Apple is letting Mac-heads create their own iPhone ringtones using the latest version of music software GarageBand (sorry PC users, it’s not available in a Windows-friendly flavour). It sounds easy: just fire the app up, edit some loops together, and then use the new ‘Send Ringtone to iTunes’ option. After that, the ringtone can just be transferred to your iPhone in the usual synching way.
It apparently takes around five minutes from start to finish. Assume longer for perfectionists, mind: if you’re Axl Rose, it’ll take 17 years, five guitarists, and several million dollars worth of studio time before you’re happy.
It’s great news for bedroom musicians, who can get an extra bit of promotion by using their own songs as their iPhone ringtones. Imagine if this went a step further though, and they could actually SELL their tones through iTunes via some kind of revenue-sharing deal with Apple. The news does open the way to that possibility, but don’t hold your breath.
(via PC World)
I am having difficulty upgrading my version of garageband (3.0.4)to the newer version 4.1.1 is there a common reason for this?