Making ringtones from purchased music

I know you have to purchase ringtones to use on the iphone.
BUT if I buy a song off of itunes can I make a ringtone from it. I tried but it said I had to purchase the song for .99 even though I already purchase the song.
So I have to pay for it again to make a ringtone out of it?

Yes you do.
However, there are many free ways to make ringtones. Google will find them.

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How do I create a ringtone from my music already on my iTunes database

How do I create a ringtone from my music already on my iTunes database

take a look at the link gives you detailed instructions to create ringtone and sync to yoru phone
http://www.ehow.com/how_2160460_custom-iphone-ringtones-free.html

How do I get a purchased ringtone from my music library to Ringtones?

I've purchased a couple of ringtones from itunes but they downloaded into my music library and I can't figure out how to move them to the Ringtones folder in my library. I tried going back to itunes and downloading them directly onto my phone but they show "purchased" and will only play, not download.
TIA
alice

No, what I actually purchased was a ringtone. I actually purchased it on my iphone from contacts by selecting a contact, clicking edit, clicking ringtone, clicking "buy buy more tones", being taken to the "tones" section of the itunes store, finding the tone I wanted in the "tones" section of the itunes store and buying it. It download as an m4r file and remains in m4r file. Unfortunately, no matter what I do, I cannot get this m4r ringtone file that I purchased from the itunes store "tones" section from the music folder in itunes media to the ringtones folder.

Why can't I create a ringtone from my music on iTunes?

I have just been looking at the instructions for making a 30 second ring tone from my music collection. The option doesn't seem available to me and the advice states
'Ringtones are only available for purchase from the U.S. iTunes Store.'
So if I'm based in the Uk how can I do this?
Thanks
Message was edited by: MerlinUK

Creating a ringtone is very easy using iTunes 8.x.
It has to be a non-drm song though.
1) In iTunes click the song you want to make a ring tone from.
2) Then in iTunes, go to File -->Get Info.
3) In that now open screen go to Options. In that window, define the Start Time and the End Time by entering both in the boxes (that should automatically check the check box as well). Click OK.
4) Go to Advanced -->Create AAC Version. That will then create a duplicate version of the song, but it will only be of the length you set in Step 3.
5) Highlight that song title, then drag it do your desktop.
6) Edit the song title file extension to change the last letter to "r". You'll be prompted for the "Are you sure...." check, select OK.
7) IMPORTANT -- now with the duplicated song highlighted in your iTunes, go to Edit -->Delete to remove that short version. You MUST do this or iTunes will not let you add the ring tone you placed on your desktop to your library.
8) Drag from the desktop your ringtone to iTunes Library (left hand in frame menu). That will add it to your Ring Tones library (and/or create a Ring Tones tab if for some reason you didn't already have one).
9) Sync your iPhone as usual, ensuring in your synch preferences you have authorized the synching of ring tones.
10) IMPORTANT -- now go back to the original song track, go back to File -->Get Info and ensure that you deselect the two boxes checked in Step 3 (else you'll limit your next play of this track to 15 or 30 or whatever seconds!).
That's all there is to it! It is very easy to do and once you've done it a couple of times you'll be creating a ring tone in about 30 seconds.

Hide ringtones from the Music Player [S60]

Tired of having your ringtones listed and played together with your music? Here's how you can hide the tones from the Music Player. This is applicable for Symbian phones only (N82, N95, etc.).
WARNING: The advise below involves changing folder attributes and using tools that might easily harm the file system of your phone! If unsure that you can handle the steps, better leave the ringtones be.
Note: Following the advise below will also hide the folder/files from the build-in File Manager.
To prevent a file or folder with ringtones from being listed in the MP3 player:
1. Get yourself a file manager that allows you to change file/folder attributes. Y-Browser will do the job - http://www.drjukka.com
2. Create a separate folder and place in it all the ringtones and melodies you want to hide from the player. I recommend using the memory card - this will help you repair the file system in case something goes wrong.
3. Open the file manager from Step 1 (not the build-in File Manager) and navigate to the folder from Step 2.
4. Change the attributes of the folder to 'System'. For Y-Browser highlight the folder and choose Options -> Attributes then set 'System' to 'Yes' and press Save.
5. Exit the file manager and refresh the library of the Music Player. Now the folder/files are not shown in the Music Player/File Manager but are still listed on music file selection dialogs (like 'Ringing tone' option in Contacts).
You can also hide single files by setting their attributes to 'System'. I do not recommend this, though.
Please, have in mind that reverting the folder to non-system might not be possible (N82 + Y-Browser 0.88, for example). If this happens you need to move the files to another folder and then delete and recreate the folder. If you have set up the folder/files on the memory card, use a card reader or 'Mass storage' mode to connect to the computer and reset the attributes from there.
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Does the music play on the iPod?
If not then it is gone.
otherwise:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

Updating music on 2nd computer from Purchased music

I want to listen to my purchased music on my second computer. I went to the "advanced tab" and clicked on check for purchased music, but I only get 7 of my 100 or more songs that I purchased on my other computer - I am using the same login on both computers.
Thanks!

