How to create mobile ringtone?

**Humberto** · 05-11-2008

How to create mobile ringtone? The different formats ringtone?
The software Toneshop !

Instead of buying a ringtone for your mobile, create it!

What you need

PC course: to create and store your ringtones
to create a sound or a sound file ready
software to convert the sound file as ring tone

**Humberto** · 05-11-2008

The tone formats

It all depends on your mobile. The main formats:
WAV and WMA: a format compatible with Windows mobile devices running Windows Mobile.
MP3: a format generally well recognized, to compress the usual audio formats such as WAV. See article on the MP3 format.
MID (noon) or MLD: with the MLD can add personal records while with the MLID can not produce sounds that are included in the original phone.
SMAF (. Mmf): a basic format of polyphonic ringtones.
MPEG (especially MPEG-4): a video where you can extract a sound.

**Humberto** · 05-11-2008

Create your sound files

The easiest way is to create them using the Windows Sound Recorder.
With this solution, you have a sound in WAV format compatible with your Windows Media Player. If the recommended format for your mobile is not compatible then you just have to convert your file to the proper format.

**Humberto** · 05-11-2008

Convert your sound files with ToneShop

Several software to create / manipulate the tone at a glance from an audio file: Quick Media Converter or ToneShop for example.
ToneShop is very simple to use. For all models of phone ringtones audio (new mobile generation iPhone is part).
Choose an audio file located on your PC
Limit the length of the sound (duration of the bell)
Listen and click "convert" when you are satisfied

**Humberto** · 05-11-2008

Transfer the ringtone on your mobile

The method varies depending on the technology your mobile direct connection (via cable and software usually provided), Bluetooth or infrared connection.

Tip: Archive your ringtones on your PC as they are sometimes large memory!