Is it possible to create your own ringtones?

Question

Is it possible to create a ringtone using mp3 or other formats you may already have? I commonly come across ringtones from songs that I think could be better if a different clip from the song would be used.

Answer 1

Almost all Nokia phones can play both MP3's and WAV files as ring tones. I've been doing this for years; assigning different songs to different callers.

Answer 2

Most newer mobile phjones can use MP3 format for ringtones but you should check the documents that came with your phone or the web site of the manufacturer. If you use an iPod, you already have iTunes (a free download for Windows or Mac) on your computer. Here is how to make a ringtone with iTunes:

Note-- These menu choices are based on my Mac version. If you have the Windows version it may vary slightly. With iTunes open, go to the iTunes menu > Preferences > Advanced > Importing. There you see a drop list for Settings. Choose Custom... Now change the rate to whatever you like. 96 is good for even the best of phones. Don't mess with the equilizer options or you may destroy the phone speaker. Choose mono to cut the file size in half without affecting quality. For 30 second ringtones, the files will range in size from 150-210k. Use this setting for making a bunch of ringtones because when you are totally done, you want to set iTunes back to your high-rate setting. Otherwise all future song imports will be mobile phone quality.

To extract a segment of a song in iTunes, click once to select the song in the library list. Then File > Get Info. In the Options tab, choose the start time / stop time. You can choose to the 1/100th of a second if you are of a mind, but, hey, it's only a ringtone, not a Superbowl ad soundtrack. You will do it custom for each song. I suggest 10-30 seconds. It should loop at the end anyway. Back in the library list, with the original song selected, go to Advanced menu > Convert selection to MP3. After a few seconds, you will have your ringtone with new name of "Light_My_Fire1.mp3" or whatever. Play it to see if you are satisfied with the edit. Trash it if you are not and then tweak the segment start/stop time again.

To put the ringtone on your phone you will again need to find out what your phone can do. Either use Bluetooth, USB, upload to email or a web page or use a web site that sends to your phone. I don't recommend the last option since you must give out your phone number and could get on a spam list for adverts.

Answer 3

Trinity Jane

Level 3



I know a site. It's free (unless your plan charges for texts). You upload and mp3 off of your computer and use any 30 second part of that song and send it to your phone. The more people you have sign up through your link, the more credits you get for ringtones. It also gives you 4 free credits for just signing up.

1 credit = 1 ringtone.

Go to my link and click the first box that says Myxer Tones and sign up.

I promise, 100% free.

(That's my boyfriend's myspace profile by the way. I'm working on switching my plan)

Answer 4

I thyink you are talkind about editing an mp3, say halfway through the song to your favourite part so that you can save it as a ringtone.. there is software to edit music specifically for use on mobile phones. Also is you have dj software on your pc, you can edit mp3 files & cut them to size & save them on your phone.

I never buy ringtones, its a rip-off.

Answer 5

Indeed. I have a bluetooth enabled phone, and I just cut my own ringtones from mp3s on my computer, put them into a smaller format, then send them onto my phone.

Answer 6

ya get a program on your phone (download it) i think just about every phone company has that where you can make your own ringtones

Answer 7

mobile17.com lets you make any song on your computer a ringtone,

Answer 8

yes... if you have a nokia then they actually have a generator where you can create ur own