How to make iPhone ringtones with iTunes for free

As we all know, you can buy iPhone ringtons from iTunes store, but it charges $0.99 for each ringtones. Actually, iTunes has everything you need to create your own custom ringtones from music you already own, and without paying any money. Then you can save money to get free iPhone ringtones, that's pretty cool. What you need is iTunes which you can free download from Apple official website: http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/
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Step 1: Configure iTunes to convert music to AAC format.
AAC is the standard ringtone music file format, and you tell iTunes to use this format by configuring it's Import Settings (the same settings you use when importing music from a CD).
Open iTunes and select the "Edit" >> "Preferences" menu.
Click the "Import Settings" button and choose "AAC Format".

Step 2: Trim the song length.
Music files that are converted to ringtone format will not be recognized by your iPhone if they're longer than 35 seconds.
Select the song in iTunes that you want to convert to a ringtone, and select "Get Info" from the pop-up menu. Select the "Options" tab and change the Stop Time to 0:35.

This step must be completed before attempting the next step, or the file length will be too long.

Step 3: Convert the song to AAC format.
Right-click on the song in iTunes, and select "Create AAC Version".
iTunes will create a copy of this song in AAC format, but it will be trimmed to 35 seconds.

Step 4: Rename the AAC music file with a .m4r file extension.
The converted music file from the previous step will have a .m4a file extension, which needs to be changed to .m4r in order for iTunes and your iPhone to recognize it as a ringtone.
You can change the file extension right from Windows Explorer (or using the Finder on a Mac).

Find the place where iTunes created the new file by right-clicking the song again in iTunes and selecting "Get Info". The file location will be at the bottom of the Get Info screen, under "Where".

Step 5: Open the ringtone with iTunes.
Now that you've converted your song to AAC format and renamed it with a .m4r file extension, it's ready to load into iTunes where it can be.
You can double-click the .m4r file from Windows Explorer, or drag and drop it onto your iTunes music library. iTunes will automatically place the song in your "Ringtones" folder.

Step 6: Sync your iPhone with iTunes.
When you sync your iphone with itunes, your new ringtone will be copied to the ringtone folder on your iphone and can then be assigned as your default ringtone, or as a ringtone for a particular contact.
Select your iPhone from iTunes and click the "Sync" button.

Step 7: Set the default ringtone on your iPhone.
Back on your iPhone, you can set the new ringtone as your default ringtone by tapping "Settings" >> "Sounds" >> "Ringtone". Your custom ringtone will be listed at the top of the screen in a section titled "Custom".
You can also assign the ringtone to an individual contact(s). Just go to your "Contacts", tap on the desired contact, and tap "ringtone to assign the song as that contact's ringtone. Done.

» posted by Jeffcard

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