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Couldt u please give how select SMS ringtones from SDcard

i read, for incoming call then we can change this registry:
"Directory" of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring.
then we can move all the ringtones to any directory we want
the question is, how about SMS notification ring?? i want to use the same ringtone for SMS (my own .wav) is it possible? and which registry i have to change so xda will look at those directory in SDcard instead of "\windows" ?
thx alot!!!!!!!!!!

AFAIK, there's nothing you can do about it. SMS notifications are handled exactly like all other Windows notifications (like AS connect/disconnect, new mail, start menu sounds, ...). I think the \Windows path is fixed in the system.
Besides, you shouldn't set a directory on a storage card for ringtones. If a call comes in during standby, the storage card might not work, and thus the device will remain silent.

I have my ringtone on storage card. If it doesn't get picked up, the tone reverts to windows default ring.

i had succesfuly move all my phone ringtone (for incoming call notification) to my SDcard. just move all of them then change the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring
Directory="\Storage Card\My own special Ringtone" (or whatever )
but how about sms notification???? can some1 give me the registry address for this? thx again...

i think that maybe it's hardcoded
as ringtones are a part of cellphone stuff
and other sounds like sms is a part of the pda sounds
prob the same reason why only ringtones can be wma
and normal rings need be wav
also i'm not really sure why it is you need to change that reg setting
i just go into the program called add ringtones
when it starts it load all valid files on my pda and storage
and the ones i check
will be available as ring tones when i go into the phonesettings
thats how i got the ring tone i use now because i fell over it in there
and it came with some demo of everqust and was the sound of a skeleton's attack or something

sorry for my ignorance, anyone can help me where and how can i can i change the registry to set my ringtones from storage instead of main memory?

get a registry editor
go to this reg
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring.
edit the value
"Directory" to point to where you want the files

if you want to have personalized sms tones all you have to do is record(or save as) the sound/file to .wav format then move it to your windows directory on your PPC.
Then all you have to do is goto >settings>sounds & notifications..notifications tab then chose the event you want to change and select the new .wav e.g. myown.wav file for sms its "messaging: new text msg." the file size is usually around 30k so its not really goin to affect your PPC performance...
if you want to have a selection just save them all on your SD card somewhere and move them to windows dir when you feel like a change and delete the old if memory is really worrying you.
a reg edit for storage of sms tones is really not needed
ps the same could be said of ringrones except they are usually bigger in file size, and you would put them in widows\rings directory instead
but then again i rarely change my tones
Speedn

thanks bro.. i've done it....

@ yankee:
in my experience, its useless to change the registry.. even we change iit, the ringtone will be set back to the default , right??? no solution for this, until now... the "guru" said, that because the sdcard too slow, so when a call coming in, xda "cant" find those ringtone in the sdcard so it takes any (the default).. bad luck.....
@rudegar and speedn:
the reason for that registry editing is: we want to keep for ex. 200 ringtones in SDCARD, not in windows folder this way, we dont have to do "right click-use as ringtone " which mean tell the xda to save it from sdcard to win folder. we cant fit those 200ringtones inside the RAM, right??
but somehow, like i said above, this method doenst work

@erwinsie,
I did not point the registry to the storage card, I pointed it to the internal storage of the phone and its working fine with me. I have not tried using the storage card
\Storage\Ringtones
I am using XDA IIi

@yankee...
well.. u lucky to have 128 ram... but i still hope that someday some1 can show me how to store (and use directly) my ringtones collections from SDCARD. mini only has 64 ram
sorry to misunderstand u..

sounds as text alerts where to place ?

hi i am using windows 5 on an xda orbit device - i have collected some cool sounds i would like to be used as text notification sounds but i have no idea where to place them so that they can be utilised for this purpose.... could anyone tell me the format of sounds required and where on the device i need to place them.
thanks in advance

Anything Windows Media Player can open you can use.

Put them in the Windows folder and they will show up in the drop down menu. Rings should go in the rings folder.

Put them in the Windows folder and they will show up in the drop down menu
hi thanks to both of you for your input - when i do as you suggest the sound i wish to use still doesnt appear in the drop down menu and so i cant select it.
- this is the method i used -
"on the orbit" - file explorer -my device-windows - "paste sound file" then exit.
then i go to - sounds and notifications,notifications, event - messaging new text message - then drop down options menu but no sign of the file !!!!
am i not doing things correctly ? any further tips or instructions would be very welcome.
thanks in advance
ohmlogic.

dragon_76 said:
Anything Windows Media Player can open you can use.
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That isn't quite true, for sms sounds you can only use wav files in WM5.

many thanks Xeno1 and all who contributed
exactly as you said i converted the mp3 file into a wav file using Easy CD-DA Extractor dropped it into the windows root folder and like magic the file was present in the selection drop down box ........ very happy now thanks to you all .

