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How to Make a Ringtone

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 1Select a Song

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.
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30 comments
Jun 16, 2011. 6:03 AMmayki says:
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.
May 27, 2010. 6:04 AMsalarys says:
thank you for sharing ! it is very good !
I only hear about ringtone maker before
may be i can have a try !
Aug 5, 2009. 11:12 PMandi456 says:
Crap. I love garageband! but I have a PC so i cant use it:(
May 15, 2009. 10:02 PMaandre says:
I did this exact procedure soo many times. Then, my third enV replacement broke and I stopped. =]
Aug 26, 2008. 10:20 PMilldoyourdrugs says:
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 !
Jun 8, 2008. 7:12 AMmartymunch says:
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.
Feb 23, 2008. 3:59 PMgvan says:
I could not find the place to convert to mp3.
May 4, 2008. 5:57 PMcaptainjohn says:
It says convert to AAC. What version of iTunes is it?
Nov 18, 2007. 8:11 AMCapm_Crunch says:
beautiful. now how do you do it with windows vista?
May 4, 2008. 8:42 PMlmaoguy says:
myxertones.com
Jan 1, 2008. 4:09 AMDavidRobertson says:
Nope. Use Audacity. It's free!
Apr 24, 2008. 7:09 AMadamthiede says:
I use switch for mac.
Nov 27, 2007. 5:58 PMCapm_Crunch says:
dang it
May 4, 2008. 8:41 PMlmaoguy says:
i have an easier way i use myxertones.com
Mar 5, 2008. 10:47 AMZajax says:
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
Apr 25, 2008. 3:26 PMthe true king o fools says:
only 500kb???? my fone is a cheap samsung and i can send files up to 5m
Apr 27, 2008. 10:06 AMZajax says:
no my phone can send any size file but cannot use files as ringtones when they're over 500kb.
Apr 24, 2008. 7:08 AMadamthiede says:
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:
Dec 24, 2007. 8:23 AMalleyezonme says:
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.
Nov 18, 2007. 9:53 AMdogfighter 45 says:
What version of itunes did you use for this.
Sep 17, 2007. 8:01 AMfivthbeatle says:
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!))
Sep 10, 2007. 7:00 PMdementedracoon says:
Able to use on windows, all you really need is Goldwave or audacity instead of Garageband.
Aug 29, 2007. 2:41 AMJosho says:
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!

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