Hi Kim, This process gets you a ringtone using iTunes and Audacity. Audacity: audacity.sourceforge.net - easy to install, just follow the instructions. Note you'll need to have the LAME extension to Audacity to be able to export to mp3: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3
If you already have your ringtone in mp3 format skip to 5. below. 1. Get an MP3 file of the song you want to use 2. Open the MP3 in Audacity (and make sure you've got the LAME extension so you can export to MP3) 3. Select the segment you want to use - say 30sec (find a nice section that loops if you can) - click and drag to select sections in Audacity 4. Use File, Export Selection to export the segment as an MP3 5. In Finder double click the .mp3 to open it in iTunes 6. In iTunes Right click the song and click Convert to AAC - this creates a .m4a version of the song 7. In iTunes right click the new .m4a song and click Show in Finder 8. In Finder change the file extension from .m4a to .m4r 9. In Finder change the filename of the song so it doesn't match the mp3 filename in iTunes 10. In Finder, open your Music folder and find the Ringtones folder inside iTunes Music - drag and drop the file in to your iTunes ringtones folder 11. In Finder double click the .m4r song - it should now appear in the iTunes interface in your Ringtones folder 12. Sync your iPhone and your new ringtone will be available Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: 2009/12/28 Kim Maher <[email protected]>: > Hi All > Has anyone found an easy way to convert a song into a ringtone? I have used > "GarageBand", but I have not had a lot of success. I have had "4Media > iPhone Ringtone Maker” recommended, has anyone used this program? > > Your Apple Bore > Kim > iMac 24” > Intel Core 2 Duo > MacBook Pro > Intel Core 2 Duo > iPhone 3GS 32GB > iPhone 3G 16GB > iTouch 16GB > OS X Snow Leopard > > > ________________________________ > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
