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iPhone Ringtones

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:12:13 -0700

Free ringtones for your iPhone! These files have been converted from MP3 to AAC format for use as ringtones on your iPhone. If you want the mp3 ringtones, go here. Want to know how to make your own ringtones?

To use these ringtones:

Save the file to a folder on your hard drive. This is very important. If you open the file instead of saving it, it will look like it has been added to iTunes but it will not be available when you try to sync it.
Double-click the m4r file and it will add itself to the ringtones in iTunes.
Sync the file(s) to your iPhone. They will now be available as ringtones in the settings.

Back in Black by AC/DC

B.C. Clark Christmas Jingle (from a jewelry store in Oklahoma City, OK)

The Beer song by The Jolly Rogers

Big Love by Lindsey Buckingham/Fleetwook Mac

Boot To The Head (novelty)

Boss of Me by They Might Be Giants (Malcolm in the Middle theme)

Oklahoma State University Cowboys Fight Song

Foreplay by Boston

I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles (great girlfriend ringtone)

Holiday by Green Day

It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffet

Kodachrome by Paul Simon

Lido Shuffle by Boz Scaggs

Theme from The Magnificent Seven

Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin (version 1)

Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin (version 2)

Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin (version 3)

Mother in Law (guess who this one's good for)

Movin Right Along from The Muppet Movie

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah by Alan Sherman (great for parents, of course)

Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger

Pay Me by the Jolly Rogers (careful, this one will stick in your head)

Peace of Mind by Boston

Pump It by The Black Eyed Peas

Radio Tokyo by Marvelous 3

Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones

School's Out by Alice Cooper (a great summer ringtone)

Smokin by Boston

Twist and Shout by The Beatles

Walk This Way by Run DMC and Aerosmith

Oklahoma State University Waving Song

White and Nerdy by Weird Al Yankovich

Want to create your own MP3 ringtones from your favorite songs? All you need is a copy of Audacity (a free audio editor) and LAME (an encoder Audacity needs to save MP3 files). See the full instructions here.

MP3 Ringtones

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:53:21 -0700

Free MP3 Ringtones. These will work on a Windows Mobile device and any other phone that can use MP3 files as a ringtone. Some phones, the Pantone Matrix for instance, require the file to be less than 300KB in size. If you need a smaller file, choose the file that has _sm at the end, where available. If there is no _sm option, the file is already below 300KB. There are also a few midi ringtones, designited by a .mid extension.

If you're looking for iPhone ringtones, go here. If you want to download all of the ringtones on this page, there is a link to a zip file at the bottom of the page.

rt-5OClock.mp3 Alan Jackson, It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere

rt-5OClock_sm.mp3 Alan Jackson, It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere (< 300KB)

rt-BackInBlack.mp3 AC/DC, Back In Black

rt-BackInBlack_sm.mp3 AC/DC, Back In Black (< 300KB)

rt-Beer.mp3 The Jolly Rogers, Beer Beer Beer

rt-Boot2Head.mp3 Boot to the Head

rt-Boot2Head_sm.mp3 Boot to the Head (< 300KB)

rt-BossOfMe.mp3 They Might Be Giants, You're Not the Boss of Me (Malcolm in the Middle)

rt-BossOfMe_sm.mp3 They Might Be Giants, You're Not the Boss of Me (Malcolm in the Middle) (< 300KB)

rt-FireflyMainBeg.mp3 Firefly Theme, beginning

rt-FireflyMainBeg_sm.mp3 Firefly Theme, beginning (< 300KB)

rt-FireflyMainEnd.mp3 Firefly Theme, end

rt-FireflyMainMid.mp3 Firefly Theme, middle

rt-FireflyMainMid_sm.mp3 Firefly Theme, middle (< 300KB)

rt-HaveToAnswer.mp3 Samuel L. Jackson in Die Hard 3, "If you have to shoot me then you go ahead and you shoot me but I HAVE TO ANSWER THIS PHONE! ALRIGHT?!"