Hello, Stacy, and welcome to the Discussions.
You cannot download tracks from the iTunes Music Store more than once, so if you want them on a second computer, you have to copy the tracks from the computer on which they were initially downloaded. The "Check for Purchased Music" option only works to download tracks which have not yet been downloaded. See these articles:
iTunes 4: How to copy music between authorized computers
And if you happen to also own an iPod:
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
You can also use the iTunes Sharing feature if your computers will be on the same network; this will allow you to listen to the tracks on another computer without having to copy them. See "Sharing" in the iTunes Help for more information.
Hope this helps.

How to create ringtone from my music?

I've been able to download some of my short music clips and use the clips as ringtones. However, for the longer pieces of music, I want to use just 30 second of it. I've already imported the audio file into my BB's micro SD card.
The BB Media Manager Help Center provides the following instructions (below), but when I try to right-click on the file, I don't get the "Edit with Quick Sound Editor" function at all. I've tried everything to get this function with no avail. Please help!
You can create ringtones from existing audio clips—such as your favorite song—with the Quick Sound Editor.
To create a ringtone:
In Media Manager, browse to the audio file from which you want to create a ring tone.
Right-click the audio file and choose Edit with Quick Sound Editor.
If necessary, display the Trim & Fade view by clicking Trim Fade.
Move the play head to the beginning of the section you want to use as your ringtone, either by clicking Preview or by clicking the waveform.
Click Set Start.
Move the play head to the end of the section you want to use as your ringtone.
Click Set End.
Click Create Ringtone.
Specify a file name and location for the new file, and click Save.
To exit from Quick Sound Editor, click Close.
The ringtone is added to the All Music > Ringtone Smart View.
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How to Make iPhone Ringtone From DVD Music/Music/Video?

People want to show their individuality anytime and anywhere with their inimitable hairstyle, clothing, and other things. Your phone's ringtone is also really important to show your difference from others. So how to make your own unique ringtone for your incoming calls, clock alarms, clock timer becomes a really important thing.
Today I will show you how to make your own iPhone ringtones from your DVD/video/music. Someone will say that you can buy them on itunes. Yes, everybody can buy it. It is not unique and special. Let's make our own iPhone ringtone together.
Things you need:
1. DVD/video/audio files that contains the music you want
2.http://www.aiseesoft.com/iphone-ringtone-maker.htmliPhone Ringtone Maker
3. Computer(Windows/Mac)
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Step 1: Load File/DVD
Load your video/audio files or DVD to this iPhone Ringtone Maker
Step 2: Choose music
You need to choose which part you want to convert as your iPhone ringtone or you want to make the whole files as your iPhone ringtone. Just drag the bar to set the begin point and end point
Step 3: Pre-listening
You can pre-listening the ringtone, if you do not like it you can adjust the length of your ringtone.
Step 4: Make Ringtone
After you have done all the tings above, you can click “Generate” button to start the conversion.
Soon you will get your own ringtone.
Tips:
1. if you want to put your ringtone directly to your iPhone, please check the box before “import to iPhone”.
2. if you want to manage your ringtone, you can click “manage ringtone” button to do it easily.
For Mac users, you can use
http://www.aiseesoft.com/iphone-ringtone-maker-for-mac.htmliPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac to do this easily with the same operation as windows one.
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To help you to make your iPhone and iPod more enjoyable here I also recommend you this
http://www.aiseesoft.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter.htmlDVD to iPod Converter,
http://www.aiseesoft.com/dvd-to-iphone-converter.htmlDVD to iPhone Converter and http://www.aiseesoft.com/ipod-transfer.htmliPod Transfer

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How to Make iPhone Ringtone From DVD Music/Music/V...

