Oh, no, that's SO not true! I periodically take care of an 86-year-woman that can't walk on her own and rarely communicates anymore.

And she doesn't have one.

The only thing you're really missing is the bill each month. I have a land line, a cheap cell for work and a cell for personal use and road trips with internet capacity. I'm officially a cell phone junkie.

ORIGINAL: geeare1

I'm embarassed because...I'm the only person on the planet without a cellphone

Oh, no, that's SO not true! I periodically take care of an 86-year-woman that can't walk on her own and rarely communicates anymore.

And she doesn't have one.

Yes, you should be embarassed.

Everyone knows that it takes a dedicated stereo Mastering and editing program like Sound Forge to properly create a ringtone.

But...

Here's the ultimate insult/compliment. Some schmuck is offering one of my tunes as a downloadable ringtone.

ORIGINAL: Mod Bod

Yes, you should be embarassed.

Everyone knows that it takes a dedicated stereo Mastering and editing program like Sound Forge to properly create a ringtone.

But...

Here's the ultimate insult/compliment. Some schmuck is offering one of my tunes as a downloadable ringtone.

You've officially hit the big time. Congrats!

Nickelback, Rockstar.

But they are quite good live

funny how i've always fancied 'em dead...

ORIGINAL: julibee

Russell/Crg, I have Verizon!

Google "Make your own ringtone". You'll find lots of sites that you can upload to and edit (if you haven't already done so) - make sure it notes that it's compatible with your carrier (and sometimes phone, too). Once you've created the rington, the site will send you a pic message with the tone as a sound attachment. When you open the message, most phones will allow "Save As Ringtone". Totally works.

Oh yeah. Many of the sites are free, and have no subscription, but make sure you check!

Yep... I used to have great fun with Myxertones doing that... sometime last year, I logged in to get a message that says that, at the request of Verizon, they no longer send to Verizon phones. *sigh*

's OK, there are other more amusing things in the world...

Oaf_Topik
If you need to turn them into .amr files, here is a great free media converter...

One more option is to use this online converter: http://ringtuna.com
nothing to download, works like a charm

I've got the guitar intro from Happy House by Siouxsie & the Banshees looped on my mobile, and I chopped up Diamonds are for Ever for the other half so she gets the nice mellow tinkly bit for a couple of bars, and then if she hasn't answered by then she gets the big DaDaDa Da Da to wake her up!

Got to agree on Sour Times being a good one!

Andy

Hi,
 
I filmed "my ringtone" ... 30 years ago!
 
Called it "Black Nails or Electronic Meditations" ....
 
I took a bunch of things that had visuals for me ... and made a sound collage first ... and then set film to it ... the end result ... a trip!
 
Used the following:
 
Ultima Spiaggia (Italy)
Kevin Ayers (Confeesions of Dr. Dream - It begins with a blessing)
...
and then closed with Jim Morrison screaming ... has this dream stopped?
 
I got permission from Kevin to use his music, but Ray Manzarek was a total jerk and I will find the most dastardly voice to scream it again so I can redo the whole film because of that fudgehead! I could not release the film because of him!
 
When I filmed it, I had cut the opening sequence just like the overflow of sound effects that include a drive, accident, breaks, and insania ... and then into a voice in nowhere land (forest) out of which comes a woman ... that sits in the meadow ... and Kevin's song starts up, there is a boyfriend in front of her ... and when he says "get out of my dream" ... she disappears and he looks around 360 and can't find her ... my camera moves up and watchs a plane take off and catch its jet plume behind it as it rises into the sky ... with Mike Oldfield going crazy on the guitar part ... and for fun I added a live drum break with a close friend drummer that was able to double up Edgar Broughton and I put that in there ... and faded into the quiet sound at the end of the song with the bit from Jim M ... is anybody out there ... is anybody out there ... and the credits end at the dn of his scream.
 
I have never been ... it was written off my imagination off pieces of music that were specially "alive" in my head ... had absolutely nothing else to do with anything else ...
 
I'm looking for a woman so I can redo this film now ... the 8mm format and Kodak film has suffered badly since then.
 
I'm debating getting a really nice camera ... and tell all these musicians that they are really missing out ...

I recorded vibrate tones.

Moshkiae


Hi,
 
I really want to get some things done with a DAW for a ringtone ... but I have to tell you that right now, the majority of DAW's are total **** ... even the most basic thing I want to do is not working ... and that is just stupid ... and I really miss the radio station right now ... as those TEAC's make these DAW's look like over-priced crap created by people that can't edit worth beans and have never recorded a song in their lives!
 
All I was looking was to record this, come back and superimpose that, come back and maybe add a third thing ... really simple, segway like stuff that blends and comes and goes ... and ... for all intents and purposes this can't be done well on a DAW ... that is designed to a beat and only add things for music'less dj's ...

Geeze, one guy calls me a geek for being an audiophile, and now you are saying I am a musicless DJ cuz I like my DAW?

Hmmm.

Hi,

You goons ... taking it too seriously ... you can joke and I can't? I'm gonna set the Dennis Bloodnock on you guys!

I have not, been able to record something off a turntable ... for example, into a DAW, and then go back and do something over it ... samething if I had just played an instrument instead.

And the ability to have learnt this, or anyone have the time/ability/desire to help someone else ... is sad indeed ... I guess I get what I deserved ... attack off the killer daw'ers!

Bapu ... and most of you here ... I have always considered you guys "musicians" ... I kind find it weird that you can even take that comment ... and take it personal ... meaning that you guys are not musicians after all?

I just want to record and and enjoy it ...

For an update, I just set a new ringtone:  whenever my boss phones me now, it plays the intro of Black Sabbath.  I passed it over to my coworkers, and we've all set it for her calls.

Then again, sitting in a business meeting with a bunch of high and mighty executive types, and the main lick of Birds of Fire from Mahavishnu orchestra goes off - well, it certainly sways opinions. 

OR
Baby's got back by sir mix-a-lot.  Never put that one on my phone though. 

Or Dynamo hum
or why does it hurt when I pee?

Yep there are songs you do not want other people hearing as your ring tone. 

Me
RED by King Crimson.  That would be my ringtone.
Can I get that out of Soundforge?