It’ll now be saved on your phone under the My Tones tab at the bottom of the screen. Remember that this sample will be looping, so consider ticking the ‘Fade Out’ and maybe even the ‘Fade In’ box to smooth the transitions. Hit the save button (the white one to the right of the Play button) and name your ringtone. Keep in mind that you can vary the size of the sample within the parameters you set (30 or 20 seconds) before. Hit play to start the ringtone sample playing, and shift the start and end points to suit.

You’ll see the track laid out as a wave, represented by start and end points. Open up Ringtone Maker and tap to select a song, agreeing to grant the necessary access to your media files when prompted. Navigate to the track you want using the self-explanatory Select Music interface.Ĭhoose the length of your tone – ‘Ringtone’ is 30 seconds, ‘Text Tone’ is 20 seconds. It’s free to download and use, though you will have to put up with periodic full-screen and video ads. Obviously, the first thing you’ll need to do is download the Ringtone Maker app. The third party app Ringtone Maker doesn’t remove the need for iTunes syncing entirely, but it does provide a slick and effective way to create custom ringtones directly on your iOS device.

It’s always been a bit of a pain to make custom ringtones for your iPhone, typically involving editing audio files on a computer before syncing to your device through iTunes.

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