Yesterdays Garageband update (4.1.1) brought something Polyvector and I have been waiting on since we got our iPhone. The ability to create custom ringtones! We have always wanted a phone that would grant us the ability to annoy others with PolyVector’s creations. I’m not sure if PolyVector will want to place his new ringtones up for grabs, but as I am writing this out he is installing various Apple Jam Packs to get ready to experiment with his new found ringtone freedom.
For those of you also interested in firing up Garageband to make some custom rings for your iPhone, you gotta have iLife ‘08, Garageband 4.1.1, and iTunes 7.5. After that you just gotta follow this handy guide by Apple on How to create custom ringtones in GarageBand 4.1.1. Of course in order to use these you’ll need an iPhone with up-to-date firmware (1.1.2).
I can’ wait to see what will come of this!
Sure beats the canned ringtones that come with my Verizon cell phone! Can you get polytonal ringtones with Garageband?
Well, you can create anything in Garageband, so I suppose the answer is yes.
The iPhone uses a format similar to .mp3’s. So the phone itself can play a completely normal song. Like you would play a song from an iPod. The only difference is that song can only be 30 seconds.