Using an MP3 to alert to a text.

I have set an MP3 to alert me when I get a phone call coming in but can see how to do it for a text message. I'm sure its' something obvious but I can't see it.
Any idea how to set it up please or even if it's possible?

A friend of mine pointed that out and I just noticed it. Any help?

create the file and place it in the Windows folder

I tried doing this but it cant seem to find the file in the windows folder..must it be in wav format or is mp3 ok?

I dont think it matters but mine are in WAV

You stole Boo Boo's Name said:
create the file and place it in the Windows folder
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No, you have to place it in \Application Data\Sounds. Afterwards it will be available in the list shown in settings for event sounds.

Katier said:
I have set an MP3 to alert me when I get a phone call coming in but can see how to do it for a text message. I'm sure its' something obvious but I can't see it.
Any idea how to set it up please or even if it's possible?
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All that you must do is to put mp3 files in a folder called my documents, on device or on storage card an you will find in tones list

Not sure if you just kinda overlooked this, but while you can change your Ringtone for calls from the "Phone" option in settings, you have to go to "Sounds & Notifications" for text messages.
I just put my sound files in the root folder of the storage card and it shows up.

Must be a wav file, must be in windows directory for you to use it as a sms alert. Nothing else will do.

MP3 works as well - at least on my TP with stock HTC German ROM.

Cactus World said:
MP3 works as well - at least on my TP with stock HTC German ROM.
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My mistake, you are correct. Had to put the MP3 in Windows>rings.
Must be new to WM6.1
If it's a long MP3 can you stop the music or does it carry on till the end of the file??

Cactus World said:
No, you have to place it in \Application Data\Sounds. Afterwards it will be available in the list shown in settings for event sounds.
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im using the fuze, with RRE 4.5 rom, with mine if i place my mp3 on the window root folder or in rings they work for phone rings, but not able to select on text message, so i did as you said, place my mp3 in application data\sounds and bingo they work. only downside is you have to hit the "end" call button. you can mute it with the volume buttons, so if a text come in and its in your holder you have to take it out and hit the end button. hope this helps
lupe

overhaulengines said:
...only downside is you have to hit the "end" call button. you can mute it with the volume buttons, so if a text come in and its in your holder you have to take it out and hit the end button...
lupe
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Why not find and employ the MP3 trimmer that comes on the Touch Pro in many markets - or edit on your desktop with any of the readily available programs? You could have it go on for - like 5 seconds, then quit.
Personally, I save songs for ring tones and use the jetson's doorbell for SMS and MMS and HAL from 2001 saying: "There is a message for you..." for incoming emails.

How do i add my own mp3 to my sms tones?

Topic, please help out. Thanks in advance

1. Goto Programs
2. Open MP3 Trimmer
3. Trim if you like
4. Set as Default Ring Tone from options
This should be the easiest way.
You can also copy the mp3 into the Ring folder inside Windows folder. This might work as well.

To get a custom sound to work for any notifications, they must be in the .wav format and be in either the \windows\ or windows\ring\ folder depending on the default for your device (HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring\Directory)

Easier way
Guys guys... Hold up. There is an easier way:
\\My Documents\My Ringtones\
If you don't have it, make the directory. This has worked since the Magician. You can select all files *.wav/*.mp3 in this dir. No editing no nothing. They will appear under sound options...

What I've done and it seems to work is, just take the .mp3 and put it in the \\phone\My Documents\ dir and then it appears in the little drop down menu in the sounds tab.
What I want to know is, is there a way to get it to stop vibrating and playing the sound after there has been some input on the phone, so that my .mp3 ringtone wont play for 2-3mins everytime I get a new SMS?

Sound assignment prob

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and also new to my smart phone. I have an HTC Elf 0300. I'm trying to assign a sound to Notification/ MMS downloaded. I've looked at the existing sounds available and tried to find the folder they're in via ActiveSync to no avail. I've converted the mp3 I want to use to .amr and put it in the My Ringtones and My Voices folders. I can access the amr file if I want to change the ringtone notification but not for the MMS downloaded. I can only assume that one can't use anything other than what came with the phone. If you know different, please advise, many thanks.

Ron_H said:
Hi all, I'm new to this forum and also new to my smart phone. I have an HTC Elf 0300. I'm trying to assign a sound to Notification/ MMS downloaded. I've looked at the existing sounds available and tried to find the folder they're in via ActiveSync to no avail. I've converted the mp3 I want to use to .amr and put it in the My Ringtones and My Voices folders. I can access the amr file if I want to change the ringtone notification but not for the MMS downloaded. I can only assume that one can't use anything other than what came with the phone. If you know different, please advise, many thanks.
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Put your tones in the main windows folder, you will see that many of the tones already available to you are in wav/wma format.

Thanx Timmy, that worked, one learns as one goes along eh, lol.