Mp3 as Ring Tone for XDA II

[jwchang]

can anyone tell me is there a function or software to make it possible for Mp3 to be as a ring tone?

[Oggi]

I convert all my ringtones (MP3 and WAV) to WMA using Sound Forge 7.

They get really small and remain very good soundquality.

Oggi

[zimo4321]

Convert the mp3 to WMA (Windows Media Audio) , U will conserve the quality , less file size and u can set a .wma file as a ringtone !

Recommended software: MP3 to All Converter

[jimmy-floyd]

Oggi,zimo4321,thanx,
but plz. give direct links to download on of these programs.

[Rudegar]

google knows best
http://www.google.dk/search?q=+Sound+Forge+7&ie=UTF-8&hl=da&btnG=Google-s%C3%B8gning

http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
this is the best tool i've come across and it's opensource

[dangel]

Forget paying for Soundforge - use dbPowerAmp - it's free and integrates into the shell :)
Transcoding will result in quality degradation, but not in so far as you'd notice it as a ringtone :)

[jimmy-floyd]

Forget paying for Soundforge - use dbPowerAmp - it's free and integrates into the shell :)
Transcoding will result in quality degradation, but not in so far as you'd notice it as a ringtone :)
ok,where can i download(link) dbPowerAmp :?:

[griffog]

How about using using Windows Media Encoder (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx) which is a free download and has pre-defined settings for encoding for use on PocketPC etc?

[Rudegar]

http://www.google.dk/search?q=dbPowerAmp&ie=UTF-8&hl=da&btnG=Google-s%C3%B8gning&meta=

this is the first place i would look for dbpoweramp

[chriswo]

Has anyone experienced lag when using a bigger file as ringtone?

I have. When I use a .wma file which is bigger than 500k, up to 900k, there will be a lag. When there's an incoming call, the unit will light up first, but the ringtone will not start after 2 "toot-toot" or about 2 to 3 seconds later. I've simulated this using my landline to call my mobile, the lag is terrible for bigger files. :(

[griffog]

Hardly surprising when the ring tone has to be loaded into memory before ist starts playing, why do you want or need a ringtone of 500k or more?

[chriswo]

because a 10 to 20 seconds .wma is that BIG! :)

[griffog]

Fair enough but my ringtone is the 02 Advert theme (http://www.griffinnet.co.uk/files/xda/o2advert.wma) which is 30secs in length and only 300k? Encoded from an .mp3 using Windows Media Encoder.

[jwchang]

But 1 thing, did u guys actually found out that when setting the converted files as ring tone the sound quality of the files actually became softer ? is there anyway to make it louder? no point setting it as ring tone if u cant actually hears it.. thanks

[jarekt]

1. When converting to WMA do this into mono mode (file will be twice smaller than stereo) and lower bitrate. U can't see the diffrence with this mono, little MDA speaker. speaking from my experience best result will be with 32 kb/s which gives 45 s ring about 200KB.
Check this one out http://annawhite.net/avatar/14-samuel_jackson-gmg pocket.wma souns great IMHO.

2. U can make WMA or MP3 louder with any good software mensioned above. If UR software doesn't have this function it means clearly that's not a good one :). It's not easy to find good WMA soundeditor but U can (before converting to WMA) convert MP3 to WAV and there are plenty of applications which have this functionality. There will be no quality loss becouse any converting software does exactly the same (convertion from MP3 to WMA means that software does an uncompressing to raw - Wav format and then compressing it again to desired format).