People want to show their individuality anytime and anywhere with their inimitable hairstyle, clothing, and other things. Your phone's ringtone is also really important to show your difference from others. So how to make your own unique ringtone for your incoming calls, clock alarms, clock timer becomes a really important thing.
Today I will show you how to make your own iPhone ringtones from your DVD/video/music. Someone will say that you can buy them on itunes. Yes, everybody can buy it. It is not unique and special. Let's make our own iPhone ringtone together.
Things you need:
1. DVD/video/audio files that contains the music you want
2.iPhone Ringtone Maker
3. Computer(Windows/Mac)
Step 1: Load File/DVD
Load your video/audio files or DVD to this iPhone Ringtone Maker
Step 2: Choose music
You need to choose which part you want to convert as your iPhone ringtone or you want to make the whole files as your iPhone ringtone. Just drag the bar to set the begin point and end point
Step 3: Pre-listening
You can pre-listening the ringtone, if you do not like it you can adjust the length of your ringtone.
Step 4: Make Ringtone
After you have done all the tings above, you can click “Generate” button to start the conversion.
Soon you will get your own ringtone.
Tips:
1. if you want to put your ringtone directly to your iPhone, please check the box before “import to iPhone”.
2. if you want to manage your ringtone, you can click “manage ringtone” button to do it easily.
For Mac users, you can use
iPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac to do this easily with the same operation as windows one.
To help you to make your iPhone and iPod more enjoyable here I also recommend you this
DVD to iPod Converter,
DVD to iPhone Converter and iPod Transfer

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Burning CD from purchased music

How do I select songs and burn a CD from my purchased music?

Make a playlist, click File Burn cd

Making copy of purchased music CD

What are the steps to take to make a copy of a purchased music CD in CD quality codec?
Thanks.

iTunes prefs - General.
Click the *Import settings* button. Set it to AIFF.
Create a new playlist, insert the CD and drag the songs from the CD to this playlist.
After the CD imports, select the playlist and click the Burn button at the lower right of iTunes.
Make sure to select Audio CD.

Songs missing from purchased music but are in library?

I just got a new Macbook Air and uploaded my itunes music via flash drive. I also exported/imported my playlists. I just noticed that my purchased music playlist is missing the first 22 songs however, they are in my library. Any ideas why this would happen and how to fix it other than manually putting the songs back into that playlist?

The "purchased" playlist is automatically generated only when purchases are made on any particular computer and those purchases are automatically added to it. It is not a Smart Playlist that automatically picks up old purchases if you transfer the library to a new computer. You can easily drag-n-drop anything you want into the playlist, though.

ITunes won't load the songs from purchased music CDs

When loading purchased music CDs, the CD loads but iTunes won't load the songs. Error message: "The current encoder settings for bit rate and sample rate are not valid for the file." I'm using an iMac PPC G4 with 768 MB RAM and OS 10.4.11 with iTunes 4.7.1. If I copy the songs into a folder I can push them into the iTunes library but these are huge AIFF files with no info and the machine can't (won't) transfer them into AAC files.

To what format are you trying to convert? What settings are you using? Has this just started or is this the first time trying this? I really don't know what the limitations are for iTunes 4.7. I thought I was being a luddite in sticking with 7.5....
Try an alternative ripper such as XLD or Max.
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http://sbooth.org/Max/

How do get ringtones from my music??

I ahve so many songs but I cant use any of them for a ringtone. When I look up ringtone on the itune store I cant find the one I want. Is there a way to use your music as a ringtone??

Try this website, it is http://audiko.net/
very dependable, before you search for a ring tone, click on the bell next to the google search button. That will cause the button to change to audiko search. Type anything you want into the bar. From there download, open itunes, then drag the file to your itunes library. I hope this helps.

Itunes has me logged in yet prevents me from purchasing music

How is it possible that I can login into all areas of apple yet when it comes to buying music on itunes i need to sign in 3 times ???
It also throws me questions to answer and says all my answers are wrong. How is this possible when I am already logged in?
I call support no 24 hour service.
I don't get it and am quite frustrated.
LP

Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
You are prompted for your security questions upon the first attempt to make a purchase from the iTunes or App Store. You may also experience this verification at other times as well. This is for your security. However, if you do not remember the answers to your security questions please refer to the following article:
Apple ID: All about Apple ID security questions
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5665
What should I do if I don't remember the answers to my Apple ID security questions?
Try answering them at least once to see if you can get them right, even if you are not sure you remember the answers to your security questions.
If you are confident you can't remember them, try one of the following:
If you have three security questions and a rescue email address
     - sign in to My Apple ID and select the Password and Security tab to send an email to your rescue email address to reset your security questions and answers.
If you have one security question and you know your Apple ID password
     - sign in to My Apple ID and select the Password and Security tab to reset your security question.
If you have one security question, but don't remember your Apple ID password
     - contact Apple Support for assistance. Learn more about creating a temporary support PIN to help Apple confirm your identity when you contact Apple Support.
Thanks,
Matt M.

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