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oceanicitl
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Can anyone recommend how and where to get some?
One of my mates is not happy with the ones on the phone.
Ta
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| Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:25 pm |
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timark_uk
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Neither was I so I created my own. Mark
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| Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:27 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Doesn't the iPhone play normal MP3's as ring tones?
Find a song you like in your music collection and edit it down to the bit you want with Audacity.
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| Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:31 pm |
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timark_uk
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I think it uses a different file extension for ringtones, .m4r is what they need to be, then just copy to the Ringtone section of iTunes and sync with the handset. After that the newly created ringtone will appear in the selectable list. Mark
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| Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:34 pm |
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james016
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There is an app called 1001 Ringtones.
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| Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:36 pm |
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jonbwfc
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You can't directly use MP3's but there are a couple of mac apps (and I assume there are windows ones too) that will allow you to chop a chunk out of an MP3 file and fiddle with the metadata to make iTunes think it's a ringtone so it can then be uploaded to an iphone. Such as this.
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| Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:44 pm |
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timark_uk
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It's all to do with the file extension. No need to fiddle with the metadata at all. Mark
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| Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:46 pm |
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l3v1ck
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Trust Apple not to make things user friendly. They think their products are above making things easy for their customers. 
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Ok... how long before someone suggests that we make a law forcing all iPhone owners to have a "ringtone" that is just a persons voice screaming "LOOK AT ME I HAVE AN IPHONE!!!!!!!" repeatedly.  _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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timark_uk
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I'll stick with the sound of the TARDIS, thankyouverymuch.
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james016
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You can convert MP3s to ringtones in GarageBand. Just drop the MP3 into GarageBand from iTunes, select the chunk of song you want as a ringtone and upload it back to iTunes. Seemples.
Where did you get the TARDIS noise Tim?
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John_Vella
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Knowing Tim, he probably has his very own fully functional TARDIS and he just set his iPhing to record whilst on a trip.  :etc: _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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james016
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 That's funny.
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
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Thanks guys  _________________Still the official cheeky one
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timark_uk
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I have a 4-port TARDIS USB hub which, when you press a button (the square police notice on the front door) it makes the sound, I simply recorded it on miPhone copied it to the comp and made the necessary adjustments. Mark
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