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How to make a ringtone from a song or video

A ringtone is a short sound file: up to 30 seconds, M4A for iPhone or MP3 for Android. Take the sound out of the video if you’re starting from one, trim it to the best 30 seconds, then add a short fade so it doesn’t cut off abruptly.

  1. 1Extract audio from videoif needed
  2. 2Trim audio
  3. 3Fade audio in and out
Start step 1: Extract audio from video

Each step passes your file to the next, so you only add it once. Nothing is uploaded.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Take the sound from the videoIf needed

    Starting with a song? Skip to step 2. From a video, save the sound as M4A for iPhone or MP3 for Android.

    Open Extract audio from video
  2. 2

    Keep the best 30 seconds

    Use the waveform to find the part you want, and keep 30 seconds or less.

    Open Trim audio
  3. 3

    Add a fade

    Set Fade out to 2 or 3 seconds and Fade in to 0.5. Save as M4A for iPhone or MP3 for Android.

    Open Fade audio in and out

Questions

How do I put it on my iPhone?

Rename the M4A file so it ends in .m4r, then connect your iPhone and drag the file onto it in Finder on a Mac (or iTunes on a Windows PC). It then appears in Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Ringtone.

And on Android?

Copy the MP3 to your phone’s Ringtones folder (or open it in your phone’s files app), then choose it in Settings, Sound, Phone ringtone.

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