Ok guys I have looked but can't find. I have used CDx to take 30secs of"Kylie's can't get you out of my head" and have saved it as a .wav file. This has then been added to the phone in the normal manner cool. My question is an issue of size the .wav file is 5.90Mb where as the mp3 was only 549Kb.
Do I have to live with this size issue or am I doing something wrong??
Thanks
Paul
Why don't you rip it as a WMA file and the file size will be approx the same as an mp3, and your phone will play it as a ringtone.
If you want it as a text alert it needs to be a WAV file format, and placed in the Windows folder on your phone.
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:? I have a XDA2 and want to use Pink Floyds Money as my ring tone. I have got this track on my SD card in a mp3 format but have not got a clue what to do. If anyone can help me I would be really gratefull. I will need step by step instructions. Email [email protected]
You will have to get a WAV / WMA or MID version of the file.
Then via settings / system tab / add ringtone you can select the file.
or; play the song via media player. make sure you know which part of the song you want to use as a ringer...can't be the whole whole song since you're bound to answer the phone anyway... at the same time use your notes app; press the recorder. you'll have to be a little quick; when the song / part you want is coming get ready to record it. you can record like 30 seconds worth...that's enough considering you won't be listening to the whole song before you answer the phone. from there test the recorded sample; rename it then paste the file in the ring's folder of windows. select it in your phone app as your ringer and there you go. oh; make sure that the microphone agc setting is in the "disabled" mode for the auto-adjust volume. also make sure the volume of the unit (the pda; not the phone) is down a notch. recording quality is quite good; mighty handy when you can't find the wav file on the internet. i use the muppet's "manamana" song; i was able to use this as a ringer via the process i discribed above.
cheers
Dear,
I have a XDA2 and want to use Pink Floyds Money as my ring tone. I have got this track on my SD card in a mp3 format but have not got a clue what to do. If anyone can help me I would be really gratefull. I will need step by step instructions. Email [email protected]
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If you wanna be able to access and use music files (mp3 and wma format) located in your sd card as ringtones, you may also consider changing the registry setting. Here is the step by step advice
1. Install regedit in your device (in case you haven't had it yet)
2. Open the regedit and look for the following values
HEKY_CURRENT_USER/ControlPanel/SoundCategories/Ring
Then under Ring Folder -> tap Directory, you'll see that the default directory is set to be \Window\Ring. You can change that directory to your preference (e.g. \Storage Card\My Music\). Soft-reset the unit. At this stage, all music files in MP3 and WMA format can be accessed directly from the storage card
3. Go to Phone->Tools->Options->Ring tone, and select whatever song you prefer using a your ringer.
Note that evey time someone calls you, the device will locate the songs at the specified location (e.g. SD card) and hence the ability to play the ringer properly also depends on the speed at which the device and the SD card interact.
HTH,
Ken
Tried that, it doesn't work? :?
dont think mp3 will work at all
make it wma using cdex
Oops!! Excuse me
Dear all,
If you wanna be able to access and use music files (mp3 and wma format) located in your sd card as ringtones, you may also consider changing the registry setting. Here is the step by step advice
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I mistyped the file format, actually the only compatible formats are .wav and .wma. Sorry for the mislead
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is there a way to;
A) change the actual volume of the alert (I know about turning vol up/down) but what I want here is a louder alert when I recieve a message.
B) can I download new wav files to add to the default ones with myxda2i?
B1) if the above is answered yes, can you advise how I install them please?
Thanks
Pete
I would like to add to this.
I have downloaded .wav files and copied them into the windows directory, but when I go to listen to them in the sounds and notifications section they don't play, this has happened to all .wav files apart from one so far.
Look for the Nokia sms sound file uploaded somewhere in this forum. it works on my imate pocket pc and is loud.
victor
I've also noticed that many wav files are some how encoded in mp3. So they have a file ext of .wav but ppc will only play pure wav files. If you switch the file ext on the wav's that do not play to .mp3 they will sudenly play in windows media player. this will tel you that it is not pure wav encoding.
if you choose properies of the wav file on the pc
it should ms ad pcm as format then it's a pure bred
puls modulated media
I know where the folder of the phone ringer tones is (windows/rings), but can someone tell me where the folder for alarm sounds is (the sounds you get in the drop down list when you click on the bell icon under clock alarms)?
Yeah does somebody knows this .
im still looking for it
i cant wake up with the ringtones of my clock i want to set another song of my one ?
p.s sorry for my bad english im dutch
Read on another post that the alarm tones will only accept wav files, and that they're located in the windows folder (rather than the rings subfolder). Going to try this out by adding a wav tone to the folder to see if it shows up in the drop down. Anyone know a free & decent wav tone website? Googled a few but all seem pretty crappy.
