IPhone empties music library when syncing ringtones

I downloaded Apalon Pimp Your Sound -app for my iPhone 4S and did everything their Youtube video tutorial said to make and add ringtones to my phone. It adviced me to sync ringtones to iPhone using iTunes and iTunes only gave me one option: if I wanted to sync the ringtones to my iPhone it would wipe out all the existing music I had in my Phone. I did check the box so now I have the ringtones in my iPhone but no music (no worries, all the music is safe in my iTunes library) and have to transfer all the music back to the iPhone. Is there any way to add ringtones to iPhone without syncing and/or emptying the music library from the Phone?

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it's very easy, I have just started using iphone 4, and have struggled with lots of things. Go to Apps store and search for Free Ringtone Maker it's made by Wondershare Software Co and it's free. It's not compatible with Lion. It may also not work with iphone 5 although I dont know.
Install it and open it follow simple instruction to drag your choice onto its page and click. It really is that easy, then go to your sounds page on iphone and it will be at thwe top in a new heading called CUSTOM.
I am using iphone 4gs with 4.2 os so it defo works with these or lower models. Hope this helps
PS it stays on your mac not on your iphone, thats why you drag from itunes then do a new sync to your phone.

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IPhone empties music library when syncing ringtones

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