Hi,
Does an Apple Lossless Audio Codec (alac) encoded m4a work as an IPhone ringtone? If not, what are the supported audio formats for IPhone ringtones?
A:
hello Azbuky, m4a wont work as an iPhone ringtone directly.There is only one audio format for iPhone ringtones and it is .m4r
CodeWriter
2009-09-17 06:53:59
i dont understand why this answer has a negative vote. Try using an .m4a file directly, it wont be recognized as a ringtone. Alongwith renaming the file, it should be less than 30 seconds in length, as Philippe Leybaert rightly quotes.
CodeWriter
2009-09-17 08:43:36
+2
A:
Note that an .m4r file is actually the same format as an .m4a file, so you can simply rename it to .m4r and drag it back into iTunes.
kprevas
2009-09-17 06:58:10
A:
iTunes ringtones are normal .m4a files, but they have to be exactly 30 seconds in length. (And they should have the .m4r extension, although the file is a standard .m4a file)
Philippe Leybaert
2009-09-17 07:00:45
Why is this downvoted? The 30 second limit is essential: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1398#faq6
Philippe Leybaert
2009-09-17 07:11:04
There's a difference between "must be exactly 30 seconds" and "can be up to 30 seconds".
mikestew
2009-09-30 19:49:38