MP3 Ringtone Maker

The available MP3 Ringtone Maker software packages allow you to make suitable size MP3 files from full-length MP3s.

One of the most popular packages for making your own MP3 ringtones is the Ringtone Ripper MP3 ringtone maker. This free software is designed to make 20 second MP3 ringtones out of your CD tracks and MP3 collections.

In essence, this software makes your ringtone selection as large as your existing MP3 and CD collection.

With most MP3 ring tone maker software systems, you have to use cables/infrared/Bluetooth to actually get the ringing tone from your desktop to your cell phone.

You can do that also with Ringtone Ripper, but there is also a possibility to send the self-made ringers directly to your phone, IF you're a member of Planet Ringtone website (a commercial service).

For these members, the Ringtone Ripper will automatically send your MP3 Ringtones to your Planet Ringtone locker as well as your cell phone.

MP3 Ringtone Maker Software

To make your own MP3 ringers, you don't necessarily need full-featured MP3 ringtone software.

Instead, you can use some of the available audio editing software packages to edit your MP3 tracks into ringtone file size and length.

Free audio editing tools include Audacity, Wavepad, and Cool MP3 Splitter.

Audacity is a free audio editor. With it, you can record, play and edit sounds (WAV, AIFF, and MP3 files).

Editing options include Cutting, Copying and Pasting sounds, mixing tracks together or applying effects like Bass Boost or Noise Removal.

Wavepad is a sound editor program for Windows. It allows you to make and edit voice and other audio recordings. You can cut, copy and paste parts of recording and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction.

Finally, with the Cool MP3 Splitter from Yaosoft, you can use three methods to split your MP3 tracks to ringtone compatible size: split by section, split by time and split by size.