rt-Holiday.mp3 Green Day, Holiday

rt-Holiday_sm.mp3 Green Day, Holiday (< 300KB)

rt-Invention8.mid Bach, 2-part Invention #8 (MIDI)

rt-Kodachrome.mp3 Paul Simon, Kodachrome

rt-Magnificent7.mp3 Elmer Bernstein, The Magnificent Seven Theme

rt-Magnificent7_sm.mp3 Elmer Bernstein, The Magnificent Seven Theme (< 300KB)

rt-MapleLeafRag1.mid Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag, version 1 (MIDI)

rt-MapleLeafRag1.mp3 Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag, version 1

rt-MapleLeafRag2.mp3 Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag, version 2

rt-MapleLeafRag3.mid Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag, version 3 (MIDI)

rt-MapleLeafRag3.mp3 Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag, version 3

rt-MapleLeafRag3_sm.mp3 Scott Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag, version 3 (< 300KB)

rt-MotherInLaw.mp3 Ernie K. Doe, Mother In Law

rt-MotherInLaw_sm.mp3 Ernie K. Doe, Mother In Law (< 300KB)

rt-MovignRightAlong.mp3 Kermit and Fozzie, Moving Right Along (Muppet Movie)

rt-MovingRightAlong_sm.mp3 Kermit and Fozzie, Moving Right Along (Muppet Movie) (< 300KB)

rt-MuddahFaddah.mp3 Alan Sherman, Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah

rt-PayMe.mp3 Jolly Rogers, Pay Me

rt-PayMe_sm.mp3 Jolly Rogers, Pay Me (< 300KB)

rt-WhiteAndNerdy.mp3 Weird Al Yankovich, White and Nerdy

rt-WhiteAndNerdy_sm.mp3 Weird Al Yankovich, White and Nerdy (< 300KB)

RT-LoseYourself.mp3 Eminem, Lose Yourself

RT-RenegadeMaster1.mp3 Fatboy Slim, Renegade Master ver. 1

RT-RenegadeMaster2.mp3 Fatboy Slim, Renegade Master ver. 2

RT-TechnoPacMan1.mp3 Orbital, Techno Pac Man Theme ver. 1

RT-TechnoPacMan2.mp3 Orbital, Techno Pac Man Theme ver. 2

RT-TechnoPacMan3.mp3 Orbital, Techno Pac Man Theme ver. 3

RT-TechnoPacMan4.mp3 Orbital, Techno Pac Man Theme ver. 4

These seem to be more popular than I thought they would be. If you want them all, you can download them in a single zip file. Just an advisory, it's 14 Megabytes.

Create Your Own Ringtones - For Free!

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:15:13 -0700

I don't pay for ringtones... ever. Why should I when it is so easy to turn my favorite song or other sound file into a ringtone using tools that are readily available on the internet for FREE? So, why are you paying for ringtones? Because you don't know how to create them yourself. Well, I am going to teach you how to create ringtones in MP3 format. Then, I will show you how to convert them for use on an iPhone. It's simple, it really is!

What You Need:

A song or sound file on your computer. It can be in WAV or MP3 format. You cannot create the ringtone directly from a CD. You will have to rip the file(s) to your computer first.
An audio editing program. If you don't have one, Audacity is a really excellent program and it is free. If you will be working with MP3 files, you will also need the LAME MP3 encoder.
If you want to create ringtones for the iPhone, you will also need iTunes.

What You Need To Do:

Launch Audacity and open the song/sound file you want to make into a ringtone.
Select a segment of the file you want to make into a ringtone. Your selection should be 30 seconds or less since your phone will stop ringing after about 30 seconds anyway. There is no need to take up any extra memory space and some phones require that the file be smaller than 300KB before it can be used as a ringtone.
From the file menu, select Export Selection.
When the save window comes up, click the Options... button. To create a file less than 300KB, set the Bit Rate Mode to Constant and the Quality at 80 kbps. You will only ned to do this the first time. This setting stays until you change it.
Save the file to a folder on your hard drive. I recommend creating a folder specifically for your ringtone files. I also recommend naming them in such a way that they can be identified as a ringtone by the file name. I use the format RT-Title.mp3.
When you click Save, a Metadata (ID3 tag) window will open. You can leave it as is but I usually add (RT) to the front of the track title and set the Genre to "Ringtone." That way, it's identified as a ringtone file all the way around and you won't accidentally add it to a playlist and be surprised later.
Once your file is saved, just transfer it to your phone and select it as the ringtone.
I told you it was easy.

