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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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What is the simplest way to make ringtones for iOS today, in 2021?
I ask this because my daughter got a new phone and wants custom ringtones for everything. (I know she will hate them soon enough, but for now it is a novelty.). We have tons of songs in our library and of course tracks we can find on the web that would cut down to 30 second loops fairly nicely. I've been looking online and there are so many different articles out there that are generally wrong now. They might have worked years ago, but not now. So how is the simplest way to make ringtones today? I'd like to get the method down and then teach her how to do it herself. Of course, this is on a Mac, not a PC so we can skip the steps for PC. Currently I've installed GarageBand and figured out how to trim and fade the ending of the audio. Then export to AAC and rename that file to .m4r. Drag to my phone wire connected to the Mac via Finder and there it is. Is that the best way to go about it now? What about if the song is already 30 seconds or less but maybe a different audio format? Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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I don't think there's anything wrong with that method.
I also believe .m4r is just renamed .m4a to make the purpose (ringtones) clearer. Unlike .m4b ('books'), which adds chapter metadata, or .m4p ('protected'), which adds FairPlay DRM. |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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GarageBand even removed Ringtone as an option for a project. I had a ringtone I made that worked, imported into my phone just fine. Created a shared folder in iCloud and invited my family to it. Put the ringtone in there and they can all install it now. Except they can't, it won't play on their devices. Heck, I can't even get it to import on another device I have. It worked before I shared it with iCloud, now it won't. This is frustrating to say the least and all so my kid can have Lord Vader talking when I call them. Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Join Date: Nov 2021
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Thanks for the renaming trick. I was able to set my father's favorite song as a ringtone, he was very happy.
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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I was waiting to see if they edit their post to add a link since they can't right away. I hear the travel time from Toledo to here can be brutal though.
Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Join Date: Nov 2021
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oh, thanks a lot for the passive aggression. I always thought this was the best response to gratitude.
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Wait, they took away the ability to create custom ringtones? That is supremely disappointing.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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No I’ve never been to Toledo. Haven’t been to the US since 2008, don’t miss it.
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*AD SPACE FOR SALE*
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cleveland-ish, OH
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No one needs to go to Toledo
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