

(You can pick Audio Files and source an audio clip straight from iCloud Drive). Then select the audio source, most likely ‘Music’ to pick from the iPhone Music Library. Tap the Loops button in the top right toolbar. After the song is imported, we will delete the placeholder keyboard beat (or whatever instrument you tapped). It’s time to import your chosen song from the music library.

Tap the button to take you to the project overview which shows all the tracks. You are going to delete this clip in a second, it’s just necessary to record something upfront before having access to the full editor. Select an instrument and record some random noise. If you want to use a track from your music library, follow these steps. It can literally be anything as long as the total duration doesn’t exceed 30 seconds.

You can now create whatever beat, tone or sound you want to be your ringtone. To quickly start a new one, tap the + button in the toolbar. GarageBand has adopted the Files app picker so you can store GarageBand documents anywhere in iCloud Drive. Tangentially related: the new GarageBand update looks fantastic on the extra-wide iPhone X display. Download GarageBand on your iOS device to get started. If you already own the music, you can do all of this for free. If you go to the Sounds settings pane on iPhone or iPad, Apple shows you its extensive default set of available tones (and a bunch more under the ‘Classic’ section) or directs you to the iTunes Store to download music ringtones. This feature has been around for a while but it’s pretty hidden so it’s worth stepping through how you make custom ringtones with iOS. It’s still possible but a lot more cumbersome to manage.Ī little-known secret is that you can actually make custom alert ringtones for iOS on your iPhone itself, using GarageBand. With the latest version of iTunes, Apple buried the interface for making ringtones on the Mac.
