Here is a great way to make free custom ringtones for your Apple iPhone. You will need access to your iTunes account from your computer as well as your iPhone and sync cable.

1. Open your iTunes and find a song  you want to turn into a ringtone. Make sure this is a song that you own and have the rights to. (non-DRM)
2. Determine the portion of the song you would like to use for your ringtone. Note the start and stop time of the portion of the song.
3. Right-click the song and click “Get Info.”
4. Click the “Options” tab and enter the start and stop times of the song from step 2.
5. Click “OK.”
6. Right-click on the song again and then click on “Create AAC Version.”
7. iTunes will now create a new version of the song that is only the portion that you chose in step 4. (This will become your ringtone.)
8. Right-click on the new song (your ringtone) and choose “Delete.”
9. Click “Remove.”
10. IMPORTANT: The next box will ask you if you want to keep the file or move it to the trash. Choose “Keep File.”
11. You will now need to find the file on your hard drive. It is most likely located in the iTunes Music folder (Music > iTunes > iTunes Music > Band Name” It will have a “.m4a” extension.
12. Replace the “.m4a” extension of your ringtone with “.m4r” (this is the ringtone file extension). Do this by renaming the file.
13. A window will pop up asking you if you are sure you want to change the file extension. Choose “Use .m4r”.
14. Double-click the ringtone file. It will automatically be added to your ringtones folder in iTunes.
15. Sync your iPhone.
16. You can now set this as your normal ringtone or assign it to a specific person (or group of people).
17. Rinse and repeat!

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