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Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / July 2008iphone ringtones
Call me blithe, but not having an iPhone means I haven't really paid too much attention to the iphone threads. However, my wife has just killed her N73, so replaced it with an iPhone. The first thing she asked me was how to put her own ringtone on it. Apparently you can't. Is this for real? I can't be bothered with jailbreaking etc, but I really really can't believe that you can't simply choose a song from your iTunes and set it as your ringtone. Tell me it ain't so. I have to admit to being a bit underwhelmed so far. Not nearly as intuitive as I was hoping it would be. How do you go "back"? It seems like everything is a one way navigation from the main menu down, then when you're done, start again up at the main menu. Hmm.  SignaturePd > I have to admit to being a bit underwhelmed so far. Not nearly as > intuitive as I was hoping it would be. How do you go "back"? It seems > like everything is a one way navigation from the main menu down, then > when you're done, start again up at the main menu. Hmm. Top left hand corner of screen (just below carrier ID) will have the context specific back button, if appropriate for what you are doing. Don't know about ring tones. I use Old Phone. So should everyone else ;-P Ian SignatureIan Robinson, Belfast, UK <http://www.canicula.com/wp/> > > I have to admit to being a bit underwhelmed so far. Not nearly as > > intuitive as I was hoping it would be. How do you go "back"? It seems [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Ian Same here. SignaturePhil http://www.philwalters.co.uk >> > I have to admit to being a bit underwhelmed so far. Not nearly as >> > intuitive as I was hoping it would be. How do you go "back"? It seems [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Same here. I don't, it's too strident and gives me heart palpitations when it goes off. I use xylophone with the vibrate on. Cheers - Jaimie Signature"I have an asteroid named after me. Isaac Asimov's got one too. It's smaller and more eccentric." -- Arthur C. Clarke > I don't, it's too strident and gives me heart palpitations when it > goes off. > > I use xylophone with the vibrate on. > > Cheers - Jaimie I did make a Captain Pugwash ringtone from the original theme tune, but got fed up with explaining what it was to the under 40 year olds. SignaturePhil http://www.philwalters.co.uk > > I don't, it's too strident and gives me heart palpitations when it > > goes off. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I did make a Captain Pugwash ringtone from the original theme tune, but > got fed up with explaining what it was to the under 40 year olds. I've got The Flumps somwhere. Signaturejames dore IT Officer, New College, Oxford http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/ it-support@new.... > > > I don't, it's too strident and gives me heart palpitations when it > > > goes off. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I've got The Flumps somwhere. I would phone your GP in that case, Penicillin will probably sort that out in 48 hours. SignaturePhil http://www.philwalters.co.uk >> > I don't, it's too strident and gives me heart palpitations when it >> > goes off. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I've got The Flumps somwhere. I've got the Wicked Tinkers' version of 'Scotland the Brave' as my rington (yes, I know, it's sad) but I use this for my text message sound: <http://www.ursaminorbeta.co.uk/zen-message.mp3> The reason being: I don't hear short messages, no matter how loud. Actually I'm not sure if that's the exact one I'm using, as I extended it slightly. iT's pretty much the same though. All knocked up in Quicktime, after extraction using Audio Hijack Pro, just to keep this slightly on topic :-) Jim Signaturehttp://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK "Sometimes when I talk to a Windows person about using a Mac, I feel like I'm explaining Van Halen to a horse." Merlin Mann > > I have to admit to being a bit underwhelmed so far. Not nearly as > > intuitive as I was hoping it would be. How do you go "back"? It seems [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Don't know about ring tones. I use Old Phone. So should everyone else ;-P The one you dial M for Murder on, Jan > Call me blithe, but not having an iPhone means I haven't really paid too > much attention to the iphone threads. However, my wife has just killed > her N73, so replaced it with an iPhone. How convenient! > The first thing she asked me was how to put her own ringtone on it. Did you say 'How the hell do you expect me to know, do I look like an iPhone expert'? No, it doesn't really work does it. > Apparently you can't. Is this for real? I can't be bothered with > jailbreaking etc, but I really really can't believe that you can't > simply choose a song from your iTunes and set it as your ringtone. Well, I dont really know, because I havent paid attention to the iPhone posts either, and have just bought a different phone, but I seem to remember that there was something about doing ring tones in garageband. They were also going to be on the iTunes store at some point at £2 a pop, but I think that didn't happen. > Tell me it ain't so. Doies this work? <http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2007/09/ringtone_hacks> > I have to admit to being a bit underwhelmed so far. Not nearly as > intuitive as I was hoping it would be. How do you go "back"? It seems > like everything is a one way navigation from the main menu down, then > when you're done, start again up at the main menu. Hmm. Thats how it works. SignatureWoody Alienrat Design Ltd > > The first thing she asked me was how to put her own ringtone on it. > > Apparently you can't. Is this for real? I can't be bothered with > > jailbreaking etc, but I really really can't believe that you can't > > simply choose a song from your iTunes and set it as your ringtone. > > Tell me it ain't so. It ain't so. > Doies this work? > <http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2007/09/ringtone_hacks> Dunno, but Mr Fry was right. You just convert what you want to AAC of the right format, change the extension to m4r, open it with iTunes and sync to the phone. -- Pd > > > The first thing she asked me was how to put her own ringtone on it. