best results. Technically you can record and assign a
text tone or ringtone that is as long as 45 seconds, however. Let’s begin.
How to Create a Ringtone or Text Tone on iPhone Using Garageband
Open the Garageband app on the iPhone
Tap the [+] button to create a new song, select your instruments to use, and
get ready to play around or just press buttons
When satisfied with your tone jingle idea, record the audio by tapping on the
red Record button, then tapping it again to stop the recording
Tap the downward pointing arrow icon in the corner and choose “My Songs”
Select the song you just created and choose the Sharing icon in the corner, it
looks like a box with an arrow pointing out of it
Choose “Ringtone” from the sharing options
Name the ringtone whatever you would like and assign the artist name, song
name, etc (this is basically the metadata for the Garageband song, which will
be embedded in the ringtone) then tap on “Export”
Choose one of three options depending on what you want to do with the newly
created ringtone:
Standard Ringtone – this assigns the ringtone as your new default ringtone for
all incoming calls
Standard Text Tone – this assigns the ringtone as the new default text tone for
all incoming text messages and iMessages
Assign to Contact – this assigns the ringtone specifically to a designated
contact in your address book only playing when that individual contacts you
When finished, exit out of Garageband as usual and enjoy your newly created
ringtone or text tone
Remember you can change ringtones and text tones at any point, so if you want
to later assign the ringtone to a specific contact or as a text tone, you can
quickly do that through iOS Settings or the Contacts app on your iPhone.
Garageband can also tap into the microphone of the iPhone if you want to record
a custom voice message as well, though the trick of turning a Voice Recording
from the dedicated app into a ringtone works as well if you made a voice note
at some point that you’d prefer to use instead.
You’ll probably want to be somewhat musically inclined for this to be a good
option for your iPhone ringtone generation. Whether or not it sounds good is
really up to you and your musical abilities, for me personally, I’m not
musically gifted at all, so my home made ringtones sound like a cat walking
across a piano, but the result is certainly unique if not necessarily pleasant.
Have fun making your own custom ringtones!
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Posted by: Paul Horowitz in iPhone, Tips & Tricks
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silverf0xy says:
January 12, 2015 at 2:53 pm
wow! that’s awesome!
thank you)
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Dillon says:
January 12, 2015 at 6:34 pm
Cool, I’m gonna see how I can create distortion for my ears. Fun tip.
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