Any body know where i can download ringtones for the XDA
and what types of files it accepts I know WAVs for one but anything else
Cheers
for PPC2002 it's only WAV and for WM2003 you can use midi file too
WM2003 supports WMA files too.
http://www.thekirbys.plus.com/spv
WM2003 supports WMA files too
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WM2003 can play WMA files but supports MIDI as ring tones ... at least I got that when I tried it myself
swifty ... great thnx for the link
Swifty said:
WM2003 supports WMA files too.
http://www.thekirbys.plus.com/spv
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regards, monika
OK ive found some decent ones that I know will play on my XDA ive sync them to the "rings" folder but how do I assign them to work
Ive tried the settings pannel part and none of the ones ive sync will apear
So is there another way or is there a problem
Cheers
Edit-Ive got it but ive noticed certain wav files wont work hmm
how did you sync them with your rings dir....?
isn't it better to copy it to the desired location ??
regards, monika
Replace exsiting unused Ringtones!
I simply copied out the existing ones in 2003 to a directory on my PC (using activesync) than replaced them with my personal sounds and ringtones and copied them back using activesync. This let me over write the original ones and save memory. Now my PPCpe sounds like a P.A.D.D. from Star Trek! :twisted:
I even figured out how to replace the esiting BootScreen with a StarTrek boot I designed!
MrDollyMaker
Hi, I've searched for info on how to use .wav files for ringtones and have found only midi/polphonic files etc, of which I'm not to sure of how to do. I've tried moving some .wav files into the rings folder but all I get is a bip when I try it. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong and how to resolve this would be much appreciated. Thanks
they need to be PCM wav files
Thanks Rudegar. PCM is what? Is there a program that will convert standard .wav files to PCM .wav files. I'll do a search on the forum for info also.
Peace.
Pulse code modulation, shortly PCM is the standard wav file :wink: . You might have tried a wav file with some kind of compression, and wm2002 cant handle that. In wm2003, you can use windows media also. Thats good if you want to have music as ringtones. Just put the .wma into the ringtones folder.
how can you change the alarm wav files in wm6 as they are very limited and short what folder could you import a wav or mp3 into
IMHO it's the same as in WM5 - put your WAV (not MP3) files into windows directory...
thanks
works atreat good work on charmer wm6 ...... thanks
you can use .wma files as well btw.
lol thats pretty stupid why only wav files and wma?
hmmm has anyone thought of a quick fix for this?
i want all my mp3s to be shown without having two copies, which is really stupid of microsoft
How can I add more melodys to alarm directory???
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you can use .wma files as well btw.
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Really? On my HTC Artemis (O2 XDA) I was only able to get .wav files (PCM Uncompressed) to work for alarms, and then they must be less than approx 2.33mb (as reported by XP or ~2,450,000 bytes). They must be stored in the windows directory.
There are .wma files also in the windows directory but none of them appear in the clock & alarms drop down list. So I assumed .wma's can't be used for the alarms.
The .wav files must be 8bit or 16bit and either 8kHz, 11.025kHz, 16kHz or 22.05kHz (32kHz does not seem to work).
It's a bit annoying as I had a good .mid file as an alarm on my old Sony Ericsson and they are tiny (28.3kb). Converting it to .wav made it 2.5mb!!! So I had to trim it down to 2.33mb before it would work.
I tried everything i could think off but i coldnt set mp3 for alarm
any ideas?
tnx odklop
i am using klaxon a wonderful program, you can browse to your fav music and add it to your list.
Also g alarm is a good program BUT i get an error on my htc hd 2. So sorry for that i can not explain further...
Hope this was useful.
Google the cab for klaxon. very nifty program.
i know the galarm i used it on my HTC HD but now on my HTC HD2 u vould like to use integrated alarm...if that is possible
ty
G-Alarm
odklop said:
I tried everything i could think off but i coldnt set mp3 for alarm
any ideas?
tnx odklop
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You don't need 3rd party software for this. The native alarm app will play your mp3 files.
There is a file-size restriction, but I don't know what it is. I remember getting a file of mine to below 3MB before it would list it. Try that.
They need to be in the windows folder on your phone. You do not have a windows folder on the storage card (you certainly shouldn't have, anyway!)
Alarm Rings
johncmolyneux,
Tried your suggestion but it did'nt work. Brought the file down to 186 kb but did'nt show up.
anymore?
gr fred
Must admit I'm interested in this too and have been working away for the past few days trying to find a solution.
