Re: Turning music into ringtones help / ringtone length and location / select any file as ringtone
I have tried with numerous apps to do this on my new Verizon Motorola Droid Maxx HD, but is there an easy way to take your mp3, mp4 music files and convert them into a ringtone. I can get them converted but when i go to settings, sounds, ringtones the ringtones dont show up in there. and if they do and i click ok it doesnt play them it just plays a preset ringtone. So what i was wondering what is the best way to take my misic off my phone that i got off itunes and are in mp3, and mp4 formats and convert them into ringtones and actually have them work. Thanks for all your help
Basically, ringtones are stored either in a system folder, or on the memory card under a specific folder:
Code:
media
|____ audio
.nomedia
|------ alarms
|------ notifications
|------ ringtones
Notice that there are separate folders for each type of sound.
Notice as well the file
.nomedia (notice that it starts with a
dot). It's just a blank file. When a file with this name is in a folder, it means that it will be ignored by the media scanner. Why? So that your music player doesn't find them and add them to the playlists... Nothing worse than listening to music and suddenly some phone ring sound is played.
On the other hand, I've found that sometimes the presence of the
.nomedia file may prevent ringtones appearing in the selection list.
The solution? Get the free app
Rings Extended. When you're asked to select a ringtone of any sort, select Rings Extended as the default app to handle the request. And Rings Extended will allow you to select any file, in a number of different ways (via system, via file browser, via media player...). It's a great app!
Another hint: the defaul length of a ringtone is 30s (after which the call will be "missed"). So when editing/creating a ringtone, keep this in mind so the ring ends gracefully. If your ringtone is shorter than 30s, maybe you'll want to edit it and copy/paste a section to repeat at the end. I got Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" and made a 30s loop of the intro, for instance.
The default length of the ringtone can be changed. I can't remember how, though. And I think your phone needs to be rooted. Not sure about the latter.
One more hint: you might want to increase the volume of your MP3 files before using them as ringtones. I use the free MP3Gain to set the volume of all my MP3s. At least 91db. Not much more (or at all), to avoid distortions.
And one more tool I recommend for Windows users is MP3 Direct Cut. Free, simple, straightforward tool to cut/edit MP3s.
And a last hint: when your phone boots, the memory card is scanned for media. And it may take a few minutes. Which means that those custom ringtones may be unavailable during boot. But if your phone is rooted, you can copy your favorite tone in to the correct system folder, and have it available permanently.
That's all for now.
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