With the popularity of digital audio, more and more folks are eager to add personalized ringtones beyond default ones to their iPhone device. To make it easier to set ringtones for an iPhone, in today's definitive guide, we'll let you know how to add ringtone to iPhone without iTunes in different ways.
GarageBand lets you use tracks in your iTunes library as ringtones. You can sort the resulting list by track name, artist, or time by clicking the appropriate column heading. Want to learn how to add ringtones to your iPhone for free? You can do it using GarageBand. First open both iTunes and GarageBand. After you open GarageBand, click Create A New Music Project. Use whichever title you would like and hit create. Close the keyboard, then go to the bottom of the page and click Hide and Close the Media bar. Make sure iTunes music is selected. Next, pick a song. Jun 08, 2020 GarageBand for iOS also offers a feature known as 'Live Loops'. These are pre-recorded snippets of music that you can mix and match to create new sounds and songs. We won't be covering Live Loops in this tutorial, since it would require an entire article in itself, but you should know that you can bring your Live Loops and instrument. GarageBand will work on all iPads. The initial rumour was that GarageBand is an iPad 2 exclusive, but it now seems that it'll run on the original model too. However, we're guessing that this will be a pretty processor-intensive app (the desktop version is surprisingly CPU-hungry), so if you want to get the most out of it, you'll need an iPad.
Apart from that, you'll get more useful tips, including how to get free ringtones, how to make a song a ringtone, and how to set alarm sounds on your iPhone, etc. You can navigate directly to what you want to know.
Part 1: Why We Don't Use iTunes to Add Ringtones to iPhone
Veteran Apple users may have a bad experience when using iTunes to transfer the music from computer to iPhone, or making ringtones on iTunes and then adding them to the phone. Well, what's keeping us from downloading ringtones to iPhone without iTunes? Here are the possible culprits:
- iTunes is inefficient in loading iPhone data and file transfer.
- You need to select the ringtones one by one manually when performing tasks.
- Only one iTunes Library could be synced to an iPhone each time; that is, you can only add ringtones from one computer.
- When the sync is over, the previous multimedia files stored in the iPhone will disappear.
- Syncing ringtones to an iPhone is no longer supported in the latest iTunes.
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Part 2: How to Add Ringtone to iPhone without iTunes via iOS Transfer
How can I add all ringtones (purchased or no-purchased files) from a computer to my iPhone without iTunes? Well, this is a piece of cake for iOS Transfer. It's able to move music files between PC/Mac and iOS devices without any hassle. You can set any songs from an iDevice or a computer as ringtones. Besides, it is an easy-to-use iOS manager. For instance, it helps you delete unwanted iTunes backups on your computer easily.
Key Features of iOS Transfer:
- Transfer ringtones and other more data from computer to your iPhone without iTunes.
- Transfer everything between two iOS devices, copy data from iPhone to computer/iTunes, and sync data from computer to iPhone.
- Sync photos, music, playlist and more from iPhone/iPad/iPod to iTunes directly.
- Copy contacts, photos, calendar and more data from iPhone to PC and Mac.
- Work well with various iOS devices, such as iPhone 12, iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max, iPhone X/XR/XS/XS Max, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone 6/6S/6 Plus, iPod, iPad, etc.
- It never tracks its users' privacy.
How to get ringtones on iPhone without iTunes via iOS Transfer?
Step 1. Run iOS Transfer and connect iPhone to computer
Install the downloaded program on your computer before launching it. Connect your iPhone to this computer and follow the on-screen prompts to have your device recognized by the software. Then, you'll see the main window like below.
Step 2. Choose your desired ringtone files
All the iPhone info like 'Photos', 'Music', 'Videos', 'Contacts', etc. will be categorized on the left menu of the program interface. Just choose 'Music', followed by 'Ringtones'.
Step 3. Add ringtone to iPhone without iTunes
Click the '+' icon from the top menu and choose your wanted ringtone files from this computer. Then tap the 'Open' button to import the chosen items to your iPhone.
