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Ringtones on your Treo
Ringtones on your Treo
I tried installing a MIDI file but it is not available as a ringtone, why not?
The Treo 600/650/680/700p uses MIDI files (*.mid) for ringtones. For a ringtone to become useable you must install it into the ringtone database. You cannot simply copy or Hotsync MIDI files directly onto your Treo or SD card - they won't show up as ringtones.
Why do some MIDIs that I install work just fine as system sounds and others do not play at all?
The first issue is size: the Treo will refuse any midi that's more than 64 kb.
The second issue is what synth variations it's using. Certain 'instruments' within the midi range are missing from the treo's collection. If they're ones you really (really!) want, you could try tinkering with them in a midi editor, and changing the instruments.
What if I don't want to use a ringtone management program. Is there anything else?
Yes - the app Minitones can convert mp3s on your card to be used with the internal Sounds Database. (NOTE - Minitones cannot be used with the Treo 600 or previous versions.) Can be found in the download section.
Also, beginning with the Palm Treo 650, Palm incorporated more methods than the lone midi ringtone capabilitities in earlier Treo models. While mp3 can still not be natively used, such other formats as the popular "voice ringtone" AMR and even small wavs may now be stored internally and used straight from the built-in Sounds application for ringtones*.
AMR and WAV ringtones can be dowloaded and installed onto your Treo just as simply as midi, and additionally they are stored individually and separately rather than as part of a Ringtones Database, as is the case with midis. However, these files generally cannot be simply hotsynced or directly installed to internal memory, and must rather be "transferred" directly into the Sounds app to be used. There are several methods in order to do this.
How do I use wav files internally as ringtones without a third-party program on my Treo 650?
1) Create a wav to be used as a ringtone.
I personally use dbPowerAmp∞ to convert any audio file to wav, and then a simple audio editor to split the part I want to use (you may need to split it from mp3 format as that "standard" is more widely supported by audio editors - some simple free ones are mp3 Splitter∞, mpTrim∞. I personally use audacity∞, but that may be too much for general users]). Note that you probably don't want the wav to be too large (I mean this is RAM about which we're talkin) - I personally use the telephone quality compressed wav setting for dbpoweramp, and about 4 secs is generally 60KB or so. You may of course use whatever suits you.
2) Save the wav to your SD card (or uploading it to a server should work fine too, as long as it can be downloaded through Blazer). I would just put it in the root directory and name it something simple like "tone1" - makes it easier while importing and you can rename the ringtone very easily later.
3) "Transfer" the file from the SD card to the Sounds application in internal memory.
The easiest method to transfer the tone from the card to the Sounds Database is using the freeware VFSExchange. Alternatively, to "transfer" the file from your SD card through Blazer Web browser, type "file:///.../filename.wav", where ".../" is the directory location of the file (if you uploaded to a server, then simply enter the link). This is the part that is more difficult if you use a longer filename, especially if it has characters like spaces for which you need to type "%20"s, etc.), and it will prompt to download to card or to download into the "Sounds" app. (NOTE: Using Blazer for the "transfer", if you use the pTunes mp3 player, it will try to override this, and you may need to uninstall pTunes *completely* before doing this, though simply deleting the pTunesWav plugin should "technically" work, though it never has for me - I usually just perform a card backup, uninstall pTunes, then after the "transfer" just restore the pTunes files and Saved Preferences from the backup.) Again, as stated before, there are several other apps that will make the "transfer" process far easier, such as RescoExplorer, Initate, and possibly others.
4) Select the Sounds application for the location - it will here give you the option to rename the ringer, and the tone will now appear and function just as midis do in any alert app.
How do I assign individual ringtones on my Treo 650?
You can assign individual ringtones on your Treo 650 by editing the Favorites button through the phone menu.
1. Go to your phone menu and press down on the 5-way navigator to access the Favorites menu. 2. Highlight a blank Favorites button.
3. Click the Menu button.
4. Select Edit Favorites Button.
5. Under Type - make sure Speed Dial is selected.
6. Choose your contact, assign a Quick Key and assign a Ringtone.
7. Just press okay once your done.
How do I assign individual ringtones on my Treo 700p? Choose a contact you want to assign a custom ringtone, and click Edit. Directly under the picture, and before the Company you will see a line for Ringtone and a drop down menu. Click on the drop down and choose one of the standard ringers, or add some with Minitones to totally customize your call preferences.
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