Creating ringtones error?

I just brought a song on itunes I wanted to use as a ringtone but every time I click create ringtone it comes up with an 11556 error saying to check my network connection which is perfect, why can't i make it?

Ringtones in the iTunes store are only available in the US.
To create your own ringtones, google ehow iPhone ringtones.

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Cannot Create Ringtones - Error 11556

I just got an iPhone and wanted to created Ringtones for it. I am following the online instructions and I keep getting this error message. Another thing I have noticed that worries me is that none of my songs that I've purchased through iTunes have a "bell" beside it indicating I can use it for a Ringtone. Can anyone help!

Looks like you can't make ringtones outside the U.S. But one thing you can do is switching to Unites States (in the iTunes Store), this way you'll be able to create ringtones.

Create ringtone - Error 11556

WHEN I WANT TO CREATE A RINGTONE FROM A TUNE PURCHASED ON ITUNE AND RECEIVE A 11556 ERROR CODE... AND OF COURSE CANNOT CREATE MY RINGTONE!!!

Unless something's changed in the last couple of days, Apple has not been able to obtain licenses to sell ringtones anywhere but in the US as of yet. So you will not be able to create and purchase ringtones through the iTunes Store. There are other ways to create ringtones, though; just search the web for "iPhone ringtones" and you'll find lots of information.
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Error 11556!! When trying to creat Ringtone..

I have logged into Itunes this morning and be met by the create ringtone details.. Having read the help details and followed them step by step. I select my purchased track to convert and then I get the ERROR MESSAGE 11556 itunes unable to connect to itunes store, yet the store is open and I am signed in... HELP

i am logged into the Uk itunes store..and I have a new ringtone icon under my device and my library and I also had a message on the screen when I first connected this morning asking would I like to check purchased tracks for use as ringtones...
If they are not available how come the options are available to me!?
In your library highlight a purchased song then click in store in the control panel at the top of the screen you will see the option CREATE RINGTONE...
STRANGE!! HELP!
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Could not create ringtone. An unknown error occurred (-42160).

After customizing a ringtone, I click on "Buy" and get this error:
*Could not create ringtone. An unknown error occurred (-42160).*
*There was an error in the iTunes Store. Please try again later.*
Song: Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor or Humanity
Note: I did purchase another ringtone with a different song, and had no issues so maybe it's this song having the issue?

Same problem here, same song DRM free, the only one with the bell icon. Bought the song then I converted the song to AAC (right click the song and the contextual menu appears) and used MakeiphoneRingtone (drag the converted song from your iTunes music library to the application and it puts it right into your ringtones library). I synched and just answered a call with Clocks playing as the ring tone, nice and loud I might add too. I don't know about editing the ring tone because the whole song is the ring tone and it's 9.5 megs big.
Hope this helps.
CD3
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Trying to create ringtones, but error (11556) appears.

Trying to create ringtones on I-Tunes for I-phone, but when I select a track & go to create ringtones, creation option flashes up for around a second before being replaced by an error:-
"Itunes could not connect to the Itunes store. An unknown error occurred (11556). Please make sure your network connection is active & try again."
My internet connection works fine & I experiene no connection issues in any other part of the apple store, but non of my 2000+ Itunes has the bell icon next to it indicating a ringtone is creatable, even though the majority of tunes are purchased from Itunes.
Any ideas?

So, this forum suggests it's an issue with iTunes in specific countries not yet supporting ringtone conversion due to copyright restrictions:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1372528
This forum backs that up in Australia:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7745727
And includes a link to this support document:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1398
I'm having trouble determining for sure based off of your info on the forums, but, are you located in the US or elsewhere?
CG

Error (11556) on itunes for creating ringtone???

So i right click on purchased song from itunes and go to create ringtone and get a error coming up everytime i try it.
it reads-
"Itunes cannot connect to itunes store. An unknown erroe occurred (11556).
Make sure you network connection is active and try again."
i checked my network and its all working fine so has anyone else had this heppen and if so have you figured this out or does anyone know what this error is???

Yep! Once again, a 'bad apple' for Canadian. I got that 115566 error every time I tried to make a ringtone in iTunes. Happened no matter what. Then here in this forum I saw the thing about the country. I switched to United States and voila! I can make ringtunes. I still can't buy anything until I get back to the U.S. store, but it DOES make the Ringtunes problem go away.

Create new ringtone - Error 11556

Hi all
i buy a music mp3 from itunes store to create a new ringtone for my iphone3g.
When i click to "Create Ringtone" i view a message on the screen:
"...Unkwon error (11556)... check your network connection".
but my internet connection is ok.
what's the problem? I live in Italy
Christian

Sorry, but unless something's changed in the last couple of days, Apple has not been able to obtain licenses to sell ringtones anywhere but in the US as of yet. Why it generates a cryptic error rather than just saying that ringtones aren't available in your country, I don't know.
There are other ways to create ringtones, though; just search the web for "iPhone ringtones" and you'll find lots of information.
Regards.