Want to know how to change ringtones on iPhone 5/6/7/8/XR/XS/11/12 without/with iTunes? Click here.
Part 3: How to Set Ringtone in iPhone without iTunes Using GarageBand App
Before trying this means, first, please make sure the ringtone you're to set in your iPhone should be locally stored in the Files app or the iPhone Music Library. Next, get the GarageBand app downloaded from Apple Store.
Notice: Suppose you want to set the local audio file as a ringtone, ensure that it was purchased from the iTunes store and uploaded to your iPhone. Plus, iCloud Drive needs to be enabled at first.
How to set ringtone in iPhone without iTunes using GarageBand app:
1. Install and open GarageBand on your iPhone. Select the ' +' icon > double-click the music creation tab > choose 'Audio Recorder'.
2. After that, poke the 'Tracks View' sign to the 'Audio recorder' icon. Then tap the 'Close Metronome' option to close the metronome. Next, touch 'Loop' to select the audio file.
3. Drag & drop the audio to the track view screen and edit and clip the file. You can now grab the ends of the song and drag them inward to trim the audio file into a 30-second clip. Or you can split the clip as per your needs.
4. Tap on the 'Del' sign at the upper-left corner and choose 'My Songs' to save the clip. Next, touch 'Select' at the top menu, and you'll see the audio clip you just made.
5. Long-press the new file and tap 'Rename'. Then tap on it to mark it blue before pressing the 'Share' icon on the top right of the screen.
6. Tap on the 'Ringtone' icon in the middle to confirm and then hit 'Export' to wait for your iPhone to export the audio file.
7. Once accomplished, you can click 'Use Sound as..' and choose 'Standard Ringtone' options to set ringtone in iPhone without iTunes.
Part 4: How to Set a Custom iPhone Ringtone without iTunes or Computer
Any piece of music or audio files in the iPhone ringtone list can be added as the phone's ringtone. If you want to change the current audio clips for your iPhone, you can try the following simple method.
How to set ringtone in iPhone 12/11/XR/XS/X/SE/8, etc. without iTunes or computer:
- On your iPhone, head over to its Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone.
- You will get all the added ringtones at the top of the RINGTONES section.
- Tap on the specific ringtone you're fond of to change the current ringtone.
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Part 5: How to Make Free Ringtones for iPhone without iTunes
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Apple's ringtone is only in 'm4r' format. You can download audio files from such websites as Meofania, Mobile9, Zedge, CellBeat, and use iOS Transfer, the tool we mentioned above, to move content to your iPhone. After that, simply find the added audio from the ringtone list and set one as your iPhone ringtone.
Here, let's take Meofania as an example to explain how to make free ringtones for your iPhone without iTunes:
- Visit the Melofania official website. Search for the song you want from the 'search box', or you can find the music as you wish on the homepage.
- Choose 'iPhone (m4r)' from the download page so as to download it in the right format.
- Soon, the ringtone will be in the computer's download folder.
- Utilize iOS Transfer to put ringtones on iPhone without iTunes.
- Go to the Ringtone option from the iPhone Settings, and then set the music added to the ringtone list as the phone's ring tone.
Extra Tips:
1. How to Make a Song a Ringtone on iPhone without Computer?
- On your iPhone, open the 'Phone' app and touch the 'Contacts' tab at the bottom.
- Press the name of the contact you intend to add, followed by 'Edit'.
- Touch 'Ringtone' to choose the ringtone you need and then hit 'Done'.
2. How to Set Apple Music Songs as iPhone's Alarm Sounds?
- Start the Clock app on your iPhone.
- Set up a new alarm by tapping '+', or touch 'Edit' to edit an existing one.
- Tap on 'Sound' > 'Pick a song'.
- You will find your Apple Music Library from the next screen.
- Choose a folder to locate the music you need to set up as the alarm sound.
