Ringtones on iPhone: A shitty tutorial by crispy
Sup fuckers, do you wanna have a fictional character screaming at you to wake up? Or perhaps tell you that someone is calling? Maybe even have sound effects from your favorite game play when you get a text? Well, here’s a tutorial on how to do it!
Note: This tutorial is compatible for iPhones only, as I don’t have an Android.
Now, here’s the things that you’ll need in order to make your custom ringtone:
A 30-second audio clip of your choosing
A computer
Google Drive [optional]
iTunes [optional]
A file converter [optional]
Your charger cord [optional]
Step One (1): Creating your clip
There are two ways to go about making your clip. It depends on how long you’re willing to wait and how many clips you’re going to use.
First, you need to convert your audio clip into an .AAC audio file. This can be done several ways. You can use iTunes, or you can use an online converter.
If you are using iTunes…
1. Import your clip by dragging and dropping it into iTunes
2. Go to Edit > Preferences
3. Find and click Import Settings
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4. Set it to AAC Encoder and High Quality (128 kbps)
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5. Select the clip within iTunes
6. Go to File > Convert > Create AAC version
7. Once the duplicate of your clip shows up, delete it from the iTunes library, but not from your files. There will be a pop-up that will prompt you for this.
Step Two (2): Converting your clip
Now that you have your file, you have to convert it from m4a to m4r, as iPhone only reads m4r as ringtones.
With iTunes…
1. Go to your iTunes Media folder, which is typically found in your Music folder in your file explorer, and find your audio clip.
2. When you find the .m4a file, change the last three letters after the dot [the file extension] to .m4r
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Note: Make sure you can edit the file extension first!
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3. Double-click the file and open it in iTunes
Without iTunes…
1. Find a file converter that supports converting to .m4r [Zumzar is a good example]
2. Convert your file to .m4r
Note: This method is recommended for those who have only two (2) or less files they want uploaded. Unless you have the patience or money, then this method is NOT good for converting in bulk
Step Three (3): Transferring your files
Now that you have your .m4r files, it’s time to add them to your phone.
With iTunes…
1. Connect your phone to your computer using your charger cord
2. Turn on ‘manually manage music and videos’
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3. Drag and drop your .m4r files into the Tones folder on your phone
Without iTunes…
1. Open Google Drive on your computer
2. Import your .m4r files into the Drive
3. Open Google Drive on your phone
4. Download the files
And Voila!
You can now use your custom ringtones :D
tutorial made for @shash4
