Typically, iTunes is used by users to control Apple devices from a computer. In particular, you can transfer sounds to the device using them, for example, as notifications for incoming SMS messages. But before the sounds are on your device, they will need to be added to iTunes.

For the first time working in iTunes, almost every user is faced with certain difficulties in performing certain tasks. The fact is that, for example, with the same transfer of sounds from a computer to iTunes, some rules must be observed, without which sounds will not be added to the program this way.

Sound preparation

In order to install your own sound on an incoming message or call on your iPhone, iPod or iPad, you will need to add it to iTunes, and then synchronize it with the device. Before you add sound to iTunes, you must make sure that you observe the following nuances:

1.   The duration of the sound signal is not more than 40 seconds;

2.   The sound has the m4r music format.

Sound can already be found ready-made on the Internet and downloaded to a computer, or you can create it yourself from any music file on your computer. About how you can create sound for iPhone, iPad or iPod using the online service and the iTunes program, was previously described on our website.

Adding Sounds to iTunes

You can add sounds available on your computer to iTunes in two ways: using Windows Explorer and through the iTunes menu.

To add sound to iTunes through Windows Explorer, you need to open two windows on the screen simultaneously: iTunes and the folder in which your sound is open. Just drag it into the iTunes window and the sound will automatically fall into the sounds section, but on condition that all the above nuances are met.

To add sound to iTunes through the program menu, click on the button in the upper left corner "File" and then go to point "Add file to the library" .

Windows Explorer will appear on the screen, in which you need to go to the folder in which your music file is stored, and then select it with a double click.

To display the iTunes section in which sounds are stored, click on the name of the current section in the upper left corner, and then in the additional menu that appears, select Sounds . If you do not have this item, click on the button "Edit menu" .

Sounds and then click on the button Done .

By opening a section Sounds , a list of all the music files that can be installed on the Apple device as a ringtone or sound for incoming messages will be displayed on the screen.

How to sync sounds with an Apple device?

The final step is copying sounds to your gadget. To perform this task, connect it to the computer (using a USB cable or Wi-Fi synchronization), and then click in iTunes on the displayed device icon.

In the left pane, go to the tab Sounds . This tab should appear in the program only after the moment the sounds are added to iTunes.

In the window that opens, check the box next to “Sync sounds” , and then select one of two available items: "All sounds" if you want to add all the sounds available in iTunes to your Apple device, or “Selected Sounds” then you’ll need to note which sounds will be added to the device.

Finish transferring information to the device by clicking on the button in the lower area of \u200b\u200bthe window "Synchronize"   ("Apply").

From now on, sounds will be added to your Apple device. To change, for example, the sound of an incoming SMS message, open the application on the device "Settings" and then go to the section Sounds .

A ringtone file is the same mp3 file but limited in time to 40 seconds and converted to AAC format.

The order is this: first you need to make a ringtone (or download it ready), then upload it to your iphone and, lastly, set it in your phone’s settings to the desired contact or event.

The general principle of how to make a ringtone

You can cut the desired piece from a musical composition on a computer using any music editor. Even free mp3DirectCut will do. You can use the services that make ringtones for iphone online.

You can convert to AAC format via iTunes. Here we will consider this method. To do this, first download the music on the iPhone from which you want to make a ringtone.
  When the music file appears in your iTunes library, right-click on it and select “Create AAC Version”.

Another same file (but of a different format) will appear in the library. True outwardly, it is no different from the original.

Again, right-click on the newly created file and select “Show in Explorer”.

Explorer opens, with our file.
  The extension (3 letters after the period) in our file is now m4a. Our task is to rename and set the extension m4r, that is, it is enough to change the last letter “a” to “r”. (If you don’t see extensions, select “Tools - Folder Options - View” in the explorer and uncheck the “Hide extensions for registered file types” menu).
  As a result, you should get a file of the form ***. M4r. After renaming, the icon will change to the appropriate one for the ringtone.

This will be our ringtone file, ready for installation on the iPhone.
  I recommend copying this file to a directory convenient for you. By default, iTunes will convert in its service folder, where finding something is very problematic.

Note: Make sure that the duration of this music passage is less than 40 seconds, otherwise the iPhone will refuse to install it on a call.

How to download ringtone on iphone

So, you made a ringtone yourself, or found it on the Internet. Let's say it lies in your Ringtones folder.
  (In general, in my opinion, it is better to create a folder with ringtones in iTunes-Media, so if you transfer your media library, then you definitely will not forget to grab ringtones, it is located at C: \\ username \\ My music \\ iTunes for Windows users)

1) Take the USB cable from Apple. We connect your iPhone to the computer.
  2) Go to iTunes.
  3) Choose your device.
  4) We will need the “Sounds” section.

If you don’t have it, then just take it and go to the “Settings” section of iTunes, and then put a checkmark in front of the “Sounds” column.

Now the order!

5) Now we need to add the ringtone to the iTunes library. In the latter, go to the path “File”\u003e “Add to Media Library” and add your ringtone by selecting it in the familiar “Ringtone” folder.

6) Now again we go to the section “Sounds” on the page of your device and look for the section “Synchronize sounds”. In the sub-item below, select either “All sounds” or “Selected sounds” (if you selected this item, check off those ringtones that you want to synchronize with the device).

7) Well, now we just click on “Sync” and wait for the synchronization to complete! That's all, the ringtone file is downloaded on the iPhone.

How to put ringtone on iphone

Now that the ringtone file is ready and uploaded to the phone, we just have to put the ringtone on the iphone. This is done very simply and you most likely already did it, but for those who for the first time decided to change the Marimba to something more serious. We do the following:

We take our iPhone. Go to the “Settings”. Next, go to the “Sounds” section.

