Ringtones - MP3 ---> Wav ----> compress file size

[Guest damianbyrne]

Im sure I saw the answer to this when MoDaCo first started, but can I find it?.... Can I F.....

OK I have used MP3 Sound cutter to cut the patr of a song I wish to use as a ringtone. I have saved as a wav but it still needs compressing as is 2mb just for a few seconds clip.

I did this months ago but as Ive slept since then, cant remember what I did.

Someone in MoDaCo world please help.

And Believe me, I have searched the site

TIA

Damo

[Guest Chic0]

You need to save the wav in ACM format using a program like Cool Edit Pro or Soundforge. Encode it as 22khz, 16bit mono. This should bring down the filesize. ;)

[Guest badboy4life]

You could try the following(seems to work well for me):

»Open the file in sound recorder in windows

»Select the file properties in the file menu

»Select convert in the encoding area

»Select the GSM format think the highest one encodes at 8kb/sec

This is the same format the phone uses when recording notes using the side button.

[Guest morpheus]

2 Options with CoolEdit

Firstly open your wav file

* Goto EDIT>CONVERT SAMPLE RATE. Convert the wav to ...sample rate 800>Mono>8 (or 16) bit and hit ok. Crop file and save. Your file size will decrease

option 2

Do not open a file, yet

* Goto FILE>OPEN AS and open your wav and a dialog box will appear with the file settings, change them accordingly, crop the file and save

:arrow: Morpheus

[Guest damianbyrne]

Thanks for that everyone, Didnt realise Nero Wave Editor would do it!

Right then, where's all my MP3s gone......

[Guest SuperStar]

I use "total Recorder"... Play the music with you "player" ex. WinAmp, and then record the sequence you want to be your "ringtone" and save it as .wav

Then open the file in Total Recorder and past it to your smartphone....

It's a very easy way.... And it works.....

[Guest marky]

Need your help guys.... i have done all this convertion and i have converted the wav file into a small file size but

when i copy the wav files to my phone and test it... it just give me a beep sound..... did i miss a thing or so... pls help me.......

thank you.................

[Guest ricmoo2003]

I use Soundforge and here are my settings;

Format = PCM(Uncompressed)

Sample rate 16,000Hz

Bit rate 8bit

channels = Mono

I get excellant results do a search for some of my ringtones and see..

[Guest axe]

marky, you're file is the wrong TYPE of wave file ...

convert it to PCM WAVE using Cool Edit ...

or maybe open and save the file in windows Sound editor (i'm not sure that will work)