Or you can turn your mp3 toe wav
but that uses almost 75 mb from mp3 to wav
you can use wma as well according to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310961
tested and working
that might be better, then I can convert mp3s to wmas and keep an acceptable file size
thats great news
so i dont have to wake up with that anoying beep sounds hahaha
thnx
just tested it but it doesn't work it didnt play wma files
if got an htc touch cruise with Rom version 1.28.404.2 NLD with wm 6 profesional
so i dont know what i did wrong
got bepe's ROM WWE 0.67 and it ist working. (it's WM6.1)
I just converted mp3 to wma using 4U WMA MP3 Converter and pasted to \windows folder. File is in list and it is playing
yeah but i dont want to install an rom or something like that
just the normal one that came with the phone
so it is imposible for me 2 set another tone
hmm, WMA didn't work for me, dropped a file in the windows folder, doesn't show up in the alarm drop down
kkhalil76 said:
hmm, WMA didn't work for me, dropped a file in the windows folder, doesn't show up in the alarm drop down
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got an nice application called pTravelalarm
and it works great even shown in your today screen
Click here for Ptravelalarm
it works great i love it
kkhalil76 said:
hmm, WMA didn't work for me, dropped a file in the windows folder, doesn't show up in the alarm drop down
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WMA didn't work for me either, WAV did show up in the drop down list but would reset to default setting when choosen. I had trimmed the WAV file down to 8 seconds before dropping it in the windows folder.
I have a mp3 ringtone that I want to transfer to my phone. How can I accomplish this?
TIA
bird333 said:
I have a mp3 ringtone that I want to transfer to my phone. How can I accomplish this?
TIA
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Have you plugged the phone into your computer and copy pasted the file over?
I am not sure where to start, how new are you to smartphones?
alphadog00 said:
Have you plugged the phone into your computer and copy pasted the file over?
I am not sure where to start, how new are you to smartphones?
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I am pretty new. I have not pasted the file over. I guess mainly I am just wanting to know what directory I need to put the file in? Do I need to create a directory? I have Droid Explorer working, and Root Explorer installed on the phone.
Ringtones:
path /sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
ringtones. note, they must be of a certain size, I cant remember what, but it will tell you at the time of assignment
Notifications:
path /sdcard/media/audio/notifications
ditto to the ringtones.
NOTE:
/sdcard is what android sees it as.
When you mount it in to your computer, it will just be /media/audio/ringtones.
I'd also like to suggest Free application RingDroid http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.ringdroid for on-phone editing of ringtones from sound files. Very useful, very friendly, works quite well.
The file directory is:
sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
You should be fine using the default My Files app and not Root Explorer. Make sure to convert the MP3 to a WAV file.
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Samsung Captivate (rooted)
Stock ROM
sup3rus3r said:
The file directory is:
sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
You should be fine using the default My Files app and not Root Explorer. Make sure to convert the MP3 to a WAV file.
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DO you have to use WAV? I use mp3s for my ringtones and they work just fine..
mp3s are fine. and no size restriction. i've used up to 5meg files. it only plays the first 30 seconds, but it doesn't seem to have a size restriction.
if you want a specific part of the song, i recommend Audacity. easy free audio editor
ok, I created a folder /sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
I then dropped a 1MB MP3 into that folder, I then noticed in the notification bar that the media scanner had started. But when I go to the sound and display menu and look under voice call ringtones, the mp3 I put in there isnt in the list. How do I get android to add it to the list?
Edit: Nevermind. I found out what was going on. Android browser had downloaded the mp3 and for some reason gave it the file extension of .mpga Once I renamed it from *.mpga to *.mp3 it worked fine.
You do not need to create /sdcard, it is the main directory. I also recommend converting the MP3 to WAV.
why do you recommend it? there isn't any need to convert the file...is it just personal preference?
myrddin201 said:
mp3s are fine. and no size restriction. i've used up to 5meg files. it only plays the first 30 seconds, but it doesn't seem to have a size restriction.
if you want a specific part of the song, i recommend Audacity. easy free audio editor
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THE free trial version of audacity now overlays a "Voice Logo" on any file you use it to create - basically every 5 seconds you hear "AVS Media Demo"
i tried using it last night to edit the mp3 file from that samsung promotional video
ended up downloading adobe audtion 3, you get full use of the program, free for 30 days with no logo overlay
Ciao,
i've found and solve a ringtones issue on tuttoandroid.net forum, so i want to share this with anyone;
NOTE: despite the old nexus4, the nexus 5 does not like mp3 files; copy in the folder RINGTONES/ALARMS only .ogg files if you don't want to lose 1/10 call!
You can check this issue by copying an mp3 file and trying to tapping continously on preview in the list of ringtones to ear: mp3 will fail preview sometimes, despite .ogg files won't ever fail.
Try to convert your mp3 --> .ogg online of by some audio-converter
I hope give you help with anyone Bye Bye
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