Creating and Importing Custom Ringtones on iPhone and iPad, Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026

Music to Ringtone app demonstration

Siena demonstrated the Music to Ringtone app for iPhone ringtone creation.

• Details
  • Siena: App available as free version with option to remove ads for approximately 1-2 dollars one-time purchase
  • Siena: Showed features including fade in/fade out duration controls, audio effects like echo and reverberation
  • Siena: Demonstrated selecting start position and duration for ringtone clips
  • Siena: Successfully created text tone from “Save the Last Dance For Me” by The Drifters
• Conclusion
  • Music to Ringtone app provides user-friendly interface for basic ringtone creation
  • App includes audio editing features beyond simple trimming

Screen sharing audio troubleshooting

Multiple attempts were needed to get screen sharing audio working properly in Zoom.

• Details
  • Ali: Initially could not hear VoiceOver through screen share
  • Siena: Discovered share sound checkbox appeared checked but wasn’t actually enabled
  • Ali: Identified that JAWS audio was balanced to left channel, preventing proper sharing
  • Palmer and Ashlyn: Confirmed when audio sharing was working correctly
• Conclusion
  • Share sound setting needed to be toggled to work properly
  • Audio balance settings can interfere with screen sharing

Downloading audio from YouTube using ezconv.cc

Siena demonstrated downloading full songs from YouTube for ringtone creation.

• Details
  • Siena: Used ezconv.cc website to download “Alvin’s Harmonica” song from YouTube
  • Siena: Emphasized the site is safe, has no pop-ups or ads, and won’t install viruses
  • Siena: Works across multiple browsers consistently
  • Jackie: Asked if full songs can be downloaded, confirmed yes
• Conclusion
  • ezconv.cc is a reliable and safe tool for downloading YouTube audio
  • Downloads full songs in MP3 format for further editing

Reaper audio editing for ringtone creation

Detailed demonstration of using Reaper for precise ringtone editing with multiple examples.

• Details
  • Siena: Created text tone by trimming “Alvin’s Harmonica” to just the harmonica playing section
  • Ali: Showed how to save default project settings including zoom level and render format
  • Siena: Demonstrated splitting items, deleting unwanted sections, and moving clips to project beginning
  • Ali: Recommended using FLAC format for archival copies to avoid quality loss from repeated MP3 compression
  • Siena: Set zoom level to 250 milliseconds per pixel for detailed editing
  • Palmer: Expressed interest in learning Reaper basics
• Conclusion
  • Reaper provides significantly more control than Music to Ringtone app
  • Saving default project settings streamlines workflow
  • FLAC format recommended for master files to preserve quality

Reaper accessibility and scripts

Discussion about accessibility tools for using Reaper with screen readers.

• Details
  • Palmer: Asked about JAWS scripts and accessibility setup
  • Ali: Uses both JAWS scripts from Snowman Radio and Osara extension together
  • Ali: Recommended Reapers Without Peepers mailing list as excellent resource for networking
  • Ali: Offered to demonstrate basic editing and project assembly in future tutorial
  • Palmer: Interested in basic functionality, not advanced features
• Conclusion
  • Multiple accessibility tools work together for Reaper access
  • Community resources available through Reapers Without Peepers list
  • Future Reaper tutorial planned for basic editing skills

Creating multiple ringtones from single song

Siena created three different ringtones from “Alvin’s Harmonica” song.

• Details
  • Siena: First created short text tone with just harmonica playing
  • Rob: Recognized the song and expressed enthusiasm for Hockey Night in Canada theme
  • Siena: Created full ringtone with Dave’s dialogue “Alvin, put that harmonica down”
  • Siena: Created third ringtone titled “It’s Not Supposed to Be a Cha-Cha-Cha” featuring the ending
  • Palmer: Suggested alternative naming conventions for ringtones
  • Max: Asked about bitrate settings, Siena estimated 128 kbps
• Conclusion
  • Single song can yield multiple creative ringtone variations
  • Ringtone length must stay under 29 seconds for iPhone compatibility
  • Creative naming helps organize custom ringtone library

Testing custom ringtones on iPhone

Live testing of newly created ringtones during the meeting.

• Details
  • Rob: Called Siena to test “Save the Last Dance” ringtone, successfully played
  • Ashlyn, Ali, and Maxwell: Sent test text messages to verify text tone
  • Siena: Discovered Do Not Disturb was accidentally enabled
  • Ali: Explained “notify anyway” option when Do Not Disturb is active
  • Siena: Set “Alvin’s Harmonica cha-cha-cha” as default ringtone
• Conclusion
  • Custom ringtones and text tones worked successfully on iPhone
  • Live testing confirmed proper installation and playback

Spotify downloading possibilities

Discussion emerged about downloading music from Spotify for ringtones.

• Details
  • Jeroo: Asked if downloading from Spotify is possible
  • Palmer: Found spotdownloader.com website that claims to download Spotify music as MP3
  • Siena: Had not explored Spotify downloading but willing to investigate
  • Jackie: Expressed strong interest as frequent Spotify user
  • Jeroo: Interested in offline listening capability
• Conclusion
  • spotdownloader.com identified as potential Spotify download tool
  • Feature requires further testing and verification
  • High interest from multiple participants for Spotify downloading tutorial

Future tutorial planning

Participants requested additional tutorials on related topics.

• Details
  • Siena: Proposed part 2 tutorial covering additional ringtone sources beyond YouTube
  • Jeroo: Requested tutorial specifically on spotdownloader.com for Spotify
  • Jackie: Strongly interested in Spotify downloading tutorial
  • Palmer: Interested in basic Reaper tutorial
  • Ali: Offered to demonstrate Reaper basics and potentially bring in Jack for advanced questions
• Conclusion
  • Part 2 ringtone tutorial planned covering alternative sources
  • Spotify downloading tutorial requested by multiple participants
  • Reaper basics tutorial to be scheduled

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