And, in fact, click on “Ringtone”

In the list that appears, look for our ringtone - it will be right at the very beginning of the list, and click on it so that a checkmark appears in front of the name of the ringtone.
  All! Now you are the happy owner of a phone with an original sound signal!

By the way, in addition to its unique ringtone, in iphone you can make an individual vibration for each contact. And it’s much easier

Possible difficulties

Immediately a small digression on issues that may arise during the process of setting a ringtone:

Question: “I don’t have a ringtone on my phone, what should I do?”
  Answer: “It is very important that the format of your ringtone is exactly m4r, which is not the same as m4a. If this point is followed, then you need to delete the folder with the ringtone, first transferring it to the desktop, then reboot and repeat the whole operation from the very beginning, and the folder that you create for the ringtones should be called otherwise (Ringer, for example) .

Question: “I don’t have a checkmark opposite the desired ringtone in iTunes, I put it, but after synchronization the checkmark disappears again. What do i do?"
  Answer: “See the answer above. If it doesn’t help, then you may not have observed the restriction on the length of the ringtone - 40 seconds. If the length of the ringtone exceeds the maximum specified in the previous sentence, then just remake your ringtone to match the maximum length. "

Question: “I do not have the Ringtones or Sounds tab”
  Answer: “Look at the end of the article for the answer.”

These are the most common questions that may arise for everyone due to any reason. After all, this is a program, and no one is safe from glitches.

Ringtone Maker Software

Now about the programs for making ringtones installed through the app store. They all work on the same principle, freeing us from unnecessary movements. And in the process they create the very same .m4r ringtone file.

These are screenshots of the programs: Ringtones, RingTunes and RMakerPro. Earlier programs were tested: FoneTones Ringtone Maker (October 8, 2010) and AnyRing (October 19, 2010).

That is, from us you only need to specify the music file from your library on your phone. Then select the desired piece of the composition and get the converted file from the ringtone extension.m4r. But if you now go to the ringtones section on your phone, you still won't see anything new. Your file will not be there. Apple's security policy does not allow file management without iTunes. Put ringtone on iPhone will have to be manually. For this, connect the iPhone to the computer, start iTunes. On the program tab at the very bottom you will see the program icon with which you made the ringtone. And in the window on the right is the file that turned out in the end.

Rip it to your hard drive. Then open the ringtones tab in iTunes and add this file there. Sync device. Now the ringtone should appear in the appropriate section on the iPhone. And it can be used. Crooked, but easier than in the first case.

On phones with Jailbreake, access to the file system is open. You can go to the appropriate section of the Ringtones program Cydia. Select the desired ringtone and click install. And a new call will immediately appear on your phone. But unfortunately in Sidia it’s not very convenient to work with ringtones, you can’t hear it until you download it, and when synchronized with iTunes, these files disappear.

Once upon a time, for the first firmware there were programs similar to those that are now in the app store, for example jamendo. Only ready-made files immediately fell into the calls section. Unfortunately, I have not found such programs at the moment.

If there is no Ringtones tab (older versions of iTunes)

In recent versions of iTunes, the “Ringtones” tab was renamed to “Sounds” and hidden so as not to annoy iPad and iPod users.
  To display a tab in the iTunes menu, select Edit\u003e Preferences, go to the General tab and check the Ringtones (Sounds) box. Click OK. “Sounds” should appear in the iPhone menu

Ringtones for iPhone from iTunes Store

There is an option to set the ringtone is much simpler, literally with a few clicks without connecting to a computer. You can do this by making a purchase in the official iTunes Store. How to do this is described in the instructions ringtones for iPhone.
  Prices range from 20 rubles for each file. This is a good way out for those who are not very good friends with the computer and do not want to understand the intricacies of iTunes.

How to set ringtones on iPhone. (IOS)

Surely you repeatedly had to get the iPhone to answer an incoming call, and then it turned out that the call was addressed not to you, but to a person nearby. It’s all the fault of the standard iPhone ringtones.

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The popularity of Apple smartphones only continues to grow, and such situations are becoming more and more. It's time to personalize! In this article, we will talk in detail about creating and setting your own ringtone for an incoming iPhone call using.

How to create a ringtone for iPhone using iTunes?

1 . Open on a Mac or Windows computer.

2 . Go to the section Music → My Music.

3 . Select the song you want. Right-click on its name and select the menu item " Intelligence».

4 . Click the " Options". Check the boxes next to “ Start"And" Stop»And indicate the time of the required interval. Press button OK. Please note that the duration of the ringtone should be no more than 30 seconds.

5 . Once again, click on the selected track with the right mouse button and select the menu item " Create AAS Version". As soon as you select this action, iTunes will immediately create a copy of the file in the library with the duration specified in the previous paragraph.

6 . Right-click on the created ringtone and click " Show in Finder».

7 . The Finder window that appears will highlight the desired track. Right-click on it and select " The properties».

8 . In the block " Name and extension»Change the extension m4a  on m4r. In the same window, you can rename the ringtone. In the pop-up message, select “ Use.m4r».

How to transfer a new ringtone to iPhone?

1 . Open.

2 . Connect your iPhone to your PC or Mac via a USB cable.

3 . Go to the tab “ Devices ». In the left side menu, select " Sounds"Block" On my device". In the upper right corner, click the " Add».

4 . Drag the created ringtone to the left working window. And then drag it from the left window to the right menu with sounds. Click the " Done».

How to set a new iPhone ringtone for an incoming call?

1 . On iPhone, go to Settings → Sounds → Ringtone.

2 . Select the created ringtone.

3 . If desired, you can apply a ringtone only to a specific subscriber. To do this, open the contact card in the Phone or Contacts application, press Edit  and in the graph Ringtone  select the desired melody.