This post article will instruct you how to create iPhone ringtones with minimal interference to your iTunes Music Library. (Windows Only)

The following application you would need are, Audacity, dBpoweramp Music Converter (with Nero Encoder) and of course iTunes to upload the ringtone to your iPhone.

Step 1: Convert your chosen music file to wav using dBpoweramp Music Converter and make sure the target folder is not the iTunes Library folder, if your music file is more than 30 seconds or otherwise forget Step 1, convert to AAC-LC (Nero Encoder) and skip to Step 4.

Step 2: Open your converted wav in Audacity, select the part you want, make sure it less than 30 seconds and then save the selected as wav file.

Step 3: Convert your wav file (you just save with Audacity) to AAC-LC (Nero Encoder) at a bit rate of 128kbps or below, using dBpoweramp Music Converter.

Step 4: Change the extension from m4a to m4r.

Step 5: Double click the m4r file to add to iTunes Ringtones Library.

Step 6: Sync your ringtones library with your iPhone and enjoy.

Note: This only works with certain encoders such as dBpoweramp Music Converter and iTunes itself, I have also tested MediaCoder audio edition and unfortunately doesn’t work because iTunes 9 doesn’t seem to like the way how the file encoded by mediacoder. Rumours about Apple blocking custom ringtones from iTunes 9 actually turned out to be a myth, it just the fact that it only works with certain encoders.

Tagged as: custom, iPhone, Ringtones

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