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Title: Ringtones
Post by: Nickbat on 20 September 2007, 22:03:41

I'm on some sort of mobile contract and every year they send me a new one. Last year I had a Nokia 6230i (why the "i" - fuel injected?) and I have just received my new Nokia 6300. Seems a nice piece of kit. Very smart and has lots of features, so I believe. Personally, I'm glad they've retained the "make-a-phone-call" feature. ;)

Now, I know this is sad, but I had classy ringtone on the old one, so I thought I'd put it on the new one. Well it saves the first few weeks of getting to know a new one - you know the feeling when you stuck in a supermarket queue thinking "I wish that pr*t with the mobile would answer the damned thing"....then you realise its your new ringtone. :-[

Anyway, the original ringtone, which came with the 6230i, is copy protected by Nokia which means I can't transfer it.

Right, I thought. I'll make my own ringtone!

Then I thought...

How do I do it?

Then I thought...

Better ask on the forum...... :y    

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Bo Bo on 20 September 2007, 22:11:12

Depends on what you want to do & there may be copyright issues......

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Nickbat on 20 September 2007, 22:16:55

Don't like to admit it here, but I do like a bit of classical music now and again, so I thought I could stick an orchestral CD in the PC, sample a few bars, then convert it.

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Nickbat on 20 September 2007, 22:19:10

On second thoughts, you could be right about the copyright, even with an old classical CD. Don't want people to suggest anything illegal.

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: megaomega123 on 20 September 2007, 22:30:29

Not sure about posting links on this subject, so do a search for      Visual MP3 Splitter & Joiner 5.0

Just load any track that you legitimately own and cut out the section that you want as a ringtone. Send it to your phone as an mp3 then set it as ringtone  :y

I don't know much about copyright but surely that can't be illegal. Well I hope not cos I change mine every week  :o

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: alan2450 on 20 September 2007, 22:35:47

Nokia do a programme to convert files so that play on the phone:

http://nokia-multimedia-converter.en.softonic.com/symbian

Same rules apply reference copyright  ;)

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Bo Bo on 20 September 2007, 22:46:32

Audacity works well  :-X ::)

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Danny on 21 September 2007, 00:07:12

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Depends on what you want to do & there may be copyright issues......

you can practically compose whatever tune you want, you wouldn't be breaching copyright as you're not supplying it to make money

My phone, and my upcoming phone supports MP3 ring tones and message tones, meaning I can get absolutely ANYTHING I so wish

yes, anything at all!

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Paulus on 21 September 2007, 17:32:56

Get yourself a Bluetooth dongle for your PC, or just simply plug the phone in with the cable that usually comes with modern phones. Then you can put any MP3 on there as a ringtone.

I've got Spider Pig for my ringtone and the noise that Pacman makes when he dies for my text messages...I know...sad.

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Nickbat on 21 September 2007, 17:44:51

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Get yourself a Bluetooth dongle for your PC, or just simply plug the phone in with the cable that usually comes with modern phones. Then you can put any MP3 on there as a ringtone.

I've got Spider Pig for my ringtone and the noise that Pacman makes when he dies for my text messages...I know...sad.

I've got one of them! So all I need to do is get a sample then convert it to MP3 then upload it to the phone. Great!  :y

When a read about "Pacman", I thought it said "Paxman".  ;D

"Yeeeeeaaaasss, well on tonight's Newsnight......"

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Nickbat on 21 September 2007, 22:27:05

Thanks everyone.  :y

I got my dongle out and with a bit of messing around have a managed to get my new phone to play Jupiter from the Planets Suite by Holst whenever I get an incoming call.

Is that:

a) Cool?

b) Sad?

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: tunnie on 21 September 2007, 22:41:59

Download this http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Its a free audio editing tool, choose an MP3 you have. Use that to cut the track down, export as MP3, transfer to your phone. Job done.

Btw i work for a mobile content subscription company which sells ringtones, videos, games, graphics  ;)

If you want any free content!  :D

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Nickbat on 21 September 2007, 23:13:34

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Download this http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Its a free audio editing tool, choose an MP3 you have. Use that to cut the track down, export as MP3, transfer to your phone. Job done.

Btw i work for a mobile content subscription company which sells ringtones, videos, games, graphics  ;)

If you want any free content!  :D

Thanks, Tunnie.  :y

May take you up on that offer!

BTW Well done on acquiring a SWMBO. Not petite and Swiss, perchance?  ;D ;D ;)
  

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 22 September 2007, 00:31:16

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Thanks everyone.  :y

I got my dongle out and with a bit of messing around have a managed to get my new phone to play Jupiter from the Planets Suite by Holst whenever I get an incoming call.

Is that:

a) Cool?

b) Sad?

Cool   ;D :y :) ;)

Title: Re: Ringtones
Post by: Paulus on 22 September 2007, 08:34:47

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Thanks everyone.  :y

I got my dongle out and with a bit of messing around have a managed to get my new phone to play Jupiter from the Planets Suite by Holst whenever I get an incoming call.

Is that:

a) Cool?

b) Sad?

Cool   ;D :y :) ;)

Cool in a sad kind of way... ;)