How to Make a Ringtone

This Instructable will show how to easily create a ringtone for your phone using simple programs like iTunes, Garageband, and your Bluetooth File Exchange software. Enjoy!

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Step 1: Select a Song

First you will need to open your iTunes player. I used iTunes because it makes it very easy to drag and drop files. Then, find the song that you want to make a ringtone with. I used Seed 2.0 by The Roots because it is a completely, utterly, badass song.

mayki says: Jun 16, 2011. 6:03 AM

Thanks for sharing! There are a lot of software to easily make ringtones, I just get information from the video converter reviews and ratings for the ringtone makers before viewing your guide.

salarys says: May 27, 2010. 6:04 AM

thank you for sharing ! it is very good !
I only hear about ringtone maker before
may be i can have a try !

andi456 says: Aug 5, 2009. 11:12 PM

Crap. I love garageband! but I have a PC so i cant use it:(

aandre says: May 15, 2009. 10:02 PM

I did this exact procedure soo many times. Then, my third enV replacement broke and I stopped. =]

illdoyourdrugs says: Aug 26, 2008. 10:20 PM

Here's my problem. i cant go online on my phone. there used to be a site to get a text/download sent right to the phone. None exist anymore to my knowledge. Any one have any other suggestions i need help. I was thinking to just connect my phone to my computer and try to add a sonf that way but that would be trial and error ha !

martymunch says: Jun 8, 2008. 7:12 AM

This is a good idea but after step six you can also use BitPim. I did this yesterday before I found this 'ible and had a great outcome with recording via Garage Band and saving and converting via BitPim. (Wish I would have seen this first! I didn't know about the drag and drop feature.) THANKS for the new ideas. Good job on this 'ible.

gvan says: Feb 23, 2008. 3:59 PM

I could not find the place to convert to mp3.

captainjohn in reply to gvanMay 4, 2008. 5:57 PM

It says convert to AAC. What version of iTunes is it?

benmorrow4 (author) in reply to captainjohnMay 5, 2008. 2:31 PM

if it gives you that, then it's probably already in mp3 format...

benmorrow4 (author) in reply to gvanFeb 25, 2008. 10:30 AM

it should be under advanced > "convert selection to mp3." hope that helps...

Capm_Crunch says: Nov 18, 2007. 8:11 AM

beautiful. now how do you do it with windows vista?

lmaoguy in reply to Capm_CrunchMay 4, 2008. 8:42 PM

myxertones.com

benmorrow4 (author) in reply to Capm_CrunchNov 18, 2007. 12:48 PM

well, i'm sorry my friend, but I only use windows at work. and, many pc's do not have bluetooth technology (as far as i understand.) So, i guess you vista-ites are stuck...

DavidRobertson in reply to benmorrow4Jan 1, 2008. 4:09 AM

Nope. Use Audacity. It's free!

adamthiede in reply to DavidRobertsonApr 24, 2008. 7:09 AM

I use switch for mac.

Capm_Crunch in reply to benmorrow4Nov 27, 2007. 5:58 PM

dang it

lmaoguy says: May 4, 2008. 8:41 PM

i have an easier way i use myxertones.com

Zajax says: Mar 5, 2008. 10:47 AM

some phones won't allow you to have a file over a certain size (my walkman phone wont let you use a file over 500kb) and since the sound would be crappy anyways, I would recommend setting the advanced mp3 encoding options to variable and 112 kbps

the true king o fools in reply to ZajaxApr 25, 2008. 3:26 PM

only 500kb???? my fone is a cheap samsung and i can send files up to 5m

Zajax in reply to the true king o foolsApr 27, 2008. 10:06 AM

no my phone can send any size file but cannot use files as ringtones when they're over 500kb.

adamthiede says: Apr 24, 2008. 7:08 AM

My phone will only let me send it to the sounds folder (LG VX8350). I can't set it as a ringtone from the sounds folder. Help! How do I get it to ringtones? Also, When I try "send file", it claims this:

alleyezonme says: Dec 24, 2007. 8:23 AM

say, if u use a usb dongle for bluetooth cant u connect using bluetooth like thatif your pc doesnt have wireless connection or somethin'? please reply.

benmorrow4 (author) in reply to alleyezonmeJan 2, 2008. 12:06 AM

you're going out of my league with the dongle talk. i guess you'd have to ask a more avid pc user than myself...

dogfighter 45 says: Nov 18, 2007. 9:53 AM

What version of itunes did you use for this.

benmorrow4 (author) in reply to dogfighter 45Nov 18, 2007. 12:46 PM

well i used gb1 for this one, but now i have gb3 which has a feature that makes it exponentially easier to convert to mp3. it basically does it for you.

fivthbeatle says: Sep 17, 2007. 8:01 AM

I couldn't get this to work for me. I have GB3, and I have to click Share>Share to iT. And when I click on it, a little box pops up saying it's doing it, but I can't find it anywhere in iT. Any thoughts? ((P.S. This was AWESOME. I learned alot about GB. Thanks!))

benmorrow4 (author) in reply to fivthbeatleSep 17, 2007. 10:14 AM

I guess my first suggestion would be to make sure you named your GB project something that you will recognize as your new ringtone. (I usually save it as the song's name + RT for ringtone). Also, GB usually places the files in a default folder with your name as the artist and your name as the album. (Ex: Benjamin's Album). In Itunes, it should create a playlist with your name on the left side of the window. If it doesn't check Music>iTunes Music and then find a folder with your name on it or it may be under "unknown" artist. If that doesn't help I can go through the process again myself with GB3 and see if there might be any more snags. That was probably way too much info haha.

dementedracoon says: Sep 10, 2007. 7:00 PM

Able to use on windows, all you really need is Goldwave or audacity instead of Garageband.

Josho says: Aug 29, 2007. 2:41 AM

Err, this is for Macs, I think you could include a Windows guide, and then others will be able to follow it. I can do it on Windows from youur guide, so it wouldn't be that hard to do. Just a suggestion! But nice guide, ringtones are expensive. Keep it up!

benmorrow4 (author) in reply to JoshoAug 29, 2007. 7:19 AM

I only have a Mac, but i'll work on getting some software for the PC at work. Then I can make a guide for all the less-fortunate ones... :)