Creating ringtones with GarageBand<article>
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<p>When
introducing you to GarageBand in our last lesson, I claimed that nonmusicians could find uses for Apple’s audio and music application. I can hardly blame some of you for responding with a hearty “Prove it, buddy.” And so I shall, by outlining how to craft a ringtone from one of your favorite tunes.</p>
<h2>Choosing a track</h2>
<p>Launch GarageBand. In the Project chooser select
Ringtone and click the
Choose button. The main GarageBand window will open. Inside you’ll find a single track called Audio 1. The Cycle button will be engaged, and the ruler will bear a yellow bar that stretches for 20 measures. (That yellow color denotes the length of the cycled section.) To the right, the Loops pane appears by default.</p>
<p>In the display (which currently shows bars, beats, divisions, and ticks), click the Note/Metronome icon and choose
Time from the pop-up menu. Then drag on the right side of the yellow cycle bar so that it ends at 0:40. You do this because you can make ringtones no longer than 40 seconds; creating a cycle bar of that length shows you how much audio you have to work with.</p>
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Creating ringtones with GarageBand
