How to make iPhone ringtones on Mac for free?
Hit the video after the ‘leap’ for the demonstration or read my break down below on how to make a custom iPhone ringtone, totally free, using JUST iTunes 8. • Find an MP3 (not AAC or anything with DRM [i.e. not bought, except Amazon]) • Right click on the MP3 and choose ‘Get Info’ and select ‘Options’ • Set the start and stop time to your favorite part of the song. You’ll want it to be no more than 20 seconds in length • Click ‘ok’ • Right click on the song again, this time choose ‘Create AAC Version’ • Drag the newly made AAC file from iTunes to your desktop • Delete the newly made AAC file from iTunes (it won’t work if you have duplicates) • Change the name of the extension (the file on your desktop) from ‘m4a’ to ‘m4r’ (note: to see extension in Vista you’ll need to modify an option in your Control Panel • Now drag the file, with the new extension, back into your iTunes Library. It should appear in your ringtones section.
