Create ringtones for iPhone using the program

It goes without saying that today on the Internet or even in the App Store you can find many ringtones (ringtones / calls) that you just need to download and then install on the iPhone. And not everyone likes, let's say, ringtones for iPhone 4 from the present standard list in the gadget itself. Let's see how to create a melody to call with your own hands, using for this simple knowledge and tools.

The standard of sound in Apple's mobile gadgets

Creating ringtones for the iPhone or iPad is impossible without understanding the basic principles of working with audio files, much less without knowing the standard format that can be played on these mobile devices.

The principles of working with sound will be discussed a little later, and now we will dwell on some details of the reproduced format. Of course, today there are quite a lot of audio files, say MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, AAC, M4A, etc. That's just the case with Apple's mobile products, it turns out - they just can not be made the signal of an incoming call.

What are ringtones for iPhone? Format M4R. This is a fairly specific standard, and not all programs and applications work with it. However, there is a way out. Creating ringtones for the iPhone can be done with some simple utilities, both on the computer and on the smartphone itself.

General principles of creating and downloading ringtones on the iPhone

But first, we'll stop at the question of working with any audio material. First of all, you need to understand that the call itself on the gadget will not sound for more than 30 seconds. Hence - the simplest conclusion: the creation of ringtones for the iPhone - the usual pruning or cutting out a fragment of your favorite composition. This is the simplest case, and in fact sometimes you want to add specific effects, make an increase in the beginning or attenuation of the sound at the end. For this, primitive programs are not suitable. But first of all we will consider them.

Ringtones for iPhone: iTunes

Everyone knows that iTunes is used to synchronize Apple's mobile devices with desktop computers or laptops.

Of course, she has a lot of opportunities to transfer multimedia items or programs to the smartphone, but few know that with the help of this utility it is really possible to create your own ringtone within a couple of minutes.

So, let's look at creating ringtones for the iPhone 5 (or any other models) on the computer. First, in the program itself, select the desired composition from the existing list, then through the right click we go to the information, and then - to the parameters.

Now you need to use two sliders - "Start" and "Stop" - to set the time for the sound of the segment of the song (taking into account 30 seconds, which was mentioned above). We press the button "OK", and then right click on the track again, select the submenu with the command to create the version in AAC format. After processing, a new track appears next to the original track. Again, right-click on the new file to call the command "Show in Windows Explorer". Now it is here that the file with the extension .m4a is visible. You just need to rename it to the same name, but specify the .m4r extension. We return to iTunes and delete the cropped track. It remains only to start the ringtone from the folder so that it appears in the "Sounds" tab. It remains only to synchronize your gadget with the application and put a tick on the files intended for transfer to the memory of the smartphone.

IPhone: a program for creating ringtones Ringtonium (Light / Pro) and her like

As it turns out, you can make your own ringtone quite simply on your smartphone. To do this, you can use the application Ringtonium (or any other) that you can download from the App Store. Note that there are two versions - Light and Pro. Version Pro has more features and is paid, but for creating a ringtone, the free version in the form of Light version is also perfect.

Here everything is simple. After starting the application in the main window, you need to add the original track (the button with a "+" sign at the top left of the screen). After the pop-up message appears with a request for further actions, use the "Ringtone" item, and on the timeline with the markers set the segment of the composition (beginning and end). Now it remains to save the selected fragment by clicking the button with the image of the floppy disk in the lower right corner. All. The ringtone can be used for its intended purpose (if desired, you can add effects that can be accessed by pressing the "FX" button before saving).

Create ringtones with audio editors

You can also make a ringtone on your computer using audio processing software. Consider the application Cool Edit Pro (in Adobe Audition or Sound Forge processes are identical).

First open the desired file, then select the area to be cut out. We perform the cutting action (Ctrl + X or the Cut command from the context menu). Now create a new empty file and paste into it the fragment that is in the clipboard. You can do this by removing unnecessary pieces at the beginning and at the end. Now it remains to save it in any audio format from the list.

As for adding effects, for example, to create an effect of increasing or fading sound, the Favorites menu is used, where the Fade In or Fade Out commands are selected, respectively. Again, apply them to the pre-selected sections of the track.

When full or partial selection can be applied effects, which are located in the Effects menu.

But that's not all. The fact is that there are no ringtones for the iPhone as such (see the specifics of the standard format). We will have to do a few more simple actions.

Converting to native format

Now we have the original audio file. It simply needs to be converted to the "native" Apple standard. You can use any simple converter with the ability to convert audio.

For example, in the Freemake Video Converter application, you must first select "Audio", open the desired file, then click on the icon containing the name "Apple" in the bottom row of buttons and start the conversion process. When you end it in the default or custom settings, the file with the extension .m4r will be saved.

Use of online services

For the laziest iPhone owners, you can advise the use of online services. The bottom line here is that the user simply downloads the initial file to the site, specifies the segment to be used as the ringtone, and press the start button. In a couple of minutes a new file can be downloaded to a computer or to a smartphone, if the specified action is made directly from it.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it should be noted that the creation of ringtones for the iPhone, as is clear from the above, is not such a complicated business. In principle, the simplest methods are mobile applications and online services. With iTunes and audio editors, the matter is somewhat more complicated, but the latter have an undeniable advantage that the song can be cut much more accurately (down to milliseconds), and also impose professional and even somewhat unusual effects that are simply absent in primitive programs for the smartphone, and Especially when using trimming tracks online.