Make sure the meat of your ringtone is within that first 20 seconds. The time is measured directly above the Cycle Region bar.Ī ringtone cannot be any longer than 40 seconds however in our own unscientific testing, roughly only the first 20 seconds of the ringtone is all that is heard. When you see your mouse pointer turn into an arrow pointing in opposite directions, drag the bar to the desired time length. The Cycle Region, which will set the length of your ringtone, can be adjusted by moving your mouse to either end of the bar. For simplicity make sure it is all the way to left, matching the start of the song with the 0:00 time marker above. You can adjust the position of the song by dragging it left or right. On the right-hand side, once you select iTunes from the drop-down menu, you will see your entire iTunes music library.įind the song you want to use to make a ringtone and drag and drop it into the area labeled "Drag Apple Loops here." You should then see a yellow bar across the top of the screen. Switch to the Media Browser by clicking on the icon located on the far right along the bottom of the screen. Make Cycle Region active by clicking on the double arrow icon along the bottom of the screen. Here you will need to change a few items before you get started.Ĭlick on the note icon along the bottom of the screen and select Time. Next you will be presented with a screen similar to the one above. For demonstration purposes, we will name this project "My Favorite Ringtone."ĭon't worry about setting a Tempo, Signature, bpm, or Key.Ĭlick on Create after you have named your project. Identifying whether it's a ringtone or alert tone in the title will come in handy in the future, so it's a good idea to get into the habit now. You can name your project whatever you like. (You can also access the Loops category by going to New Project > Loops.) Once it's open, select iPhone Ringtone > Loops. You will just need to have have GarageBand 4.1.1+ and iTunes 7.5 or above installed on your Mac. Making a ringtone on OS X is a simple process.
Tired of hearing the same old boring ringtone? We know the feeling-so we decided to make an easy-to-follow guide for making a ringtone using the music you already own.
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