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Old 07-22-2005, 05:22 AM
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Default ringtone maker?

What is a good free program to make ringtones with. and i have a mpx220 phone and i cant find a way to store ringtones on my memorycard and be able to use them. this means i can only have a few custom ringtones cause i can only store them on my phone.
 
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Old 07-22-2005, 10:51 AM
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A few? How big are you making them?

I've heard that Xingtone (I think that's the name) now works with the Moto and Audiovox Smartphones. However, that application will send your ringtone to your phone over your carriers network. Which I've always seen as a waste since I can just copy the file over. :roll:

All you really need is some audio software that will allow you to cut and trim your sound files. Anything from Download.com should work. Does anyone else here have a specific program they would recommend?
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Old 07-24-2005, 05:29 AM
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So this means I can use any MP3? I can just cut it up so I only hear the parts I want?
 
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Old 07-24-2005, 11:18 AM
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I think the only limitation is the bit rate. I wouldn't use anything over 128kbps. That's only a guess.
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Old 07-24-2005, 03:08 PM
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Sounds good, I'll tinker with it tomorrow.
 
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Old 08-13-2005, 05:54 AM
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I used Audicity for this purpose.

The process takes a while to get it right but I eventually figured it out, so I'm sure darn near any can.
 
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Old 08-13-2005, 01:09 PM
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I used Audicity for this purpose.

The process takes a while to get it right but I eventually figured it out, so I'm sure darn near any can.
cool, thanks for the tip. I've been looking for a good cheap/free tool. I'll have to give this a try.
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Old 12-09-2005, 07:48 PM
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I use CDex (freeware) to convert MP3s to WAVs, then use WavePad (freeware) to edit them. Since I have an iPAQ 6315 with low speaker volume, Wavvepad lets me amplify the volume 300%, and convert the file to ANY bitrate. Thta gives me VERY small ringtone files.
 
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Old 12-21-2005, 11:49 PM
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What formats are supported for ringones? The pre-installed ones are all .mid files, but what format are the Cingular "music" ringtones? I have a ton of MP3's on my miniSD card, but I don't know how to get them to show up in the list of available ringtones.
 
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Old 04-23-2006, 12:46 AM
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I guess you can check, but sometimes the lowest bitrate supported is about 64kbps, so try seperate formats and load them up.
Normally Mp3 is just fine, mostly supported and included tones are mp3 and midi. Do not use wave.
 
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