iToner 1.0.8 ready for iPhone 2.0
iToner is Ambrosia's application that makes it easy to put free ringtones on your iPhone. Because really -- paying for ringtones is ridiculous.It works without hacks or tricks. Simply drop any MP3, AAC, WAVE, or AIFF audio file onto the application's window and boom! You're done.
Ambrosia released version 1.0.8 this week, which offers compatibility with the iPhone 2.0 software. Other changes include
- Support for iTunes 7.7
- Japanese localizaton
[Via Ars Technica]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tevetorbes said 4:45PM on 7-11-2008
I have used iToner in the past and think it is probably a good fit for a lot of people.
However, is paying for functionality that you get for free with iTunes and your iPhone (namely, transferring ringtones from one to the other) any more ridiculous than paying for ringtones?
My question is rhetorical, so don't flame me pls, but the point is the software is $15 (!) and I haven't transferred $15 worth of ringtones from my Mac to my iPhone since I've owned it, and that is counting songs that I double-payed for (having already owned the song and then made a ringtone of it).
Isn't $15 a little steep for a piece of software that breaks every time Apple updates the iPhone firmware?
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Nick K. said 4:46PM on 7-11-2008
I make my own in Garageband. At first, it's kind of tricky, and I ran into several errors, but after making a couple, you really get the hang of it.
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Aelver said 5:03PM on 7-11-2008
Doing Garageband is limited to 30secs though I think, where as this you can do a whole song if you like (I think).
Cycomachead said 1:44PM on 7-12-2008
I use GB to make ringtones for my WinMo phone. I drop the song I like in there and cut to make favorite part.
After a couple times it's pretty easy.
Mark said 4:48PM on 7-11-2008
For the $15 you pay for this software you could also buy 15 ringtones off iTunes -- that's more than the number of different ringtones I've ever had.
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Big John said 4:57PM on 7-11-2008
"Because really -- paying for ringtones is ridiculous." followed by "A single license will cost you $15US".
Really? I doubt I'll ever put five ringtones on the thing.
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Mario Panighetti said 5:20PM on 7-11-2008
I suppose you're paying for the convenience of automated conversion to the ringtone file extension. If you have a lot of ringtones in a non-AAC format, it might save you some hassle. I do believe there is an appropriate market for this app, but since I only have one ringtone (CTU) and know how to dump audio into GarageBand and export to ringtone, I'm not in said market.
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CaptSaltyJack said 5:34PM on 7-11-2008
Meh. GarageBand is free and it lets me make all the ringtones I want. I don't see the advantage with iToner except maybe ease of use for people who have no idea how GarageBand works.
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Andrew said 6:03PM on 7-11-2008
i dont think there are that many people who dont know how garageband works considering garageband is the music editing program for the average idiot
Microswirl (MKWii:1676- 4270-3674) said 8:19PM on 7-11-2008
All I heard was...
FREE FREE FREE FREE!
...$15
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ChrisAM said 8:09AM on 7-12-2008
Jees,
Dont pay these muppets a penny do it yourself.
1. First get the song you want to make the ringtone from.
2. Open it with quicktime pro (or any other editor)
3. Cust out the section you want as the ringtone and save it as a new mp3.
4. Import it into iTunes
5. in iTunes go into
Preferences > Advanced > Importing
Set to Import using: AAC encoder 128Kbps
6. Right click on the file you want as a ringtone and select
Convert selection to AAC
Your file will now be converted to an AAC file. (appears in iTunes under your original file)
7. Right click on the new file, click on show in finder (or open folder on windows)
8. You will now see your AAC file, all you have to do now is change the file extension from .m4a to .m4r
9. Drag the file out of the folder to the desktop, then drop it back into itunes.
Thats it, your done. The file is now in the ringtones folder on the iTunes sidebar.
This explanation may be long winded but it takes only a couple of minutes to do.
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