Well, personally I think it's easier to import your file into garage band
and in the share menu select send as ring tone. It will be converted and
go into the correct folder in iTunes. Make sure that tones is selected on
your iOS device and then sync it and it will be listed in the sounds
option under setup.
Gord
-----Original Message-----
From: Rui Vilarinho
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 9:48 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Using Sonar to create ring tones for the i-phone
How to Convert an MP3 or M4A File to an iPhone Ringtone
So what is an iPhone ringtone anyway? Well in facts it’s simply just a
regular iTunes “AAC” audio file with a slightly different extension name.
In
this example the iTunes audio file or song would have the “m4a” extension
at
the end (example: song.m4a).
If you want to turn it into a ringtone all you need to do is change the
extension to that of “m4r” (example: song.m4r). So how do we do that or
better yet, how would we change an iTunes “mp3″ audio file into and “m4r”
ringtone for an iPhone.
Let’s start from the beginning using an mp3 audio file, so if you already
have your audio file or song in “AAC-m4a” format then you can skip to step
number 4.
For this example we will use switch.mp3 as our base “mp3″ song for
reassignment as an iPhone ringtone.
Step 1 – Getting song into iTunes
If your song is not already in iTunes, drag it into the Music library
window.
Step 2 – Import Settings
Make sure your Import settings are set to AAC (this is the default setting
so for most you should be OK) To do this go into your iTunes
Preferences ->
General and look for the Import Settings button the near middle right
side.
Select the AAC Encoder option in the top drop down menu, the quality
settings are up to you.
Step 3 – Convert song to AAC
Go back and find the switch.mp3 song you dragged in earlier using the
iTunes
Search tool.
Make sure your song is selected and then using the iTunes Advanced Menu,
navigate to Create AAC Version.
You will now have two copies of your song in your iTunes Library, the one
that is highlighted is the non-AAC version. If you are unsure you can get
info on the files using keyboard combo Apple Key + i on your Macs
keyboard.
Step 4 – Convert “m4a” to “m4r”
Now drag the newly created AAC version of your song form your iTunes Music
Library window to your desktop and then while it is selected on the
desktop
press Apple Key + i combo again to get info on the music file. You should
see something like this:
Change it to this:
You may get asked if you are sure you want to change the extension, select
the m4r option and proceed.
Step 5 – Move back into iTunes
I remove all traces of my original pre-converted songs form iTunes by
using
the iTunes search tool to find them and then press the delete key to
delete
them.
Now drag your new “m4r” ringtone into the iTunes Ringtones window and your
done. Your ringtone is now ready to be synced with your iPhone.
Text from:
http://www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/how-to-convert-an-mp3-or-m4a-file-to-an-iphone-ringtone/
regards,
Rui Vilarinho
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