- Tap on the song, and it'll be set as the alarm sound automatically.
Closing Remarks
We've dived in to illustrating how to add ringtone to iPhone without iTunes in viable approaches. Among them:
The simplest and most efficient means is to use iOS Transfer; Garageband app is also a good choice, but you may need to have a rough idea of video clips; Meofania is a great website to download ringtones, from which you can download audio files and transfer them to iPhone by iOS Transfer. Again, the last two tips can also satisfy some users' further personalization.
Finally, if you find this passage helpful, please share it with your friends at your convenience.
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By Brooks Newberry of Evolver.fm.
If you have an iPhone, GarageBand ($5), iOS 6 now lets you create your own ringtones using songs from your music library. The app only works with locally-stored (i.e. non-iCloud) songs, and they can't be ancient ones you bought from iTunes years ago that are still protected by Apple's FairPlay DRM. My iOS 6 rundown from last week details how to determine if a song is locally downloaded.
Okay, let's make a music ringtone on an iPhone running iOS 6 and Apple's GarageBand app.
1. Create a new song in GarageBand
Fire up the GarageBand app. Start a new song by tapping the Keyboard instrument, if that's what you see — or by tapping the little Down arrow at the upper left of the screen, tapping the Plus sign, and choosing New Song. Then select the Keyboard instrument. (There is a 'Copy from: iTunes' feature, but it won't work for this.)
Create a new project in Garage Band
2. Switch to the Multitrack View
If you see piano keys, switch from the piano to the multitrack view by tapping the multitrack symbol just to the right of the Down arrow:
3. Import the song
First, tap the loop icon in the top right:
Then click the Music tab to bring up the music on your phone:
If you tap, you can preview the song…
… but when it's time to make your selection, you need to press and hold the song with your finger.
4. Increase the project length
GarageBand trims your song to the first 30 seconds, but it still has knowledge of the rest of the song, and you can pick any segment for your ringtone. However, by default, your GarageBand project only has about 20 seconds of canvas to work in. Tap the tiny '+' icon in the upper right hand corner of the edit screen, and increase the number of bars to 20 (or even more, if the part of the song you want is towards the end). The edit screen now has a little more room to stretch out in.
We picked 38:
5. Trim your song
Now you should be able to see your song looking something like this:
Dragging either end of the track will trim or add seconds to either end. Your maximum time here is 30 seconds Www dmg. — any longer, and iOS 6 will automatically shrink the file down to 30 seconds, and it might not be the 30 seconds that you want. Move the sliders until you find the section you want to save. This might take a bit of playing around, but it's worth getting right:
Finally, drag the audio all the way to the left, so it's flush with the beginning of the project:
6. Export
How to set ringtone in iPhone 12/11/XR/XS/X/SE/8, etc. without iTunes or computer:
- On your iPhone, head over to its Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone.
- You will get all the added ringtones at the top of the RINGTONES section.
- Tap on the specific ringtone you're fond of to change the current ringtone.
Check if You Need:
Part 5: How to Make Free Ringtones for iPhone without iTunes
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Apple's ringtone is only in 'm4r' format. You can download audio files from such websites as Meofania, Mobile9, Zedge, CellBeat, and use iOS Transfer, the tool we mentioned above, to move content to your iPhone. After that, simply find the added audio from the ringtone list and set one as your iPhone ringtone.
Here, let's take Meofania as an example to explain how to make free ringtones for your iPhone without iTunes:
- Visit the Melofania official website. Search for the song you want from the 'search box', or you can find the music as you wish on the homepage.
- Choose 'iPhone (m4r)' from the download page so as to download it in the right format.
- Soon, the ringtone will be in the computer's download folder.
- Utilize iOS Transfer to put ringtones on iPhone without iTunes.
- Go to the Ringtone option from the iPhone Settings, and then set the music added to the ringtone list as the phone's ring tone.
