Summary: <p>Sick of paying for Ringtones? You can make any song a ringtone for free on your Mac! Here's how:</p> <p>Open Apple Music, or iTunes on older Macs.</p><ol> <li>Open Music -> Preferences click Files, click Import Settings and choose AAC Encoder, High-Quality 128k</li> <li>Select a track to use as the source.</li> <li>On the Get Info > Options tab set start and stop times to 40 seconds or less</li> <li>Use File > Convert > Create AAC version.</li> <li>Right-click on the new copy and click Show in Windows Explorer or Finder.</li> <li>Change the file extension from .m4a to .m4r. (You may need to adjust folder options to see the extensions.)</li> <li>Now connect your phone and drag the m4r file to it.</li> </ol><p>Leo Laporte gives you helpful tips to get the most from your Mac every week on Hands-On Mac!</p> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-mac">https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-mac</a></p> <p>Discuss episodes in the <a href="https://www.twit.community/c/Conversations-about-our-shows/HOM/75" target="_blank">TWiT Community</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://GetRoman.com/HOM">GetRoman.com/HOM</a></li> </ul>
