How to set Apple Music songs as my ringtone?

"I want to record a cover version of a song I downloaded via Apple Music, but can't find the sound file I need in GarageBand, even after I moved the file into the 'Media > Music' folder. Can someone please help me with this?"

Do you have the same confusion? Unfortunately, you can't import Apple Music file in GarageBand because of DRM. You can't copy or modify such files. You can only play them using iTunes or Apple Music on your device.

How to Remove Apple Music DRM

Ondesoft iTunes Converter is also called Ondesoft Apple Music Converter. It is an all-in-one tool for users to remove DRM from Apple Music M4P songs, M4P/M4B Audiobooks, Apple Music songs and Audible AA/AAX Audiobooks and output DRM-free MP3, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4A, M4R, and MKA with 100% original quality. With this program, you can keep your favorite Apple Music songs on your computer forever, edit them as you like and set them as your special phone ringtone.

The following is the detailed tutorial that shows how to set Apple Music songs as ringtone with the help of Ondesoft iTunes Converter.

1. Download and Launch Apple Music Converter

Download, install and launch Ondesoft Apple Music Converter on your Mac or Windows.

2. Sign in to your Apple Music account

Click the Sign in button and enter your Apple ID.

3. Change output format(optional)

The default output format is lossless M4A. Ondesoft Apple Music Converter also supports converting Apple Music to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF. You can also customize output file name with any combination of title, artist, album, playlist index and track ID.

4. Select music

Follow the on-screen instructions to choose the playlist or album you want to convert.

Click Add songs.

5. Start Conversion

By default, all songs in the playlist/album will be checked. If there are songs you don't want to convert, please uncheck the box. Then click Convert button to start downloading songs to the format you choose.

After conversion, click below folder icon to quickly locate the downloaded songs.

How to Set DRM-free Apple Music as Ringtone

If you just want a segment of the song as ringtone, play the DRM-free song with iTunes, click Song Info - Options and set the start/stop time.

Under Edit (Win) or iTunes (Mac) > Preferences > General tab > Import Settings choose AAC Encoder > High Quality 128k.
Click File > Convert > Create AAC version.
Right-click on the new copy and click Show in Windows Explorer or Finder.
Change the file extension from .m4a to .m4r. (You may need to adjust folder options to see the extensions)
Move the file into the Automatically Add to iTunes folder inside your media folder, it will be added to the Tones section of the library.
Connect the device, select its icon next to the media selection menu, then the device's Tones tab, and set the sync options.
Sync the device.

Free trial version allows you to convert 3 minutes of each song, to get the full version, please purchase a license.

Features of Ondesoft Apple Music Converter:

Built-in Apple Music web player
Pazu Apple Music Converter features an integrated Apple Music web player for you to browse and download music conveniently. There is no need to install Music or iTunes app. .

Customize profile settings
Apple Music allows you to customize Bitrate, Sample rate and Channels of the output song.

Fast Conversion Speed
The conversion speed can be as fast as 16X and you are free to set it as you desired.

Search Function
The powerful search function enables you to quickly find Apple Music tracks you need according to name, artist and album.

Customize file name format
Output file name can contain Title, Artist, Album, TrackID and DiskID and you are free to customize it as you like.

Save ID tags
ID tags such as song name, Artist name, Album, Album artist, Genre and Artwork will be saved to the output MP3 and M4A files.

Batch conversion
Batch conversion allows you to convert as many Apple Music tracks as you want at a time.

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