IPhone Ring tones? How do they work?

I recently got an iPhone, and I have an idea for a great ringtone, but I don't want the ringtone to be in my music if you understand what I mean, is that at all possible? Like is there anyway where I can have that song as my ringtone but the song itself would not be found in my music folder? Also if that doesn't work then once i have that song as my ringtone then can I delete that song from my iTunes/iPhone and still have it as my ringtone?

You can buy specific ringtones from the itunes store. And they won't be in your music library

Yes, you can extract a portion of the music as your ringtone (ringtones are limited to 40 seconds or so), either with the iPhone itself in certain cases, or with iTunes for music you've purchased, or by creating a ringtone file and syncing it to your phone.

The procedure is too long to describe here, but you can google for it and find step-by-step instructions. And it's perfectly legal and allowed, so you don't have to worry about that, either.

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