Getting M4R ringtones to work on the iPhone with Music

[Ben Chilwell]

Using Audacity 2.4.2 and have recently upgraded to MacOS 11.0.1. This question is not about Big Sur compatibility specifically.

I used to make ringtones following the process (…AAC encoding to M4R…) and through iTunes it would load to the iPhone and work. Then, with Catalina and migration of iTunes to Music, it stopped working. I tried to do the LAME/FFMpeg update per the user manual, but I think I must have been doing something wrong because I couldn’t get it to work.

Can anybody provide guidance on how I would make sure I’m doing the update right? Do ringtones on the iPhone work–or am I wasting my time?

Thx

 

[jamesselenla]

Try verifying your Audacity version to ensure the correct LAME and FFmpeg libraries are installed, and export your audio as M4A before converting to M4R in iTunes. Also, check your iPhone settings to allow custom ringtones. Good luck