So shortly before the big Apple event a couple days ago there was a company that released the program iToner for $15, with this program you could turn any of your songs into ringtones for your iPhone. Then the big Apple event came and Apple announced this feature would be built into the new version of iTunes but would cost $.99.
Now someone else has come along and informed us that by simply changing the file extension of the files you can make any .AAC track into a ringtone. This operation doesn’t even require any software you just edit the file and change the extension to .M4R.
After that all you have to do is import it into your iTunes library and then sync your iPod. So you have two solutions that cost money, iTunes and iToner or you have this method that’s completely free, which do you choose?
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Can we do this yet? Or do we have to wait until next week? When I plug in my iPhone I don’t see anything new except the new Ringtones tab. Maybe I just don’t have any songs that are ringtone compatible yet? Hmmm…
you should be able to, all you have to do is change the file extension, import it into itunes, and it should automatically sync with you iPhone
I got the file extension changed, but I cant seem to get the songs to Import into itunes… Any suggestions??
i think it says to click on it and open it and then i think it auto imports
Na, I figured it out. I had to change the .mp3 to .aac with itunes first then change the .m4a to .m4r. Once I did that, then I double clicked it, and presto, ringtones for my iPhone…
Can anyone explain how to change the .mp3 to .aac and how to change the .m4a to .m4r? Is it done in itunes?
Yes, step by step please???
http://www.macrumors.com/iphone/2007/09/07/free-custom-ringtones-in-itunes-7-4/
is the link for the full step by step instructions
So I was able to change the file extension and the songs I did showed up fine in the ringtones section on itunes, but only one of the four songs would sync to my iphone, the other three said these songs couldnt be sync to this iphone. Any ideas why? Has anyone else had this problem?
had same problem as Scott, I see the ringtones in my ringtones folder on Itunem, byt when Syncyng it says “cannot be played by this Iphone” I think the problem is that i upgraded to Itune 7.4.1
Has anyone noticed if there ringtones still work after the update to iTunes 7.4.1??
Hi mine does not. I need to go to apple as att could not find a reason
how do you change the extention on the mp3 song i cant find where to do it from can anyone help???????????? thankyou
this does NOT work
i changed to aac file../ then changed it to m4r… then double clicked.. and nothin.. could not get it into the ringtones section of itunes……. why not???
how to change to aac file and then change it to m4r and how to put it in the ringtone section?
can you get these ringtones on a razor not just on an iphone
Hi! I have already my file in m4a and I would like to convert this to m4r….how can I do this….. if I have itunes 7.4.3.1
Thanks
Hi! I have already my file in m4a and I would like to convert this to m4r….how can I do this….. if I have itunes 7.4.3.1
Thanks
how could i change the extension from m4a to m4r…my computer doesnt let me do it
Hey there is Sth that you wrote that i completelu don’t understand look this is what s written:Now someone else has come along and informed us that by simply changing the file extension of the files you can make any .AAC track into a ringtone. This operation doesn’t even require any software you just edit the file and change the extension to .M4R
How can i change it into a .M4R?i rlly don’t undersand P.S. I use Windows Vista
THX
Hi,
I am using itunes 7.6.2.9 and i dont know how to convert my ACC files into M4R. Can anyone help me with this ? Thank you.
Casey
Works very well for me!
perfect!
i did change the file extension in windows vista. Then i copy the ringtone in iphone thru winscp. I saw the file in ringtones. I was also able to set the file as my ringtone but no sound. I guess i need to get convertor to create m4r files.
hey check this “How to: 8 ways to get Ringtones onto your IPhone” here:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/how-to-8-ways-to-get-ringtones-onto-your-iphone-298649.php
hope it helps…
Hello, I’m in desperate need of help here. I’ve read all of your replys back to eachother and i still have yet to figure out how to change my music into ringtones. If someone could just post some directions that thoroughly explain the steps that would help a lot. Thanks in advance!
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I dont know how to change the file extension…help?
step by step :D
i found a good website it has a tortorial and everything its called
http://www.iringer.net follow the prompts and listen to the tororials its easy
but the only bad thing is u can only record 30 seconds of the song (andy 30 seconds)
Thanks..Worked perfectly with just itunes. Great finding.
it costs $39 !!