Create Ringtones in iTunes 10- AAC Version greyed out

Need assistance creating ringtones in iTunes 10:
I have iTunes 10 on a Windows PC. I went into Preferences, General, IMPORT SETTINGS and set it to AAC Encoder and HIGH QUALITY (128 bkps) and checked the Error Correction.
The AAC Version in the ADVANCED drop down is still showing as being GREYED out after selecting an MP3 with 0 and 30 seconds as the time limits in GET INFO for a song.
I have searched for a possible "fix" to get the AAC Version to be available. Nothing works so far. HELP!!
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I had the same problem until I realized that I first need to buy the song and then create the ringtone from the already purchased song. The instructions could have been made clearer on this, and it would be great if you could use the ring tone creation tool to check if the song really fits before you buy the song…
Good luck

I can't create ringtones

When I click on a purchased song to create a ringtone, an error box tells me I must AGREE to Apple's Terms of Service and tells me to click OK to redirect. When I click OK nothing happens. When I go manually to the Terms of Service it does not give me a box to click AGREE.

aangelaa,
hope this helps. this is in a different thread, and i cannot take credit for the instructions...i wish i could remember who took the time to make this AWESOME list of instructions, by far the easiest way to create ringtones from any song...for free. Thank you!
enjoy
dvin44
I found this way to create ringtones in a previous discussion and think it is the easiest way to do it
1. Open iTunes Library
2. Double click on the song you want to turn into a ringtone. Listen to the song and write down the approximate start and end times of the section you want to save as a ringtone, up to 40 seconds long.
3. Once you have determined the approximate start and end times, pause the playback of the song, right click on the song, and select "Get Info", then "Options".
4. Add a check to the Start Time box and type in the approximate start time. Then add a check to the Stop Time box and type in the stop time. Exit the Options section by clicking OK.
5. Still in iTunes Library, double click the song again to listen and verify that the start and stop times are eorrect. If the times need a slight adjustment, repeat steps 4 and 5 until you are satisfied.
6. Right click on the song again and select "Convert selection to AAC". This will create a new, separate, shortened song with the same name at the top of the iTunes library.
7. Right click on the new shortened song and select "Show in Windows Explorer". The title will appear in Explorer followed by _1.m4a . (If you don't see the file name extention ".m4a" in Explorer, you will need to go to Control panel (Classic view), Folder Options, View, and then uncheck the box next to "Hide extensions for known file types").
8. Right click on the songtitle_1.m4a file in Explorer and select Rename. Change the file name extension "m4a" to "m4r" and press Enter. You will get a warning about changing the file name extension, but click YES.
9. Now stay in that same Windows Explorer window and double click the new .m4r song. Instantly, iTunes will pop up, the song will appear in Ringtones, and it will start playing. (If it doesn't, try adding a "Ringtones" folder in "iTunes Music" directory.
10. Sync your iPhone with the computer and the new ringtone will appear under the Custom section.
Hope this helps.
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Create Ringtone not working

I've seen a lot of threads on this -- is someone at Apple paying any attention? You can no longer create ringtones from your music -- even when there is an icon for a ringtone next to a song in your library, if you click on it it says you can no longer create a ring tone from this song. I tried so many different artists that it cannot be just my problem, and I've seen other posts. So, what gives -- is it the new software? And when the heck is it going to get fixed?

I used the link -- there's a section at the bottom for notes and I put it in as purchase so we'll see -- very frustrating as I just got my phone and was excited to start using it.
I'd be surprised if no one at Apple ever read these boards -- at every company I know with product support employees as well as pure consumers often read help forums.
It's unfortunate the error message always seems to be specific to the song so it takes awhile for anyone to realize it isn't just the songs they own.

Create ringtone

Hey I can't create a ringtone. When I try it opens an error box saying Make sure your network connection is active and try again. Any help plz??

I think what you're trying to do is create a ringtone using iTunes...which will check to see whether the piece of music you're using has a sample already, or whether you're authorized to create a ringtone from it.
If you have iLife's Garageband on the Mac, you can import any sound file, and then select a section and choose Create Ringtone and send it to iTunes.

Problems creating ringtones in iTunes 9.0.2 and 9.0.3

I have had problems creating ringtones for my iPhone in iTunes versions 9.0.2 and 9.0.3. When I select "create ringtone" when right clicking on a song, iTunes brings up the bar at the bottom for creating ringtones then says...
"iTunes could not connect to the iTunes store. An unexpected error occurred (11556). Make sure your network connection is active and try again."
1. My network connection is active. 2. I am logged into my iTunes store account.
Does anyone know why this is happening, and better how to fix it?

You can buy them from the iphone itself. Instructions can be found in the manual:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf
There are many ways to make ringtones. Google "iphone ringtone" and you will find instructions.

Can't create ringtone (AU)

Whenever I try to create a ringtone, I get an error message...
"iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. An unknown error occurred (11556). "
My network connection is fine and I have been downloading Apps and songs tonight. It just seems that I can't create ringtones. I'm trying to create a Ringtone on a song purchased from the store just minutes ago, using iTunes 7.7 for an iPhone 3G. I'm in Australia, and therefore use the Australian iTunes store.

Okay - I was reading another thread and tried this and it worked!
'Okay, I tracked down a solution. It's not in any of Apple's related FAQs (it should).
"I was having the same trouble as those posted here, and finally called iTunes Support. They told me that there is a "TOS loop" that happens on the first purchase of a ringtone from a song that is already in your library (in other words, you are repurchasing the tune to make a ringtone). Here is their work-around:
"Go to the iTunes home page, sign in, and download the FREE Single of the Week. There will be no charge. That will give you the prompt to "Accept the Terms of Service" window, which you should accept and click okay. Now go back to the music library window on your desktop, and select the song you want, and choose Create Ringtone. This time, because you've already purchased a new song for a ringtone, you won't get into the TOS loop, and you should see the WAV box at the bottom, which allows you to select and preview your ringtone, then click buy when you're ready."'

Creating ringtones for iPhone

I've bought a song from the iTunes store to use as a ring tone and have it in my iTunes library in the purchased folder. When I use iTunes/store/create ringtone I get an error message, "iTunes could not connect to the iTunes store. An unknown error occurred (11556) Make sure your network connection is active and try again."
Nothing else that needs the network is having a problem and I can re-connect to the iTunes store if I want to buy something. How do I get round this?

Where are you?
Itunes purchased ringtones are available in the U.S. only at this time.
There are many free ways to make ringtones.
If you type "ringtone" into the forum search bar you will find countless posts on this.

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