So far all the files I have are converted to wma, have been reduced in size to match some of the other ringtone files in windows, have been named using the same naming convention as the windows mobile ringtones, have been checked to make sure that the properties of the files are identical, have been copied into the windows folder and /or the ringtones folder and.......
Still can't get this to work.
If anyone has been successful doing this please share your method exactly with us.
Cheers
WB
For alarms, it has to be a WAV file, in the Windows folder of device memory (not storage card).
Very detrimental to the memory space, I know....so I only have 1 custom alarm tone. Size wise I have a 3.5mb file, and it works fine. No need to care about naming conventions.
This is old...but still relevant. Iirc mp3 doesn't work as alarm file.
All you need to do is copy the mp3 file to your Windows folder and then set that as your reminder. Set your alarm sound as something short and the reminder will play as your alarm.
you need to convert ur mp3 to wav n place them in the /windows folder of ur phone memory....i didnt get any size of length specific issues, but hey i wasnt specifically looking for one.
I didn't need to convert it, I just copied the mp3 to the windows folder and it worked no problem.
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I didn't need to convert it, I just copied the mp3 to the windows folder and it worked no problem.
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Yes...this is a workaround, and saves putting a WAV file into Windows directory.
so far i tried:
1. putting mp3 in windows directory - didnt work
2. renaming mp3 to wav - didn't work
3. converting the mp3 from 192kbps to 128kbps - didn't work
4. converting mp3 to wav - works but file is huge
5. converting mp3 to wma - didn't work
6. renaming wma to wav - works like a charm
so conclusion - convert your mp3 to wma, rename to wav and put in windows directory.
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I didn't need to convert it, I just copied the mp3 to the windows folder and it worked no problem.
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i'm guessing there is a way to make mp3s work maybe a specific format bitrate etc. but since it's not determined yet mp3>>wma>>wav is as easier a solution as any
Converted mp3 to wma. File size 681KB. Renamed to wav and copied it into the Windows directory (not the "Rings" subfolder but the Windows root folder) and finally showed in the alarm sounds list but I'm unable to select it it choose "default" sound then. May be its too large.
I have no problems using any MP3/WMA ringtone by putting them in \My Documents\My Ringtones.
And if that matters, I always use mono instead of stereo (2 channels aren't exactly useful for one speaker).
EDIT: Just confirming WMA works in the My Ringtones folder here; wasn't sure about this. I use a 243 KB file of about 40 seconds (ring is 30 seconds anyway).
If you want to use a custom sound, i.e for SMS/Email received, connection established or any other notification, you'll need to make a WMA or WAV file and drop it in \Windows\.
EDIT2: ...and I'm using Dutty's rom (WM 6.5).
The HTC alarm aplication(cover up the ugly windows version thingy) doesnt allow you to select MP3s. not sure why.
Open the windows mobile alarm app and you can select mp3s if they are in your my documents folder . Might need WM 6.5.3 though.
Wierdly when you select it in the windows alarm app, it shows the file in the HTC app.
Again, all my custom sounds are in mp3 format dropped into \Windows\ and I have no problems applying them. I'm just using the standard ROM Version 1.43.206.4 (70315) WWE.
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Again, all my custom sounds are in mp3 format dropped into \Windows\ and I have no problems applying them. I'm just using the standard ROM Version 1.43.206.4 (70315) WWE.
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Because you're using the reminder workaround, not actually changing the alarm sound.....it's different from what the rest are trying to do.
I see what you're saying, but it's not just the alarm. All my sounds, ringtone/sms/email are all in mp3 format.
Finally after converting it to wav (not just renaming wma to wav) and placing it in windows folder it worked. Unfortunately the file is 2.8MB, no matter it's a mono
I cannot get my custom ringtones to show up in any of my listings for notifications or anything, I have even done the sdcard/media/ringtones/notifications/alarms option withing the media folder but to no avail I cannot find them? Any suuggestions
Well, the correct order of the folder to create is: media inside this create a folder called audio. In audio folder create three folders called: alarms, notifications and ringtones. Now into these folders put your files to play as a ringtone, notification or alarm as well.
I have a little problem with this, the media scanner do its job and the sounds appears in the media player too! Damn , I tried to fixed with the ".nomedia" file into the folder but then the media scanner doesn't put the files as ringtones.
I'm looking for a solution for this, as soon as I have it I'll tell you!!