If You Have an iPhone:
The iPhone doesn't use MP3 files as ringtones. There are a couple of extra steps you need to take to create a ringtone for an iPhone. In Windows, you will need to unhide known file extensions. To do so, open the file manager/my computer. Click on Tools (or Organize in Windows 7) and select Folder and Search Options. Click on the view tab, then uncheck the box next to "Hide extensions for known file types."

Open iTunes.
Open your file manager and navigate to your ringtone folder.
Drag your ringtone file(s) into iTunes.
Locate it/them in the songs list.
Right-click (or the Apple equivalent) the file and select Create AAC Version.
In your ringtone folder you will now have a file with the same name as your mp3 file but with an m4a extension.
Right-click the m4a file in the file manager and select Rename.
Change the file extension to m4r (change the a at the end to an r). Accept any warnings about changing the file extension.
Double-click the file and it will be added to your available ringtones in iTunes. Now all you have to do is sync it to your phone and it will be available as a ringtone.

Message/Text Alerts

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:49:08 -0700

Free sounds in MP3 format for your Windows Mobile device or other cell phone that can use MP3 files as alert sounds. These are good for text message alerts as well as system events.

ClosingIris-StargateSG1.mp3 "Closing iris!" [Stargate iris closing sound effect)

Coin-Mario.mp3 Mario coin pickup

DeadPacMan.mp3 Pac Man death noise

HeyX3-WhatsHappening.mp3 "Hey HEY hey"

IncomingMsg-Mechwarrior2.mp3 "Incoming Message"

IncomingTrans-Starcraft.mp3 [sound] "Receiving incoming transmission"

JetsonsDoorbell.mp3 4 tones from the Jetson's doorbell

MagicBells.mp3

MechsDown-Mechwarrior2.mp3 "This is HQ to any available unit. We have mechs down at nav gamma"

Pause-Mario.mp3 Mario pause sound

R2D2-StarWars.mp3 R2D2 short chirps

SciFiPings.mp3 Sounds a little like sonar

Stop-Mechwarrior2.mp3 Stop sound from Mechwarrior 2

iPhone Alert Tones

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:09:23 -0700

With the introduction of iOS 5, the iPhone now has cutomizeable message and text alerts. If you want to create your own, just follow the steps to create your own ringtones but keep them under 15 seconds long. Actually, even 15 seconds is too long. I say 5 or less and the less the better.

To use these alert tones:

Save the file to a folder on your hard drive. This is very important. If you open the file instead of saving it, it will look like it has been added to iTunes but it will not be available when you try to sync it.
Double-click the m4r file and it will add itself to the ringtones in iTunes.
Sync the file(s) to your iPhone. They will now be available as alert tomes (and ringtones) in the settings.

