June 18, 2004 -- How to add more ringtones: rtttl ringtones, midi ringtones and more
Adding More Ringtones
1. RTTTL Ringtones
RTTTL ringtones are a standard format for monophonic ringtones.
RTTTL stands for Ring Tone Text Transfer Language, and most popular tunes can be found on the internet in this format. A good place to start is http://www.codingworkshop.com/ringtones/offsite.html, or to use the search facility built into the software.
Once you have an RTTTL ringtone, it will look something like this:
Baa Baa Black Sheep:d=4,o=5,b=125:c,c,g,g,8a,8b,8c6,8a,g,p,f,f,e,e,d,d,c
Simply paste this into the large white box on the main Ringtone Converter screen, Then just click the convert button to get detailed instructions on how to add the ringtone to your phone.
2. Midi file format ringtones
Midi files can be used to create both monophonic, and polyphonic ringtones with the Ringtone Converter.
If you phone has polyphonic ability, select the Polyphonic option in the help file for details of how manipulate midi files so you can add them as ringtones to your phone.
If you have a standard monophonic phone, and you cannot find the ringtone you want in RTTTL format (RTTTL should always be your first choice) then you can use the Ringtone Converter to convert the midi file into a simple ringtone for your phone.
Understanding the difference between Midi and RTTTL
Before we continue, you need to understand the basic difference between Midi and RTTTL.
RTTTL is a simple text based way of expressing ringtones, designed for monophonic phones. Most standard phones can handle between 35 and 70 notes in their ringtone.
Midi files are complex files often containing thousands of notes, and many channels. This makes a midi file 'polyphonic' and to use a midi file on a standard 'monophonic' phone we need to simplify it.
The Ringtone Converter makes this task as simple as possible!
Step 1 - Start the midi import module
To start, click the 'File' menu, then 'Standard phone tools', then 'Import: midi file'.
This again tells you the difference between Midi and RTTTL.
Click on the 'Select a Midi file to convert into RTTTL format' button to continue.
Step 2
You should now be asked to select the midi file you would like to convert. Choose the midi file, and click on the 'Open' button.
Click on the 'Start playback' button to start playing the midi file. You will then see each of the channels turn yellow as they are used, and the number of notes played on that channel displayed.
What you need to do is uncheck each of the boxes in turn, until you identify the channel that contains the 'main' song.
As your phone in monophonic, you can only use one channel. You can pause, stop and start playback as many times as you like, and you can use the 'Select all', 'Select highlighted' and 'Select none' buttons to make quick selections.
Finally, when you are down to a single channel, choose how many notes you would like to convert to RTTTL. Seventy notes is usually a good number.
Now, click 'Continue ->>>' to convert the midi file to RTTTL so you can use it on your phone.
3. Nokia Composer ringtones
Nokia Composer format ringtones
Nokia Composer format ringtones look very similar to RTTTL ringtones, however there are a few minor differences.
Usually, Nokia Composer tones do not have commas between the notes, and do not have a header containing the tempo, or song name.
By using the Ringtone Converter to convert the Nokia Composer tone to RTTTL format you can add a song name, and tempo information, and then convert the RTTTL to work with your phone
How to convert a Nokia Composer ringtone to RTTTL format
In the Ringtone Converter select the 'File' menu, then 'Standard phone tools', then 'Import: Nokia composer format'.
Paste your Nokia Composer ringtone into the large white box, enter a name for the tone, and select a playback speed (140 is a good starting point) then click the Convert to RTTTL format button.
If you find the converted tone plays too fast, simple reduce the tempo or playback speed. If you find it plays too slow, increase the number in the playback speed box.
4. Converting other formats
Various other formats can be converted with the Ringtone Converter such as Nokia key press or Motorola key press formats.
These conversions have variable results as the format the ringtone is written in is not specifically defined, so if possible you are better trying to find a ringtone in RTTTL, Nokia Composer or Midi format.
If you cant, then follow the instructions for the Nokia Composer format, but where you select the Import:..... option in the file menu, select one of the alternate formats.
The rest of the procedure is the same.
5. Adding more polyphonic tones
The Ringtone Converter can convert almost any midi file into a midi or smaf format your phone can accept.
If your phone has polyphonic abilities, refer to the phone instructions inside the Ringtone Converter for details of how to add ringtones to it.
Almost any tune you can think of can be found as a midi file on the internet!
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