It works. i converted the song to AAC and later changes the file extension to m4r. make sure for windows vista, under options click file and search options and in view tab you uncheck that says “hide extensions for known folders”. this would let you view the extension next to file names which you can later change it to m4r.
ha – thank you! worked very well for me :)
This definitely does not work if you have the iphone 3GS…ive tried a ton of times. Is there another trick or step I’m missing eventhough I am following directly
i don’t know how to change the aac file to an mr4 in the file extension. Where do I go to make this change to the extension? thank you for any assistance
Ok this should help everybody. 1)go to itunes and find the file you’d like as a ringtone. 2) right click file > get info > options. 3) find a part of the song you like, approx. 25-35 seconds or so and put in the time in: start time and end time. 4) press ok and right click again > convert to AAC. 5) go to your music folder (it shuold be there) and find the itunes folder. 6) Go to itunes music and you’ll have a file there. 7) Rename the file from YOURFILENAME.m4a to YOURFILENAME.m4r, If it doesn’t work and a message doesn’t pop out saying that you’re changing the file extension, then go to Control panel > Appearance and themes > folder options > view > uncheck hide extensions for known types then rename file from: FILENAME.m4a to FILENAME.m4r 8) double click file and it should pop up in the ringtones section. sync your iphone and it should work.
There is no “convert to AAC” option on my iTunes. Now what?
I don’t have the convert to AAC option either
Ok – this isn’t generally my thing but I have got it to work. You will find the AAC convert option under Advanced> Create AAC version. It is only enabled when you click on the song. Once you have done this a duplicate will create.
Go into windows and make sure you have unhidden your file extensions. Drag the AAC file to the desktop (the ext is M4A). If your file ext is not hidden you will see this. Rename and change the ext to M4R. You have to be able to see the ext to do this properly otherwise it will keep the old ext as well. Once you have saved with the new ext it will change to a ringtone file. Copy the file where you want it saved and then add file to itunes. Once you have added, drag the new M4R file into your iphone device. it does work and I’m not generally good at this. Hope this helps.
This thing is well annoyin sometimes it works then sometimes it dont ive tried it a total of about 50 times n its only worked twice??? wtf lol its long and i think that it only works if the songs were put on there from a CD and the file name is already ACC on Itunes then cut it down to the bit u want, then create the ACC file drag it onto the desktop change file name to .M4R then double click it………. sometimes i can c the ringtones on my Iphone via the dropdown menu on itunes wen i plug the iphone in but wen i unplug it the ringtones are not on my phone :-S i dunno wots goin on but is any1 else gettin the same problems and do u know how to fix this
my music files are m4a how do i change them into m4r
I’ve followed every step up through changing the extension to an .mpr file and it’s all gone as planned. The issue now is actually getting it on my phone. I can’t drag it on there through iTunes and I’m somewhat stumped on how the hell I’m going to get it there.
Any ideas?
i used to be able to do this successfully, but now i can only take the first 30 seconds of a song. I cant select ‘bits of a song in the middle’ – despite going into the options tab and changing the start and stop times, that no longer works for me. Anyone else have the same problem? How to get around this?
need help please?
Sam, 63, El Norte, Use ‘Get Info’ and the Options tab to select the part you require, but must be less than 30 seconds long. Then create the AAC version.
As before now delete the file in iTunes but keep the file. Navigate to the iTunes folder and rename the extension .m4r It should now appear in your ringtones section so you can drag it to your iPhone. I found this tricky as I was trying to drop on the ringtones folder. Instead drop on your iPhones main menu. Mine is my name. For some reason that seems to work… However if the ringtone is over 30 seconds long it won’t show in your ringtones folder.
Hope that helps
hey Shellers, thanks for the advise. The prob that still occurs is this:
Say im editing a song that 8mins long. I naturally only want 30 second. Say i make the start and the stop times from 7mins to 7mins 30 seconds. The problem i keep having is that its not recognising the stop time. So wherever i put the start time from, it then recognises the remainder of the. So starting from 7mins, means it runs for 1 min in total and hence wont work?
Any idea on why this would be happening? I have the latest version of itunes running, and on a new pc? Any advice or help would be really appreciated.
Cheers
Hey Shellers, Ive just noticed this is happening for songs i download from Limewire. If i import from a cd etc, it works fine. Any reason why this would happen, or anything i can do to fix?
Thanks again
Sam,
Not sure. When I tried this with an mp3 it still gave me a 30 second AAC version. I’m assuming that when you rip a CD, it rips in AAC format anyway. Maybe try and shorten the time to 20 seconds so it definitely stays under the 30. When you listen to the track after changing the start and end times, does it stop playback as it should? If not that could be the reason.
Alternatively, a long winded way would be to use Audacity to play the part you want and save that. Then try to convert from that mp3 file.
I’m no expert, but it does seem a bit strange.
Cheers
What you need to do is change the leangth of the song to 40 seconds or less or it won’t work. To do that you right click the song before converting it and click on get info and change the start time to what you want It to be, and the end what you want that to be. Then convert it and locate it in your files, change that to m4r then drag it in and it will sinc to your iPhone.
Hello!! I have actually done this many time before and have probably 20 different ringtones, however it’s been a while since I’ve done it and it no longer has “create AAC Version”. On top of that it doesn’t have an “advanced” to search for the “create AAC Version” under either. can i just change it from mp3 to aac like i would m4a to m4r? or is there another trick i am missing? Help :/