Extra Tips:
1. How to Make a Song a Ringtone on iPhone without Computer?
- On your iPhone, open the 'Phone' app and touch the 'Contacts' tab at the bottom.
- Press the name of the contact you intend to add, followed by 'Edit'.
- Touch 'Ringtone' to choose the ringtone you need and then hit 'Done'.
2. How to Set Apple Music Songs as iPhone's Alarm Sounds?
- Start the Clock app on your iPhone.
- Set up a new alarm by tapping '+', or touch 'Edit' to edit an existing one.
- Tap on 'Sound' > 'Pick a song'.
- You will find your Apple Music Library from the next screen.
- Choose a folder to locate the music you need to set up as the alarm sound.
- Tap on the song, and it'll be set as the alarm sound automatically.
Closing Remarks
We've dived in to illustrating how to add ringtone to iPhone without iTunes in viable approaches. Among them:
The simplest and most efficient means is to use iOS Transfer; Garageband app is also a good choice, but you may need to have a rough idea of video clips; Meofania is a great website to download ringtones, from which you can download audio files and transfer them to iPhone by iOS Transfer. Again, the last two tips can also satisfy some users' further personalization.
Finally, if you find this passage helpful, please share it with your friends at your convenience.
Related Articles:
By Brooks Newberry of Evolver.fm.
If you have an iPhone, GarageBand ($5), iOS 6 now lets you create your own ringtones using songs from your music library. The app only works with locally-stored (i.e. non-iCloud) songs, and they can't be ancient ones you bought from iTunes years ago that are still protected by Apple's FairPlay DRM. My iOS 6 rundown from last week details how to determine if a song is locally downloaded.
Okay, let's make a music ringtone on an iPhone running iOS 6 and Apple's GarageBand app.
1. Create a new song in GarageBand
Fire up the GarageBand app. Start a new song by tapping the Keyboard instrument, if that's what you see — or by tapping the little Down arrow at the upper left of the screen, tapping the Plus sign, and choosing New Song. Then select the Keyboard instrument. (There is a 'Copy from: iTunes' feature, but it won't work for this.)
Create a new project in Garage Band
2. Switch to the Multitrack View
If you see piano keys, switch from the piano to the multitrack view by tapping the multitrack symbol just to the right of the Down arrow:
3. Import the song
First, tap the loop icon in the top right:
Then click the Music tab to bring up the music on your phone:
If you tap, you can preview the song…
… but when it's time to make your selection, you need to press and hold the song with your finger.
4. Increase the project length
GarageBand trims your song to the first 30 seconds, but it still has knowledge of the rest of the song, and you can pick any segment for your ringtone. However, by default, your GarageBand project only has about 20 seconds of canvas to work in. Tap the tiny '+' icon in the upper right hand corner of the edit screen, and increase the number of bars to 20 (or even more, if the part of the song you want is towards the end). The edit screen now has a little more room to stretch out in.
We picked 38:
5. Trim your song
Now you should be able to see your song looking something like this:
Dragging either end of the track will trim or add seconds to either end. Your maximum time here is 30 seconds Www dmg. — any longer, and iOS 6 will automatically shrink the file down to 30 seconds, and it might not be the 30 seconds that you want. Move the sliders until you find the section you want to save. This might take a bit of playing around, but it's worth getting right:
Finally, drag the audio all the way to the left, so it's flush with the beginning of the project:
6. Export
Snip tool for apple mac. When you're finished, tap the arrow in the very top left corner and choose My Songs to save your project return to the project list. Press and hold the 'My Song' icon (representing the song you just made) until it wiggles, then tap the export icon at the upper left:
Scroll to the bottom of this screen (Apple calls this the 'Share Sheet'), and tap the 'Ringtone' button:
Name your ringtone:
Now that the ringtone export was successful, tap Use sound as. (Note: this is an actual file, so even if you delete the original song from your phone, you'll keep the ringtone):
Now you can assign your new ringtone to play when you get a call, a text, or when a particular person contacts you:
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