Hi Sieghard, Thanks for these steps.
What's the best and easiest way to convert 100 .m4a files to .m4r? Keith -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 10:16 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications Hi Jed, Sorry, I did download the zip folder with the ringtones from the link Mark provided. I hadn't even checked to see what format they were in but just assumed they were in iTunes/iPhone format since Mark mentioned somebody had already done all the work. As Cara pointed out, any tone that is not in AAC format (Apple Audio Codex) has to be converted first before you can rename it. The generic music/audio extension for this format is M4A and Apple uses various versions of this extension to indicate whether an audio file is a song, ringtone, audio book etc. Anything with M4A is treated just as audio/a song. M4R indicates a ringtone, M4B an audio book. So, basically you will have to find an audio converter application or use a free online conversion website like http://audio.online-convert.com/convert-to-m4a. I just tried that one and it's pretty simple and straight forward, of course, it is one file/tone at a time and I believe there was over 100 tones in that zipped file. Anyhow, the link I provided should straight away open the page for converting to M4A, just use the button quick nav key to find the "browse" button, browse to the file you want to convert, select it and then find the "Convert" button. The file will upload and convert, then check your information bar as it should pop up with a notice asking whether you want to download the newly converted tone. Select "Save" and the M4A file will be put in your downloads folder. Now you can rename it and follow the steps I described in my first email which explain how you get it into your tones library in iTunes and then sync it to your phone. Maybe Mark will be so kind as to batch convert all the tones, rename them and to post a new zip file in his Dropbox. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jed Barton Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 4:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications The format of the foles was .ogg. I tried renaming the extention, but no go. Any ideas? On 6/1/2015 6:45 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > Hi John and Jed. > > John, Jed has already said that he has tried putting the ringtones in his > Tones folder. > > Jed, in order for your ringtones to show up as tones, remember, they must be > forty seconds or under, and they must have the file extension m4r. > > So if these tones are mp3 tones, they must be first converted to Appleās AAC > format and then the extension of each file should be changed from m4a to m4r. > > If the sound files are already in AAC format and have the m4a extension, you > can simply rename the file and change its extension to m4r. > > Once you do this, the files in your Tones folder should show up for you as > ringtones in iTunes. > > You can then sync these to your phone. > > I hope this helps. > > Cheers! > > Cara > --- > iOS design and development - LookTel.com > --- > View my Online Portfolio at: > > http://www.onemodelplace.com/models/Cara-Quinn > > Follow me on Twitter! > > https://twitter.com/ModelCara > > On Jun 1, 2015, at 3:28 PM, John Diakogeorgiou <jdiakoge2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > They go in a folder called tones. > > John Diakogeorgiou > >> On Jun 1, 2015, at 2:14 PM, Jed Barton <jedbar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> so where do i put these tones, where in itunes? >> I put it in the music folder, under tones, but couldn't find it on >> the phone >> >>> On 6/1/2015 2:03 PM, Robin wrote: >>> I agree, and the Galaxy S6 Edge is even better than the Galaxy S6 as >>> you have options available to you like on no other MobilePhone On >>> the Market at this point in time >>> >>> Love the Curves of the CurvedEdged Screen of the Galaxy S6 Edge At >>> 07:34 PM 5/31/2015, you wrote: >>>> Hello Everyone, >>>> >>>> Recently, I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S 6. While it can never >>>> take the place of my beloved iPhone 6 Plus, it is a very, very >>>> well-made and classy device. >>>> >>>> One thing I absolutely adore about all of the Galaxy products, >>>> especially on the new S 6, is the number of native RingTones, >>>> sounds, and notifications included with the devices. >>>> >>>> A quick Google search will turn up many sites where the stock >>>> RingTones for many popular Android Smartphones have been ripped and >>>> placed in a Zip file, ready to be used by anyone. >>>> >>>> The primary reason why these RingTones are made readily available >>>> is so that those who wish to create what are known as custom ROMS >>>> can more closely mirror the native manufacturers OS with regard to >>>> basic functionality. >>>> >>>> Okay, okay; too much information, right? >>>> >>>> The following is text that I posted to an Android list containing >>>> the link to the RingTones, sounds and notifications for the S 6 >>>> which, you may use on your iOS device. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> Download The Samsung Galaxy S 6 and 6 Edge Stock RingTones, Sounds, >>>> and Notifications >>>> >>>> For a while now I've been using a text message alert on my iPhone 6 >>>> Plus that I ripped from a Galaxy Note 2. >>>> >>>> There are several ringtones and/or notifications on my Galaxy S 6 >>>> that I want to use on my 6 Plus, as well. >>>> >>>> Imagine my surprise when I discovered that all the hard work had >>>> already been done for me as the S 6 and 6 Edge stock sounds are >>>> available on The Android Soul.com website. >>>> >>>> All they ask is that one gives them credit for the Zip file when >>>> sharing the link or when using the sounds in a custom ROM. >>>> >>>> So, for those of you who want to sprinkle a little Galaxy seasoning >>>> into your Apple sauce (or anything else for that matter), I offer >>>> the following two links: >>>> >>>> 1. >>>> The direct download link to the Zip file containing all of the >>>> stock sounds for Samsung Galaxy S 6 and 6 Edge: >>>> http://www.theandroidsoul.com/downloads/file/S6Rings.zip >>>> >>>> 2. >>>> The URL to the Android Soul.com site which contains the link listed >>>> above: >>>> http://www.theandroidsoul.com/download-samsung-galaxy-s6-ringtones- >>>> 74737/ >>>> >>>> Please note that all of the files are in their original format said >>>> format being .ogg >>>> >>>> In order to be used in iOS as ringtones or notifications, assuming >>>> you do not use iTunes in the conversion process, they will first >>>> have to be converted to .m4a and then subsequently renamed to .m4r. >>>> >>>> Enjoy, >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the >>>> viphone list. 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