![]() ![]() The loops and samples from this collection are not recognizable songs. For the do-it-yourself approach, AMG has created a fun tool. As such, it’s a departure from the PocketMac and Xilisoft offerings, and is even different from how you’d normally create ringtones with purchased songs (by paying 99 cents and converting them). AMG Make Ringtones on your MacĪMG (Advanced Media Group) Make Ringtones on Your Mac is essentially a collection of loops and GarageBand songs that you can use to create ringtones. For example, Zoom just maximizes the window without actually zooming. However, the zoom functions and fade in or out controls are more limited. The default view on Ringer shows a large window of the audio waveform–you can make the app larger on screen to see an even closer view. Unlike Ringtone Maker, you can’t select more than 40 seconds. The interface for selecting a portion of a clip is easy to use–just drag the mouse to select the portion you want. Ringer does not show video clips, but it works reliably for a fair price. Anna that caused problems for RingtoneStudio. Ringer took about three minutes to load the movie Miracle at St. You can also choose songs from your playlist or click Movies to see any and all movies on your Mac, even video files you did not remember you had. You can use Ringer that way if you want, but it’s easier and faster to just click an artist name or album and select a song. With other tools, you drop media onto the app and select the portion you want for a ringtone. One of its best and most unusual features: Ringer actually taps directly into your iTunes library. In fact, Ringtone Maker supports just about every format I can think of: MP3, WAV, Windows Media, XviD (a popular BitTorrent file format), DivX, and more. ![]() Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker 1.0 is compatible with a much wider variety of video and music formats than PocketMac’s RingstoneStudio 2. RingtoneStudio 2 works well, but a few extra features like zoom and video preview do not justify the slightly higher price of $20 compared to $15 for Ringer and Ringtone Maker, especially since this app has a few bugs and supports fewer file formats than Ringtone Maker. PocketMac suggests using just a portion of the video to speed things up. PocketMac says the slowdown is a result of how RingtoneStudio analyzes the file and–for volume adjustment–changes the actual sound level, as opposed to just the QuickTime setting. Volume adjustments took over 15 minutes to apply, and the program became sluggish. RingtoneStudio had trouble with a 2GB file (the movie Miracle at St. Unlike Xilisoft’s iPhone Ringtone Maker 1.0 (which I’ll get to shortly), RingtoneStudio 2 shows you a thumbnail preview of the video, not just the audio portion, so it’s possible to find that one jocular moment in Pink Panther 2 (and there is only one, by the way) and make it your ringtone. The program supports the same formats as QuickTime, so that includes MP3, AAC, M4a and QuickTime movies–although you can’t convert MPEG-1 videos (because the audio and video are stored as one file). I converted about 10 music tracks, including the song In Exile by Thrice (my current favorite), and RingtoneStudio turned the MP3 into a ringtone in seconds. In my tests, the program worked quite well. These apps are specifically designed to help you easily create a new set of ringtones that make your iPhone sing the tunes you want it to. I took a few of the available choices out there for a spin: PocketMac’s RingtoneStudio 2 for iPhone Xilisoft’s iPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac 1.0 Pixel Research Labs’ Ringer and AMG’s Make Ringtones on your Mac. Fortunately, there are alternatives in the form of standalone apps that let you create custom ringtones. ![]() GarageBand ( ), but that’s a complex process that likely will not appeal to folks who don’t otherwise use the program. There’s also a way to create customized ringtones using If you’re looking for ringtone variety, that’s an awfully expensive way to go. You can use either the small default selection that comes on the phone or purchase tracks from the iTunes store to convert for 99 cents each. Yet, for some reason, the iPhone–the undisputed king of all smart phones–is limited in terms of ringtones. And they can be a helpful aural cue to alert you to exactly who is calling. Ringtones say a lot about you, your style, and your attitude.
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