Make My Ringtone

Post by jb » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:37 am

I want to put a custom ringtone on my phone, and would like to invite anyone who wants to to audition for the position of "ringtone provider". Here's all you need to do:

Create a NON VBR Mp3, MIDI, or WAV file that is <1MB and < or = 20 seconds in length. Post a link to it here, email it to me if you know my address, or PM me and I'll let you know my email address. But preferably just post it here.

It doesn't need to be a new sound file, and it can just be Hoblit going "YOUR PHONE, is RINGING" a couple times in a row. If you have access to a Hoblit, that is, and can make him dance like a monkey on your leash. I hear it's a great way to lose weight, Hobs.

JB

Sober · Post by **Sober** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:16 am

Obvious:

Gonna be your man

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:54 am

I've got "GET CHUNKY WITH IT!" followed by the breakdown section from Starfinger's More Than Soup on mine. Uploaded via http://www.myxertones.com/defaultMYO/.
-bill

drë · Post by **drë** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:00 am

jb wrote:I want to put a custom ringtone on my phone, and would like to invite anyone who wants to to audition for the position of "ringtone provider". Here's all you need to do:

create a NON VbR Mp3, MIdI, or WaV file that is <1Mb and < or = 20 seconds in length. Post a link to it here, email it to me if you know my address, or PM me and I'll let you know my email address. but preferably just post it here.

It doesn't need to be a new sound file, and it can just be Hoblit going "YOUR PHONe, is RINgINg" a couple times in a row. If you have access to a Hoblit, that is, and can make him dance like a monkey on your leash. I hear it's a great way to lose weight, Hobs.

Jb

a melody playing the notes in bold ? thats custom .
and the distance from note to note determines if its
16,8,4,2 or whole note.

signboy · Post by **signboy** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:23 pm

Wow. I really need to remember that for when I'm flat out of ideas. I betcha that's how jazz was refined.

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:29 pm

What's non-VBR?

Tonamel · Post by **Tonamel** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:38 pm

VBR = Variable Bit Rate. The encoding for these files adjusts the bit rate on the fly, so it can compress the song as much as possible without losing fidelity during the parts of songs that would show obvious compression artifacts at low bit rates.

So when you encode to mp3, make sure you have a constant bit rate like 160kbps or 192kbps instead of VBR.

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:42 pm

Cool! I learn new things every day.

Beautiful Ringtone (straight from my new keyboard!)

Sober · Post by **Sober** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:39 pm

What kind of board is that? It's got a very Korg sound to it.

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:42 pm

Wow! You're some sort of genius ... it's a Korg X50. What sound tipped you off that it was a korg?

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:12 pm

Reïst wrote:Wow! You're some sort of genius ... it's a Korg X50. What sound tipped you off that it was a korg?

I'll bet it was this sound that tipped him off.

Post by jb » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:03 pm

Reïst wrote:Cool! I learn new things every day.

Beautiful Ringtone (straight from my new keyboard!)

I tried this as my ringtone, but the first time I got a call was on the highway, and I fell asleep at the wheel and drove off a bridge taking a busload of kindergarteners with me. I'm writing this from the Afterlife right now, back from the grave to warn everybody away from Reist's literally DEADLY ringtone.

The Ghost of JB

Billy's Little Trip · Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:22 pm

....a brief silence for the bus load of kids *draws a cross on my chest with my pointy finger and looks up*

jack · Post by **jack** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:40 pm

well seeing as you mentioned hoblit, this should keep you from falling asleep at the wheel.

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:52 pm

jb wrote:
Reïst wrote:Cool! I learn new things every day.

Beautiful Ringtone (straight from my new keyboard!)
I tried this as my ringtone, but the first time I got a call was on the highway, and I fell asleep at the wheel and drove off a bridge taking a busload of kindergarteners with me. I'm writing this from the Afterlife right now, back from the grave to warn everybody away from Reist's literally DEADLY ringtone.

The Ghost of JB

Maybe I should write a lullabye album.

If that killed you, you might not want to hear my entry for 'The Last Year'.

Sober · Post by **Sober** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:52 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:
Reïst wrote:Wow! You're some sort of genius ... it's a Korg X50. What sound tipped you off that it was a korg?
I'll bet it was this sound that tipped him off.

I mean, it's cool that you went through Reist's post history to dig that up, but I assure you I did not.

What tipped me off was the string patch and the reverb. Korg has used the same string patches and reverb for the last 5 years on a huge part of their catalogue. Even the Triton has some pretty aged stuff.

For me to ID a board, I usually need to hear: Drums, strings, piano, and effects. Obviously it's not an exact science, since everyone is sampling everyone else nowadays, but the big 3 (yamaha, korg, and roland) have somewhat distinct sounds. Nord is ultra easy to spot, as is Kurtzweil.

Nothing special, just experience. Just like any experienced guitarist can tell you the pickup configuration (and maybe the exact guitar, based on that) being used on any recording.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:28 am

Sober wrote:
Billy's Little Trip wrote:
Reïst wrote:Wow! You're some sort of genius ... it's a Korg X50. What sound tipped you off that it was a korg?
I'll bet it was this sound that tipped him off.
I mean, it's cool that you went through Reist's post history to dig that up, but I assure you I did not.

Nahh, I just listen to his first recording with his new Korg, just moments before I read your post. But I must say, that's pretty damn impressive that you could tell by the reverb and strings.

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:48 am

<a href="http://www.breadboxstudios.net/sound/Ho ... blitone</a>

<strike>Sorry, I believe this thread was posted while I was taking a vacation from the internet, civilization.</strike> As it turns out, I just missed this thread somehow. I was totally back by the 4th.

EDIT: <strike>crap, I'll encode it... I missed the 1 meg requirement.</strike> Encoded to (non VBR) mp3.

EDIT II: Hey thanks ya'll... I didn't realize it would go over so well. So here is <a href="http://www.breadboxstudios.net/sound/Ho ... >Hoblitone in 44100 / Stereo / .wav</a> in case somebody wants it for their phone but needs to encode it to different specs.

Me$$iah · Post by **Me$$iah** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:55 pm

Dude,
Thats a great ringtone, Id love to use it myself.
I wont, but if I had a cell phone that would definatly be the ring Id use

drë · Post by **drë** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:48 pm

Hoblit wrote:<a href="http://www.breadboxstudios.net/sound/Ho ... blitone</a>

am using that bitch!

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:06 pm

Hoblit wrote:<a href="http://www.breadboxstudios.net/sound/Ho ... blitone</a>

<strike>Sorry, I believe this thread was posted while I was taking a vacation from the internet, civilization.</strike> As it turns out, I just missed this thread somehow. I was totally back by the 4th.

EDIT: <strike>crap, I'll encode it... I missed the 1 meg requirement.</strike> Encoded to (non VBR) mp3.

I have to have this! How do I put it on my phone?

Hoblit · Post by **Hoblit** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:36 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:
Hoblit wrote:<a href="http://www.breadboxstudios.net/sound/Ho ... blitone</a>

<strike>Sorry, I believe this thread was posted while I was taking a vacation from the internet, civilization.</strike> As it turns out, I just missed this thread somehow. I was totally back by the 4th.

EDIT: <strike>crap, I'll encode it... I missed the 1 meg requirement.</strike> Encoded to (non VBR) mp3.
I have to have this! How do I put it on my phone?

I think it depends on the phone. Assuming your phone has the capability to play mp3 as ring tone, you would need to get a cable that allows you to upload it via your computer to phone. Some folks have the ability to email it to their phone and save it to their ring tone gallery from there. If you can get text messages then your phone probably has an email address... usually its something like ##########@your.phone.company.com

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