Grab 'em all HERE

(AT)achoo.m4r
(AT)AhShutup!.m4r
(AT)AirbagDeployed.m4r
(AT)Alaska.m4r
(AT)AssumePosition.m4r
(AT)AttitudeAdj.m4r
(AT)Boingey.m4r
(AT)Boris-Don'tdidit.m4r
(AT)Boris-DontBelieve.m4r
(AT)Borris-GoodIdea.m4r
(AT)Brain-DumbLuck.m4r
(AT)Brain-Freud.m4r
(AT)Brain-FrightenMe.m4r
(AT)Brain-Gallagher.m4r
(AT)Brain-IWouldHurtYou.m4r
(AT)Brain-KyYiYippie.m4r
(AT)Brain-LimaBean.m4r
(AT)Brain-Lunatic.m4r
(AT)Brain-MakesCoffee.m4r
(AT)Brain-NoCauseAlarm.m4r
(AT)Brain-NoGood.m4r
(AT)Brain-NoTimeForGames.m4r
(AT)Brain-UnderControl.m4r
(AT)Brak-Canibals.m4r
(AT)Brak-CrackMyselfUp.m4r
(AT)Brak-Discombobulated.m4r
(AT)Brak-GoinForMe.m4r
(AT)Brak-HEY.m4r
(AT)Brak-KnewWouldHappen.m4r
(AT)Brak-MakesYouCry.m4r
(AT)Brak-MeanToMe.m4r
(AT)Brak-WhatLookinAt.m4r
(AT)Bravo-BeautifulDay.m4r
(AT)Bugs-ALetter.m4r
(AT)Bugs-AskUSomething.m4r
(AT)Bugs-Bubblegum.m4r
(AT)Bugs-CarrotSong.m4r
(AT)Bugs-DullDay.m4r
(AT)Bugs-EhWhatUpDoc.m4r
(AT)Bugs-Genius.m4r
(AT)Bugs-GetOuttaHere.m4r
(AT)Bugs-HateThat.m4r
(AT)Bugs-HaveFun.m4r
(AT)Bugs-HereICome.m4r
(AT)Bugs-IfyouSaySo.m4r
(AT)Bugs-ImDyin.m4r
(AT)Bugs-Interruption.m4r
(AT)Bugs-LeftTurn.m4r
(AT)Bugs-LifeOfParty.m4r
(AT)BugsLetter.m4r
(AT)Bull-EndEpisode.m4r
(AT)Bullwinkle-Hesitating.m4r
(AT)Bullwinkle-HeyRocky.m4r
(AT)Bullwinkle-Inhuman.m4r
(AT)Chicken-GameOver.m4r
(AT)Chicken-NotEveryDay.m4r
(AT)Chris-Crazy.m4r
(AT)Closing%20Iris.m4r
(AT)ComputerMistakes.m4r
(AT)Coyote-NameIsMud.m4r
(AT)Daffy-Despicable.m4r
(AT)Daffy-DirtyDog.m4r
(AT)Daffy-ImDriving.m4r
(AT)Daffy-NotARabbit.m4r
(AT)DaffyLaugh.m4r
(AT)DayLikeThis.m4r
(AT)DeadPacMan.m4r
(AT)DeeDee-EwwGross.m4r
(AT)Dex-AllYourFault.m4r
(AT)Dex-Can'tTake.m4r
(AT)Dex-Clones.m4r
(AT)Dex-Don'tLikePart.m4r
(AT)Dexter-Insane.m4r
(AT)Dexter-ItWorked.m4r
(AT)Dexter-Monkey.m4r
(AT)Dexter-NeverWork.m4r
(AT)Dexter-Nooooo.m4r
(AT)DexterAllYourFault.m4r
(AT)Didi-IAteCookies.m4r
(AT)Don'tWanna.m4r
(AT)DontWanna.m4r
(AT)Dot-Fallen.m4r
(AT)Dot-GoodAtThis.m4r
(AT)Dot-HelloNurse.m4r
(AT)Dot-HelloNurse2.m4r
(AT)DrNick.m4r
(AT)Elmer-ComeBack.m4r
(AT)Elmer-GetWabbit.m4r
(AT)Elmyra-EatUUp.m4r
(AT)Elmyra-ILoveCats.m4r
(AT)Elmyra-ItsAPuppy.m4r
(AT)Elmyra-LoseMoreKitties.m4r
(AT)Elmyra-LoseMorePuppies.m4r
(AT)FatalMistake.m4r
(AT)Fog-AllWrong.m4r
(AT)Foggy-BuiltLow.m4r
(AT)Foggy-GoofedUp.m4r
(AT)Foggy-GotHere.m4r
(AT)Foggy-Headache.m4r
(AT)Foggy-HeadRoar.m4r
(AT)Foggy-LookeeHere.m4r
(AT)Foggy-PayAttention.m4r
(AT)Foggy-WhoaNellie.m4r
(AT)FoghornAllWrong.m4r
(AT)FrightenMe.m4r
(AT)GetThatFixed.m4r
(AT)Homer-911.m4r