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > the right format, change the extension to m4r, open it with iTunes and > sync to the phone. So why can't you just select an item in your iTunes and say 'add as ring tone' SignatureWoody www.alienrat.com > So why can't you just select an item in your iTunes and say 'add as ring > tone' Because it would kneecap the ringtone "industry"? It is amazingly big business. Cheers, Chris > > So why can't you just select an item in your iTunes and say 'add as ring > > tone' > > Because it would kneecap the ringtone "industry"? It is amazingly big business. Yes, but most 'non-iPhone' phones just play standard AACs, WAVs or even midis and come with software to transfer the ringtones on there. If you select an audio track on a nokia there is an option to make it a ringtone, but the ringtone industry isn't damaged at all. SignatureWoody www.alienrat.com >> Because it would kneecap the ringtone "industry"? It is amazingly big > business. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > select an audio track on a nokia there is an option to make it a > ringtone, but the ringtone industry isn't damaged at all. Apple don't want to damage their relationship with the music labels. Ian SignatureIan Robinson, Belfast, UK <http://www.canicula.com/wp/> > So why can't you just select an item in your iTunes and say 'add as ring > tone' This is the downside of using a closed end-to-end system like iPhone (+iTunes); Apple can't do anything that would piss off the record industry, and they make loads of cash from ringtone sales. There are upsides, everything's nicely integrated, convenient and works as intended, but freedom to do what you want is the price you pay... > > So why can't you just select an item in your iTunes and say 'add as ring > > tone' [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > There are upsides, everything's nicely integrated, convenient and works > as intended, but freedom to do what you want is the price you pay... They need to be careful with that. That is how sony went from the hip creator and generic labeler of a whole generation of devices with the walkman, to the tired old people who were trying to flog minidisks on street corners SignatureWoody www.alienrat.com > The first thing she asked me was how to put her own ringtone on it. Get any music file you want, convert it to AAC, change the file extension to .M4R, then add it to iTunes. > > The first thing she asked me was how to put her own ringtone on it. > > Get any music file you want, convert it to AAC, change the file > extension to .M4R, then add it to iTunes. Garageband has an option to "Export to iTunes as Ringtone" or similar. Subject to a maximum length IIRC; 8 seconds, or 30 seconds or something. Danny > Call me blithe, but not having an iPhone means I haven't really paid too > much attention to the iphone threads. However, my wife has just killed [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Tell me it ain't so. it is so sorry. > I have to admit to being a bit underwhelmed so far. Not nearly as > intuitive as I was hoping it would be. How do you go "back"? It seems > like everything is a one way navigation from the main menu down, then > when you're done, start again up at the main menu. Hmm. it's far to home screen dependent, but then it's not really a multy tasking device, no swap file etc, i't doesn't encorage switching between apps while one app is running, etc. this said it's a very nice device i use it for web/email/maps on the go a lot, but it really is work in progress and still really is a american phone. roger Signaturewww.rogermerriman.com Roger Merriman <NEWS@wodger.demon.co.uk>: [...] >> Apparently you can't. Is this for real? I can't be bothered with >> jailbreaking etc, but I really really can't believe that you can't [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > it is so sorry. Well, you can't do exactly that, but it is pretty easy to create new ringtones (even without Garageband): <URL:http://www.iphonehacks.com/2008/02/free-ringtones.html> I haven't done this since iTunes 7.6, but hopefully it still works. b. Signature<bas@bas.me.uk> <URL:http://bas.me.uk/> `The argument from design sometimes takes a rather curious form; for instance, it is argued that rabbits have white tails in order to be easy to shoot. I do not know how rabbits would view that application.' -- Bertrand Russell > The first thing she asked me was how to put her own ringtone on it. http://youlooknicetoday.com/blog/scottsimpson/a-ringtone-tragedy (not an answer, really, but I love it). I thought you could create your own ringtones in Garage Band, and they'd be 'acceptable' to the iPhone? > I have to admit to being a bit underwhelmed so far. Not nearly as > intuitive as I was hoping it would be. How do you go "back"? Using the, uh, back button? Top left, looks like a, uh, back button? -z- Signatuream forget my password of mac,did you give me password on new email marko.[redacted]@yahoo.com > http://youlooknicetoday.com/blog/scottsimpson/a-ringtone-tragedy > > (not an answer, really, but I love it). > > I thought you could create your own ringtones in Garage Band, and they'd > be 'acceptable' to the iPhone? I'm now firing up Garageband to make myself a ringtone from Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up". Danny > > http://youlooknicetoday.com/blog/scottsimpson/a-ringtone-tragedy > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I'm now firing up Garageband to make myself a ringtone from Archie Bell > & the Drells' "Tighten Up". Careful - if the phone rings in public, you might find yourself indulging in the new dance craze in front of strangers. -z- Signatuream forget my password of mac,did you give me password on new email marko.[redacted]@yahoo.com > > I have to admit to being a bit underwhelmed so far. Not nearly as > > intuitive as I was hoping it would be. How do you go "back"? > > Using the, uh, back button? Top left, looks like a, uh, back button? Yes, some things have a back button. But none of the things I was playing with when I wrote that had a back button, either on the iPhone or in real life. > The first thing she asked me was how to put her own ringtone on it. I'm not really fussed about using my own ringtone, but I would like it louder. When it's in my jacket pocket I can often feel the vibrate when I can't hear it ring. MST > > The first thing she asked me was how to put her own ringtone on it. > > I'm not really fussed about using my own ringtone, but I would like it > louder. When it's in my jacket pocket I can often feel the vibrate when I > can't hear it ring. Which is as it should be for all mobile phones. This penchant some folks have for loud, naff, ringtones is a mystery. > Which is as it should be for all mobile phones. This penchant some folks > have for loud, naff, ringtones is a mystery. I agree, but I would like it loud enough for me to hear it. MST |
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