Yes, absolutely! I was so excited! I plan to do many more ring tones!
Thanks again for the tips.
Russell
From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:42 PM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Ringtone
Oh congratulations! It's a great feeling of success the first time you do
one and it actually works :-)
On May 16, 2017, at 10:47 PM, Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Hi Cheryl,
Thanks so much for these instructions. I just created my first ever ring
tone, thanks to your easy to follow steps!
Be well.
Russell
On May 16, 2017, at 10:07 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4110@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:cah4110@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
I do ringtones via iTunes quite often. Here is a write-up on this (don't
remember where I got it). It doesn't use the voiceover terms for navigating
and locating but you should find it helpful. It gets easier the more you do
it. It may look a bit disconnected in places because I went through and
deleted the .png files that came with it when I copied the information in
safari. Also, for the start and stop times, I just play the song until I can
stop it at the right start time and check the start time box and then play
until I can stop it at the stop time and check that box. Sometimes takes a
few playings.
Step 1: Select your song
Right click and select Get info
In iTunes, find the song you want to use for your fancy new ringtone.
Right-click and select 'Get Info'.
Step 2: Set a Start and Stop time
Navigate to Options
Once you're in the info view, navigate along the top to Options and from
there you must select both a start and a stop time. After some fiddling
around with the track to find where exactly you want it to start, you can
trim it down, and then click OK - remember it can't be longer than 40
seconds.
Tip:You may need to check the Start and Stop time boxes first if they are
unchecked.
Step 3: Creating an AAC Version
Convert to AAC Version
Next, right-click again on the track and click on Create AAC Version. This
will automatically duplicate the track, and will create the file you will be
working with from now on. You'll notice a difference in the time of the
track compared to the original. You'll probably want to go back to the
original file and remove the start and stop times of the song if you want it
to return to normal.
Step 4: Converting to a Ringtone
Right-click and choose "Show in Finder"
You next need to locate to file of the track, and to do that you should
right-click on the new version, and chose Show in Finder.
The new AAC Version and the original track
This should present you with the track name, with a .m4a extension. We need
to rename that to .m4r which is as simple as removing the 'a' and replacing
with an 'r'. You'll get a popup asking if you're sure, click Use .m4r.
Click Use .m4r
Tip: Don't close this Finder window, you'll need it again in a few minutes.
Step 5: Deleting the AAC Version
Delete Song
Make sure to keep the file
Go back into iTunes once more, right-click and delete the AAC Version (the
shorter duplicate of the original). Click Delete Song and Keep File on the
popups.
Step 6: Adding to Tones
Finally, you should go back to Finder and double-click on your ringtone file
(.m4r), which should automatically copy it to the Tones section of your
iTunes library.
Your ringtone should now show up in the Tones section
Conclusion
So there we go, you can create ringtones from any of your iTunes music, all
for free in just a few simple steps. Now you can annoy your friends with
witty tones and enjoy your very personalized phone whenever someone calls.
--
Cheryl
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You, Lord,
my rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
On May 16, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Ian Harrison
<harrisonclan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:harrisonclan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Dear listers,
does anyone know a reliable virus free site to download a ringtone for my
iphone? I seriously mistrust most sites.
Failing that, is there a way to capture a song from youtube in mp3 format so
I can convert to m4r? I am happy to pay.
Thanks in advance
Ian>
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