The Easiest way to make iPhone ringtones!

Create your own custom iphone ringtones for free using your mp3s

User-Submitted Article

Rather than paying for ringtones, you can

follow these steps to create your own

custom ringtones using your mp3 library.

Using iringer, you can make as many

iphone ringtones as you want for free.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• ringtone-less iphone
• mp3 file
• iringer software
• 
  

1. 1 The first step is to find an mp3 file that you would like to use as your ringtone.
2. 2 Once an mp3 is located, download the iringer software from http://www.iringer.com or here. With this software, you can convert any mp3 file that you own into iphone compatible ringtones.
3. 3
   

   Now that iringer is downloaded and installed, open up the software. Once the software is open, press "import". A file browser would will open up. Look for your mp3 file and select "open"

4. 4 With your file imported, select the starting and ending point of your custom ringtone. You can press the "preview" button to test how your ringtone will sound on your iphone.
5. 5 With the "length" slider, ensure that your custom ringtone is only 30 seconds long. The iphone will only play a ringtone for 30 seconds.
6. 6 Now that your ringtone is the proper length, you can also add effects to your ringtone such as volume control or fade. Adjust those sliders to change the way your ringtone sounds.
7. 7 Now that your ringtone has been customized and you have previewed the results, press the "export" button. At this time, your custom ringtone will be created and saved.
8. 8 Now you can finally sync your iphone compatible ringtone to your cell phone through itunes! Sync this file just as you would any ringtone you may have purchased.

   
   Enjoy!

This article is from eHow

Here's another expression of the same

DemoGeek's article here is more illustrative.

Some additional info on creating ringtones on your iPhone

In case you had the same problem I had when I tried creating new ringtones just a while ago viz couldn't find the "create AAC version", just read on. Daniel tells you how to get it right.


Free Custom Ringtones for iPhone 3G using only iTunes
Create free ringtones for your iPhone using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer (This method only works with songs that are DRM free. To create ringtones using DRM protected songs please follow this guide to strip the DRM off first).

Note: If you want to avoid the trouble of making custom iPhone ringtones following the steps below or make an iPhone ringtone that is longer than 30 secondes, you can get an iPhone Ringtone Maker to help you create ringtones for iPhone (fully compatible with iOS 4).

To create custom ringtones using only iTunes:

1. Right click on the song you are going to make into a ringtone and select “Get Info.”

2. Go to the “Options” tab and go down to the “Start Time” and “Stop Time” check boxes. Check both boxes and input the time you want your ringtone to start/stop. The ringtone has to be 30 seconds or less. Click “OK” when you’re done.
















3. Right click on your newly “clipped” song and select “Create AAC Version”. Or directly click the “Advanced” tab on the main menu of iTunes 8 and select “Create AAC Version” from the drop-down list. The song will be re-encoded using the start and stop times specified.
Note: If your menu item does not read “Create AAC Version” and reads “Create MP3 Version” or some other format, please go to ”iTunes -> Edit -> Preferences -> General” and refer to the graphs below:
















4. After the song is done encoding, navigate to your iTunes Music folder, locate your song, and drag it to your desktop. After the song is on your desktop go back to iTunes and delete the clipped version from you iTunes library (It won’t delete it from your desktop, it will only remove it from iTunes).

5. Go back the song on your desktop and right click on your song and choose “Properties”. Go to the name and extension section and change the extension from .m4a to .m4r (or you can just change the extension right from your desktop).

6. After the extension is changed simply double click on the file to add it to your iTunes library under the ringtones section. Sync your phone with iTunes and you’re done!

If the ringtone section isn’t available, please click “Edit -> Preferences” and refer to the graph below:

















Note: Remember to go back into iTunes and uncheck your custom start and stop times for the original version of your song.


This is a post from Daniel's blog.