I just got my first smartphone and I love it except I hate the 2-3 sec alert sounds. They all suck, and half of the time I don't hear them then 2 hours later I get another sms saying "why are you ignoring me!!!". So is there still no way to have a full song play until I view the message? All the threads I have googled have been from 2006 to early 2008... you would think someone would have come up with something by now.. right
I think this is impossible
just copy a mp3 file of your choice into windows folder..
kujo_kjc said:
just copy a mp3 file of your choice into windows folder..
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It has to be .wav and I could but.... I would get a sms or whatever and and I would have to listen to the entire song before it will turn off... completely stupid 'feature' if you ask me.
yusky03 said:
It has to be .wav and I could but.... I would get a sms or whatever and and I would have to listen to the entire song before it will turn off... completely stupid 'feature' if you ask me.
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Can be a .mp3 place on Root of Storage Card "so no folder" what you could do is take the song and cut it down with an Audio Editor Audacity is good enough for the job...
Just so you know too you can place Ringtones on Storage card in folder named My Ringtones.
Or if you want a better one, but shareware, I suggest you to use Cakewalk
but in all custom roms i've used, pressing the red button will make the tone stop..
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Can I use MP3 music as a ring tone, if so how can I do it?
yup just put the MP3 file in the sounds Dir\ in your device
Sumpthin like this mobile device\windows
my understanding was that it played mid wav and wma files
add these to the /windows/rings folder and select in settings phone
It's a shame
I've tried this too and finally contacted the tech support guys at T-Mobile. It is only possible to use wav files as ring tones. This is a shame, because they are much bigger. To be able to use them, you should store them in Windows/Rings. I've created a couple of nice ones to last around 30 seconds (the maximum ringtime for most providers).
-Rocky Theme
-Eurytmics - Sweet Dreams
-Lumidee - Never Leave You
-George Baker - Little Green Bag (Resevoir Dogs opener)
As I do not understand how FTP works. I'll only attach one file. If you're interested in more, let me know.
appereantly, attaching didn't work either. just let me know if you'd like one of the ringtones. i can mail them.
Izzard: If you dont wanna use ftp, the files uploaded must be relatively small. Try to RAR any ringtone-file. maybe uploading via http will work then.
It's not that i don't want to use FTP, I just do not know how it works. In the "manual" it sais:
"Simply FTP to 'xda-developers.com', username 'xda', password 'xda' and put the file in the root directory (do not create subdirs)."
How do i SIMPLY ftp anything? Where do I log in, do I have to go to another site?
Even Rar-ing a 5MB ringtone will not make the file uploadable via http, I've tried it
So if you could help me out with the FTP part, I'll gladly post some ringtones.
I've tried this too and finally contacted the tech support guys at T-Mobile. It is only possible to use wav files as ring tones. This is a shame
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the guys at T-mobile definitely don't know the difference between a file and a directory to tell you this..
the following is 100% correct:
you can use .wav or .midi or .wma(which is better than mp3) as ringtones for phone calls by putting the file in \windows\rings
you can use .wav or .midi as sms ringtones or as alarms by putting the files in windows root directory
we have talked a lot about this befor you have to search the forums before posting :wink:
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??
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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.
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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.
Hey all, got a question. I searched the boards for this but wasn't able to find an answer that worked.
I know you guys aren't using the lame sounds that came with the phone, so I gotta know--what's the trick? We've got an mp3 trimmer app that would work great, if anything other than phone calls worked with it. How do I get my mp3s to work as notification tones? Do I need to convert to .wav? If so, what's a good app to use, preferably on the phone itself?
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Hey all, got a question. I searched the boards for this but wasn't able to find an answer that worked.
I know you guys aren't using the lame sounds that came with the phone, so I gotta know--what's the trick? We've got an mp3 trimmer app that would work great, if anything other than phone calls worked with it. How do I get my mp3s to work as notification tones? Do I need to convert to .wav? If so, what's a good app to use, preferably on the phone itself?
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nope MP3 is just fine but u need to "CUT" the file from were ever u have it and go to "MY DEVICE IN FILE EXPLORER" and hit "application Data" then "SOUNDS" and then hit paste!
and then goto into settings and hit "Sounds&Notifacations" then hit notifacation sounds and when it loads scroll to "incoming Text" and pic your MP3 File!
hope you understood that
they have to be small files, but they can be .mp3s i would think at least smaller than 200kb
edit the file with mp3 trimmer or you will need a wav/mp3 file editor like 'cool edit'.
put the files in this directory to have them appear in the settings - sounds -notifications - new text message:
application data\Sounds\
Works like a champ, guys.
Cheers!
theres no way to have it rotate through a few is there?
How do i create them??
Cant find anywhere that shows us who to use the updates
Need to edit an mp3 (and wma i think) file to be less than 30 seconds and set its category (in zune or file properties) to "Ringtone". Sync. Mission Accomplished.
