Hey Ronni Thanks very much indeed for your really expansive instructions for converting these sounds. Yes the ones I have found need the conversion for both platforms.
Will your instructions for IOS7 work for IOS 6.1.2 as I have a 4S iPhone with 16gb. It still works very well, and Im not sure it will run IOS7? I will give it go over the weekend Best regards and many thanks Chris On 25/07/2014, at 2:22 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: > Hi Chris, > > I was sort of on the right track, you are referring to "System Alert Sound" > files... > You do realise you can change a default sound file... there are 14 sound > files in OS X... > > Alert Sounds on iOS 7 are not the same format as Alert Sounds on your OS X > System. > > On your Mac: > A) You want to create & add a 'Custom Alert Sound" file to your "System Alert > Sounds" > As I mentioned previously in my email below: > The Basic alert sound files are contained in a Sounds folder inside the > System > Library folder of the disk. > They are in AIFF format with sample rates of 44,100 or 22,050 and time > duration of less than a second. > > Create custom alert sounds for your Mac: > Mac OS X demands that all alert sounds be AIFF (the uncompressed Audio > Interchange File Format). > > This means you’ll need to convert your audio files through another > application before they can be used by the system. > > You can convert your sound files with iTunes: > 1. First, drag the Audio Files into iTunes to add them to your Library. > 2. Choose iTunes > Preferences. > 3. Under General, you will see a section for “When you insert a CD.” > Adjacent to it is a button called Import Settings, and clicking it allows you > to change the app’s audio conversion method. > 4. Choose AIFF Encoder from the first pop-up menu, click OK, and then click > OK once more to return to your library. > 5. Find the newly-added audio file > 6. Choose Advanced > Create AIFF Version. > > The AIFF duplicates of your files will appear in seconds, and will be > identifiable by their somewhat larger file size. > Drag these files to the Desktop. (Once there, you’ll see that the files have > an .aiff extension.) > > Depending on the time duration of your original 'Sound Effects' files you > might need to shorten the time duration. > You can change the time duration on the audio file in iTunes. > > Adding sounds to your system > > Home Library Sounds Folder > 1. Go to the Finder (if you’re not already there) Hold down the Option key > while choosing Library from the Finder’s Go menu. > 2. Double-click your Library folder, and once inside, find and open the > folder called Sounds. > 3. Drag and drop the audio files into this folder; once there, they’ll be > available to all applications that use alert sounds. > > The one caveat with this approach is that the custom alert sounds are only > available within your own user account. > > Library Sounds Folder > If you share your Mac with family members and want the sounds to be available > within their user accounts: > 1. Create a NEW Sounds folder in the Main Hard Drive window’s Library folder. > 2.Then Drag the custom sound files into Macintosh HD > Library -> Sounds. > > Any sound files you put there now appear in every account holder’s list of > alert sounds. > ********************************************************************************** > > B) Alert Sounds on iOS 7 are not the same format as Alert Sounds on your OS X > System. > > Custom Ringtone & Custom Alert Tone originate from .m4r sound files and when > added to iTunes will all appear in "Tones". > > You might be wondering what the difference is between an Alert Tone and a > Ringtone. > The only real difference is the duration of the sound – a single, short sound > is usually appropriate for an Alert Tone – for example, a short two-note > sound to indicate an incoming message. > For incoming voice call Ringtones, longer sounds of up to thirty seconds are > generally used. After this period of time, the call is transferred to > voicemail. > Remember that even though there are two categories of tones, you are free to > assign either Alert Tones or Ringtones interchangeably to every kind of > system event. > > To Create an Alert Tone for iOS is the same as Creating a Ringtone for iOS > (but set a shorter sound duration 0:01 - 0:05 for Alert tone) > > 1. Select the song you want to use as a ringtone in iTunes > 2. Right click (Control-Click) on the song > Select “Get Info” > 3. Click the “Options” tab > 4. Check both the “Start Time” and “End Time” boxes > Start Time 0:00 > Stop Time 0:40 > 5. Specify what time interval you’d like to use as your ringtone clip (Make > sure your ringtone is 40 seconds or less / or Tone 0:01-0:05) > 6. Click “OK” > Make sure the song you want is still highlighted > 7. Right-Click or Control-Click on the song you have just edited > 8. Select “Create AAC Version” or “Create Apple Lossless Version” (Make sure > your iTunes “Import Settings” are set to “AAC” or “Apple Lossless” and not > “MP3″) > 9. A duplicate copy of your song will appear in iTunes - this new song will > have the same filename but shorter “Time” > Go back to the original song and uncheck those “Start Time” and “End Time” > boxes > 10. Drag the duplicate song to your Desktop > 11. Once the duplicate song is copied to your Desktop, delete the duplicate > file in iTunes > 12. On your Desktop, rename the file with the “.m4r” file extension - Use the > new extension > This turns your song file into an iPhone ringtone file > 13. Your “songname.m4a” file should now be named “songname.m4r” > 14. Drag the newly renamed .m4r (songname.m4r) file back into iTunes > 15. Drag the file over the “Library” column and release when “Library” > becomes highlighted > 16. You have to delete the duplicate song file (Step 11) otherwise iTunes > won’t import your new .m4r file > 17. You should see your new ringtone under “Ringtones” in iTunes > 18. Sync your iPhone to get your new iPhone ringtone / alert tone! > > If you need more details (with pictures) post back for my Tutorial "How To > Create A Custom Ringtone (Updated for iOS 7).pdf". > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > On 25 Jul 2014, at 6:37 am, Chris Burton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Ronni >> >> Yes my apologies on the lack of detail, my brain is fried after quite a >> stressful day. >> >> They are small Waveform audio files of various sound effects I found in old >> software when I was cleaning up my mac! >> >> I was thinking of including a couple of them on my iphone (and mac) to use >> as extra choices for the various functions the phone (and mac applications >> )do, like receiving a text or sending an email? >> >> Many thanks again >> >> Chris >> >> >> On 24/07/2014, at 2:37 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> I don't understand your question. What format are the files in, and what do >>> you want to use them for? >>> >>> Are you referring to the "System alert sound files" that are contained in >>> a Sounds folder inside the System > Library. >>> They are in AIFF format with sample rates of 44,100 or 22,050 and time >>> duration of less than a second. >>> Dropping a suitable file into the folder, then restarting System >>> Preferences, will make the new sound available in the list as "Built-in". >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 24 Jul 2014, at 1:46 pm, Chris Burton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi muggers >>>> >>>> I have found some small sound effects files on my Mac that I would like to >>>> use both on my phone and also my mac and am wondering how on earth do I go >>>> about it, if it is at all possible to do!? >>>> >>>> Can someone please advise me on this? >>>> >>>> Many thanks and best regards >>>> >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> Christopher L.K. 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