AngelicTip: Ringtones on the iPhone using iTunes

So after being asked a fair few times about my ringtones on my iPhone at work and by friends I thought I'd post this and then I can then forward it when asked.

It isn't news, I got my information from a forum when I got my phone in June and I'm sure it has been circulating on the net since the inception of the iPhone so I won't pretend to be the Goddess of the iPhone ringtones lol.

This works if you haven't purchased the track from iTunes as the "Create Ringtone" feature on iTunes only allows purchased tracks to be edited. Boo!

Enjoy!  x


Before you start you should note down the start and finish time of the track which you want to play. You will only be able to have 30 seconds so pick the best bit!

1. Right click on the song you are going to make into a ringer 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 ringer to start/stop. The ringer has to be 30 seconds or less. Click OK when you’re done.
3. Right click on your newly “clipped” song and select “Convert Selection to AAC.” 
4. After the song is done, 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 the 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 change the extension from .m4a to .m4r 
6. After the extension is changed simply add it to your iTunes library by dragging it the ringtones section. Sync your phone with iTunes and you’re done!

Review: Hot97 App FINALLY hits the Blackberry! (and is still available on the iPhone)

I've been a Blackberry user for a number of years now, and have been complaining for most of that time that my American friends were able to stream live music and we here in the UK weren't.

The wait, my compadres is OVER.

The giants that are HOT 97 have created a Blackberry app - branching out from the app that is available on the iPhone. I'm thinking because all the artists who have songs on their station, as well as their DJs ALL have either the Berry and/or the iPhone.

According to Hot 97, with the Berry you can:

Access HOT 97 live
Access and view the last 9 songs that played on HOT97 so you can check the facts about the tracks you hear -View album art (if available)
Use the "Get It" feature to help purchase a song you like
See song lyrics
Read song and artist info

and much more in the iPhone. I gotta say I listen regularly on my iPhone and have had NO problems at all, there are reports that some Berry users (on the Curve) had streaming problems, so be wary of those.


Because I've had to wait so long, I've given them 4 out of 5 wings. i'm a tough bitch, deal with it! Go grab it! Click the pic below to take you to the page