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If you're annoyed by the idea of paying Apple to get a custom ringtone, then you're in the right place. I'm going to show you step by step how to take any part of a song - or any audio file - and make it your iPhone ringtone.
The process is totally free, but it does require you to use iTunes.
Yeah, I know what you're thinking. "Can't I just make a ringtone on my iPhone?". Sadly no, you can't. Apple doesn't allow apps to write ringtones into the special folder, so ignore all those App Store apps which claim to be able to do it: they can't.
Plus, Apple surely doesn't want to make it easy because it wants to sell you a ringtone. In fact, it has even updated iTunes and removed Tones entirely, so it's far more labourious than it should be (and it also means the process is a little different to the one shown in the video above).
But if you're determined to turn that catchy riff into your ringtone, here's how to do it. Do watch the video above, too, but read on to know how to solve any problems that may crop up.