It would be very petty for them to close this method, as at the end of the day do they want to sell more iPhones or more ringtones.

Also I am using media coder to convert TV programs to mpeg4, so I can watched missed shows on the train

Have fun

IMPORTANT

to rename you must first go to the folder of the .m4a, click tools>folder options>view and make sure you deselect “hide extensions for known file types

then click rename on the .m4a you want as a ringtone, change to .m4r and click yes.

I’m using a Mac, so I adjusted accordingly.

Thanks William!

What I do is make a folder in the Music folder called “iPhone Ringtones” and then make a folder for every ringtone I make. I then copy the original song to the folder, open up audacity and cut it to 30 secs and save back into the Music\iPhone Ringtones\[artists name] folder. Now I have 2 items in there: Original song and cut one.

I then open that song in iTunes, right-click and select “Convert to AAC”

Once you have done that, delete the shortened MP3 clip that you have just added to iTunes to convert. When iTunes says “do you want to move to recycle bin etc…” click “move to recycle bin.”

Next, right-click on the AAC file in iTunes and select “open in windows explorer” and cut the item and paste in:

paste a copy in Music\iPhone Ringtones\[artists name]
***THEN RENAME EXTENSION FROM .M4A TO .M4R***

paste a copy in a new folder, Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Ringtones (if the folder “ringtones” does not exist, then create it)

***THEN RENAME EXTENSION FROM .M4A TO .M4R***

Next, open up iTunes, go File -> Add Folder to library and select the Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Ringtones folder.

Then, go into the Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Ringtones folder, and double-click the ringtone. This will add it to the “Ringtones” tab in the iTunes Library.

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