Share songs as ringtones

Share songs as ringtones

You can turn a GarageBand project into a ringtone and share it to iTunes, where you can sync it with your iPhone. You can start with an existing project, or create a new ringtone project. A ringtone can be up to 40 seconds long.

Create a ringtone from an existing project

  1. Open the project.

  2. Choose Share > Ringtone to iTunes.

    If the exported ringtone exceeds the maximum length (40 seconds), a dialog appears.

    • Click Adjust to have GarageBand shorten the ringtone automatically.

    • Click Cancel to return to the song so you can shorten it. Set the cycle area to cover the part of the song you want to use for the ringtone.

When you share a ringtone to iTunes, it appears in the Tones list in your iTunes library, ready to sync to your iPhone.

Create a new ringtone project

  1. Choose File > New.

  2. In the Project Chooser, select the Ringtone template.

    Figure. Project Chooser window showing Ringtone template selected.

  3. Click Choose.

    The ringtone project opens. Notice that the cycle area is turned on.

  4. Do any of the following:

    • Import an audio file into the project from the Finder or from the Media Browser.

    • Import a MIDI file from the Finder.

    • Add Apple Loops to the project and arrange them to create the sound you want.

    • Record your voice or an instrument to use for the ringtone.

  5. When the project sounds the way you like, set the cycle area to cover the part of the project you want to use for the ringtone.

  6. Choose Share > Ringtone to iTunes.

    If the exported ringtone exceeds the maximum length (40 seconds), a dialog appears.

    • Click Adjust to have GarageBand shorten the ringtone automatically.

    • Click Cancel to return to the song so you can shorten it. Set the cycle area to cover the part of the song you want to use for the ringtone.

When you share a ringtone to iTunes, it appears in the Tones list in your iTunes library, ready to sync to your iPhone.