I'll stick with iTunes. I use it all the time to get audio books and audio dramas on to my iPhone. I use the file sharing option in iTunes.
On 1/25/24, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Sorry, forgot to include the link for the app, here it is: > > Ringtones Maker - the ring > app<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ringtones-maker-the-ring-app/id1358107315> > The app is free to use, there is a “Remove Ads” button and for $2.99 US or > $3.99 Canadian you can support the developer and get rid of ads. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2024 1:11 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Creating ringtones on iPhone with Ringtone Maker and Garage Band > apps > > Hello, > > I haven’t used iTunes for a long time and on my laptop I have been playing > around a little with the new Windows app which eventually will replace > iTunes, Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices. Basically the functionality > of iTunes which allows you to manage and listen to the various media types > as well as provide a device section where you could update/restore your > iPhone or add ringtones to be synced to your connected iPhone is now divided > up among these apps similar to how it is on a Mac. > Unfortunately at this stage the Apple Devices app which is accessible for > things like updating/restoring your phone, making encrypted backups, turn > Voiceover on/off etc. does not include an option to sync ringtones to your > device. Maybe it does not yet include this feature as the app is still in > Beta testing phase, but either way since I did a complete reset of my > iPhonelast night I was looking for a way to at least get some of my > favourite songs back as ringtones. > After listening to a YouTube video, I downloaded the app the guy was using > and found that it is a pretty simple app and it is accessible. I am > including a link later. Basically when I opened the app I was able to import > a song from my computer into the app which is achieved by entering an IP > address into a browser, this takes you to a simple website where you can > browse to your song and import it. This worked well and the song was then in > the app. > Here I was able to clip the song so it’s only 30 seconds long and setting > start time and end time as well as enabling a fade in and fade out effect > was easy to do. Then I tapped the “Make” button which created the ringtone > with the correct M4R extension. > After that I I found a “Share” option under “More” and I was able to select > Garage Band which I also installed on my iPhone before, for those who don’t > know it, this app is a free app from Apple which allows you to create and > work with all sorts of audio. After I shared it, I opened Garage Band, > tapped on “My songs” and my ringtone was there. > Flicking down on the song gave me a bunch of options and again one of them > was “Share”. After tapping it, I had several options including “Ringtone”. > When I tapped it I was told the length of the song had to be adjusted, It > said “Your ringtone needs to be 30 seconds or less and will be automatically > shortened to the appropriate length”. > I tapped continue and then had only two options, “Cancel” and “Export”. I > tapped on export and then when I went to Settings > Sounds and Haptics > > Ringtones it was right there and I was able to select it. > > This method is not as easy and quick as copying a bunch of already existing > ringtones and simply pasting them into the appropriate section in iTunes, > but it is not very difficult and one can certainly make some ringtones based > on songs this way. > There is also an option where you can select a video from yoru photo library > on the iPhone if you have one which includes audio. The audio is then > extracted and you can make a ringtone from this. > Lastly, you do of course have options in Garage Band to create your own > music or record yourself if you are a musician, but that is one thing I am > not. > > I will once again leave feedback for Apple in the next little while asking > them to hopefully add the ability to sync ringtones via the Apple Devices > app or even better would be if they allows for some other way to simply > import them from a place like Dropbox or other cloud storage service. 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