Also, they should be nonprotected. Try using audacity (plus the LAME plugin for mp3 exporting).
THIS
poy41 said:
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Exactly what I said
OK, so have any of you guys actually TRIED To perform this, actually tried to follow his advice? I have and I don't get past 4 minutes and 19 seconds of this video. I will tell you WHY. In the updated Zune there is not OPTION ringtone or RINGTONE as was in his case for genre. Not only do you have to trim the ringtone to a smaller size but you have to change GENRE. AND RINGTONE is not an option available in my ZUNE. So what do we do NOW?
By the way, I use several phones and for that reason I need to use 3 Sweden for my smartphone, just so you know. AND to answer myself. Use a meta tagger editor to change the genre field to RINGTONE, that is the trick.
I've done 2 now and they work fine.
After you've trimmed and converted your file, add it to zune then edit the file and delete the genre and type ringtone.
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Edit: or as you say a mp3 tagger.
On another note, anyone know if we can do custom text alerts???
Hello.
I have the same problem.
How can i put costume tones in Text messages?
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OK, so have any of you guys actually TRIED To perform this, actually tried to follow his advice? I have and I don't get past 4 minutes and 19 seconds of this video. I will tell you WHY. In the updated Zune there is not OPTION ringtone or RINGTONE as was in his case for genre. Not only do you have to trim the ringtone to a smaller size but you have to change GENRE. AND RINGTONE is not an option available in my ZUNE. So what do we do NOW?
By the way, I use several phones and for that reason I need to use 3 Sweden for my smartphone, just so you know. AND to answer myself. Use a meta tagger editor to change the genre field to RINGTONE, that is the trick.
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You don't have to choose from the list in Zune. Just type it in. The list is just a common set of genres, nothing more. -_-'
passeuser said:
Hello.
I have the same problem.
How can i put costume tones in Text messages?
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Custom ringtones are only for contact phone calls.
So we have to stick with the 10 anoying ones that came in the mango.
I think i will buy another phone with other OS.
passeuser said:
So we have to stick with the 10 anoying ones that came in the mango.
I think i will buy another phone with other OS.
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I believe there is a hack or someone is working on a hack to let you use custom alert tones. Try doing a search, and you'll find something.
But otherwise yes, by default, ringtones can only be customized for phone calls.
No, thats just stupid. I'll explain it. This is too easy and yall are making it complicated. I use Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 to adjust my ring tones to the appropriate size. Just make sure you set it as a WMA file when you encode. As far as Zune goes, no, "ringtone" is not in the drop down list, so you actually have to TYPE it the first time. After that it STAYS in your drop down list. YES it works, I've got 20 custom ring tones on my LG Quantum right now using this method. I lost all my custom ringtones when I updated to 7720. You can also generally get the right file size and type from http://audiko.net/ you can download your ring tones for free, sync them to Zune then sync them to your phone. BEAR IN MIND IF IT IS OVER 39 SECONDS IT WILL NOT COME UP ON YOUR RINGTONE LIST ON YOUR DEVICE, SO U MAY NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK IT AND USE THE EDITOR. Oh, and NO. WE CAN STILL NOT MMS audio or video or set custom tones... ive been trying to figure out how to do that for months... still have not been able to find a hack. I figured out how, but it seems that part of the OS is read only... so I can not seem to over right it with my own tones... Why? **** if I know... ask MS.
I'm trying to use some mp3/m4a music files as alarms or notification tones, but not all these files work. Most of the time, after I choose the sound file, it would show silent as the ringtone/notification. So even though I have a certain file set, it would not ring when I get a call.
Anyone have an idea. This never happened on my old phone that was on 4.1
If I select a file for my ringtone, it would display no sound after I select it.
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If I select a file for my ringtone, it would display no sound after I select it.
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Perhaps your mp3 files have some issues. Try using a program like mpTrim (windows) on them to clean them up.
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Perhaps your mp3 files have some issues. Try using a program like mpTrim (windows) on them to clean them up.
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The m4a files are just ones downloaded from iTunes. What do you mean by clean them up?
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The m4a files are just ones downloaded from iTunes. What do you mean by clean them up?
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It removes sections that are bad at the beginning and end that some players might not like.
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It removes sections that are bad at the beginning and end that some players might not like.
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This never happened on my old Nexus S. I also don't want to modify all of my music files, which would take a long time. Is this a bug or is this normal?
DestroytheNexus said:
This never happened on my old Nexus S. I also don't want to modify all of my music files, which would take a long time. Is this a bug or is this normal?
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I only use .mp3s that I make and I never had that issue.
xda6969 said:
I only use .mp3s that I make and I never had that issue.
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I've tried mp3 files too. It still doesn't work. However, if I use PowerAmp to set the ringtone, then that file will work. It puts another copy in the Ringtone folder in the root of the SD card. I have my music file in the Music folder and not in any media\music structure.