Music is something even kids find inevitable. Play a good beat to a year old child and he/she will clap, swing and laugh. Modern mobile phones have mp3 players which good sound quality and hours of playback. They even let users set ringtones of there favorite songs, but only if users can find the desired ringtones somewhere on the web. Frankly, better options exist for making one’s own mp3 ringtones rather than finding them elsewhere and that too for free! Here’s how you can make your very own ringtones for free…
Ingredients:
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Audacity, which happens to be a free Sound Editor.
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Your favorite mp3 songs.
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A PC running Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X or Linux.
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And finally a means of transferring the ringtones from your PC to the mobile phone using synchronizing software.
How to make an mp3 Ringtone?
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Download Audacity and run it after installing it. From the File menu choose Open and select the mp3 song you want to convert in to a ringtone. The song will be imported to Audacity and after it has been imported you will see something like this:
- Next Left Click on the sound file and drag it to the desired location looking at the time bar on the top. Normally, a 20 second clip would be good enough. Callers do not wait for over 30-40 seconds. Moreover, after 20 seconds if the caller does not give up the same clip will be played again. The length that you have selected will be highlighted and will look like this:
- Now save the selected file by selecting Export Selection as MP3 from the File menu. You will need the “lame_enc.dll” file for that. It is available here.
- Finally download the ringtone to your mobile phone using the synchronization software that came with it.
Enjoy making and setting your very own mp3 ringtones!
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I am 39 year old technology enthusiast trying to keep myself updated on the latest happenings in this field. I like to keep things simple and everyday I learn something new to share with the world!