(AT)Homer-Computers.m4r
(AT)Homer-DohaDeer.m4r
(AT)Homer-DohEcho.m4r
(AT)Homer-Donuts.m4r
(AT)Homer-English.m4r
(AT)Homer-Jackpot.m4r
(AT)Homer-LottaBeer.m4r
(AT)Homer-MailIsHere.m4r
(AT)Homer-Maps.m4r
(AT)Homer-MmmBeer.m4r
(AT)Homer-MmmChocolate.m4r
(AT)Homer1Beer.m4r
(AT)Homer911.m4r
(AT)HomerCursing.m4r
(AT)HomerCuss.m4r
(AT)HomerLost.m4r
(AT)HomerScream.m4r
(AT)HomerScreech.m4r
(AT)HotfootScreams.m4r
(AT)IAmWeasel-GonnaSink.m4r
(AT)IAmWeasel-HolyMackerel.m4r
(AT)IAmWeasel-NaughtyMonkey.m4r
(AT)Incoming%20Transmission.m4r
(AT)IR-NotTaking.m4r
(AT)JBravo-FreakMeOut.m4r
(AT)JBravo-GotMilk.m4r
(AT)JBravo-HardToGet.m4r
(AT)JBravo-Jenkies.m4r
(AT)Jetsons.m4r
(AT)Kyle-Gross.m4r
(AT)Kyle-KilledKenny.m4r
(AT)Kyle-RainIsGone.m4r
(AT)LifeIsGood.m4r
(AT)Lifeisgood.m4r
(AT)LookyLooky.m4r
(AT)LUNCHTIME.m4r
(AT)Mandark-FreakyGnome.m4r
(AT)Marvin-Disintegration.m4r
(AT)Marvin-Kaboom.m4r
(AT)Marvin-NoEvidence.m4r
(AT)Mechs%20Down%20@%20Nav%20Gamma.m4r
(AT)Mindy-HiMrMan.m4r
(AT)Mindy-OKLady.m4r
(AT)Moltar-Hesitate.m4r
(AT)MW2-AutoPilot.m4r
(AT)MW2-Blip.m4r
(AT)MW2-Ejecting.m4r
(AT)MW2-Explosion.m4r
(AT)MW2-LockAndFire.m4r
(AT)MW2-MissileLaunch.m4r
(AT)MW2Alert.m4r
(AT)OrderChinese.m4r
(AT)Pinky-Dizzy.m4r
(AT)Pinky-TarzanNarf.m4r
(AT)Python-Annoy.m4r
(AT)Python-Arrest.m4r
(AT)Python-BBCApology.m4r
(AT)Python-BringOutDead.m4r
(AT)Python-Complaining.m4r
(AT)Python-Elderberries.m4r
(AT)Python-Fart.m4r
(AT)Python-Lost.m4r
(AT)Python-Lucky.m4r
(AT)Python-MessageForYou.m4r
(AT)Python-NipplesExplode.m4r
(AT)SC-ExplosionLg.m4r
(AT)SFX-Bionic.m4r
(AT)SG-Don'tThinkSo.m4r
(AT)SG-GoGetTacos.m4r
(AT)SG-LittleDemon.m4r
(AT)SG-NuggetOfJoy.m4r
(AT)SG-WhoLetFluffy.m4r
(AT)SpaceGhostAlrighty.m4r
(AT)Speedy-Clumsy.m4r
(AT)Stan-KilledKenny.m4r
(AT)Stan-YourCanStop.m4r
(AT)Stewie-Estrogenical.m4r
(AT)Stewie-MindControl.m4r
(AT)Stop%20Sound.m4r
(AT)StopNonsense.m4r
(AT)TazGrunts.m4r
(AT)Tick-BlowNose.m4r
(AT)Tick-CrimeOfCentury.m4r
(AT)Tick-Danger.m4r
(AT)Tick-Defender.m4r
(AT)Tick-Disappointing.m4r
(AT)Tick-FruitCocktail.m4r
(AT)Tick-GotPlan.m4r
(AT)Tick-Gravity.m4r
(AT)Tick-NoFair.m4r
(AT)TinyBrain.m4r
(AT)TrekFX-CommAndDoor.m4r
(AT)Wakko-GetsYouHere.m4r
(AT)Wakko-ItsWorking.m4r
(AT)Wakko-SupBigDaddy.m4r
(AT)Warners-HelloNurse.m4r
(AT)WBros-HelloMysteryLady.m4r
(AT)WBros-HelloNurse.m4r
(AT)Weasel-HesAnIdiot.m4r
(AT)Yakko-KidsShows.m4r
(AT)YSam-HateRabbits.m4r
(AT)YSam-Knucklehead.m4r
(AT)Zorak-HaveALine.m4r
(AT)Zorak-HumansAreWeird.m4r
(AT)Zorak-MailCall.m4r
(AT)Zorak-NowDoneIt.m4r

Grab 'em all HERE