Convert MP3 to M4R – Expand Your iPhone Ringtones

Convert MP3 to M4R – Expand Your iPhone Ringtones

Your iPhone won’t let you use just any song as a ringtone. You’ve probably heard of the mp3 file type before. That’s what all of the songs on your iPhone are. But have you ever heard of m4r files? They’re a special kind of file that serve as ringtones on an iPhone. So if you’ve got a ton of songs that you want to hear whenever your phone rings, you’ll need to learn how to convert mp3 to m4r, and that’s just what this guide is going to show you.Also Read:youtube not work：8 Ways To Fix Problems in 2019


Convert MP3 to M4R Ringtone in iTunes (Time-Consuming)

One way to convert the file type of your music is straight within iTunes. It’s a bit cumbersome to do, but here are the instructions:

Step 1. Launch iTunes. If the mp3 is not already in your iTunes library, find it on your computer and drag it into iTunes.Also Read:youtube not work：8 Ways To Fix Problems in 2019

Step 2. Within iTunes, right-click on the song you want to use as a ringtone and select Get Info.



Step 3. Click on the Options tab and set the start and end times of the ringtone (40 seconds max).Also Read:Like iDope to Search for Torrent Files in 2019





Step 4. Click Ok to save the settings.

Step 5. From the top menu, select File > Convert > Create AAC Version. (If you can’t see the Convert AAC Version, Please firstly go to “Edit > Preferences > General > Import Settings > AAC Encoder”.)



Step 6. Just right-click on the created AAC file and choose “Show in Windows Explorer” (or “Show in Finder” on Mac)

Step 7. Change the extension from .m4a to .m4r, which is the required extension for iPhone ringtones.

Step 8. Open iTunes again and delete the mp3 and AAC files.

Step 9. Connect your iPhone and click the device tab from iTunes. At the right panel, check “Manually manage videos”.

Step 10. At the left side, click on “Tones” under On My Device. Just drag and drop the created .m4r file into iTunes library. The ringtone will be added to your iPhone.



Note

If you tried to follow the previous steps, you may have noticed how annoying the process is. You’ve got to switch in and out of iTunes, delete some files, and rename others. And you can’t even preview the song when trying to decide start and end times.