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How to create ringtones from mp3 files using Bitpim

1. Use any mp3 conversion software to convert your songs to mp3 format. And store them in a easily accessible place on your computer.
2. In Bitpim, open the Ringers page and click the Add New Ringer icon on the tool bar.
3. When the Choose Files box appears, select the file where you have your mp3s stored.
Note: If the song you are selecting still has the folder icon and not the musical note icon next to it, it still needs no be converted to MP3 format.
4. With the Convert Audio File box shows up in Bitpim, change the Sample Rate to 32000, the Channels to Stereo (2), and the Bit Rate to 64. Then press Convert.
5. When you can, press Play Clip to hear the song.
6. Select a 25 30 second clip using the pink and red markers.
7. Preview the ringtone by clicking Play Clip and readjust the markers if needed.
8 Click OK to create the ringtone.
Note: Bitpim will automatically add the ringtone to your Ringers page.
9. To send the new ringtone to your phone, click Send Phone Data, click ringtones, and click OK.

EDIT: Moved 4-7-08

Note: Not originaly intended for use in Sprint Forum. Use with the Rumor will vary greatly from application discribed above.

Is this working for everybody?

This sounds great. Does Bitpim work with the LG Rumor?

I would assume that the Rumor would be compatible on Bitpim, at least at some level, sence Bitpim works with most CDMA phones. If the main icons don't work, you will most likely be able view the phone's file system and add the ringtones there. Give the above process a try first and repost if you have any problems or questions. There are tons of people out there with alot of experience doing this that will be able to help!

Thanks, Pro! I'll give it a shot.

Hmm.. Bitpim detects the rumor as "other cdma phone" but I can't transfer anything to or from the phone through the program.

I'll check with the Bitpim authors to see if they have an update out soon that supports the Rumor.

The reason you cant transfer anything using the normal icons in bitpim is because as of yet bitpim doesnt support the Rumor. What you have to do, is after Bitpim recognizes the phone as an Other CDMA Phone, click on the View tab at the top. When the drop down menu appears click on View File System. A small brownish orange icon will then appear at the bottom of the list of icons at the left of the screen. Click on that and wait till a blue folder with a plus sign shows up. Click on the plus sign and wait a moment for the file system to drop down. You will then have to go through and find the file where the ringtones are located. An easy way to do that is to go to your ringtones before hand and find out what their names are (if they have a name) ie Ode to Joy (or whatever). Then you can click on those ringtones and replace them with custome ringtones that you have stored on your computer or add new ones by copying and pasting them in the that file in the filesystem of your rumor. I'll keep looking around ro a spare rumore lying about so i can find the right file and then i'll get back to you. Good luck.

Alright ... We're making progress here. I'm able to see the file system, but I've yet to find the ringers folder. I've found a few potentials but I'd rather not poke around too much lest I mess something up.

I'll let you know if I succeed. Thanks for all your help, Pro!

OK, I have a Rumor. Trying to get Bitpim to recognize it has been unsuccessful. I have a feeling it's because I'm trying to connect through bluetooth. I know that some of the phones are able to connect that way, but the Rumor isn't even supported by Bitpim (which is why you have to come in as an "Other CDMA Phone"... so I'm thinking maybe that's why it doesn't work... I'm not so worried about what to do once I get it connected... I'm just really frustrated at being unable to get it connected.

For reference: I am able to connect the phone as a bluetooth device... already have all my pictures, backgrounds, etc. in there through my default bluetooth client. The problem is accessing the file system to access the ringtones (which is why I need Bitpim to work).

Do I really *have* to do it with the USB? Not looking forward to paying for or storing another dongle around here.

here is an alternative way to put ringtones on your phone.

Use any audio editing software (such as Audacity) to trim and convert any song into an mp3 ringtone and save the file in an easily accessible location on your hardrive.

Then use http://rumkin.com/tools/sprint/ to find and send the ringtone to your phone over the air. (for sprint users)

Let me know if how this works out for you all.

Thanks, Pro. I actually already knew about Rumkin. The problem is I'd rather not spend the money on the data charges as I don't have a data plan. This is why I'm trying to find a way to get media on my phone without using the internet.

Well, deez

I haven't ever tried to do this through bluetooth. It just seems to complicate things a little too much. So i would suggest buying a USB cable on ebay for like a buck. good luck.

If you can get it to be assigned a com port Bitpim will work with it just fine. it just won't auto-detect. You have to go into the control panel for bluetooth and activate the service.. or however the process is for your software (I've used Bluesoleil many times with success). Once you have a com port assigned to the phone, just set Bitpim up with "Other CDMA phone" and the appropriate port. You won't be able to use the handy-dandy ringers tab, but you will be able to get to the filesystem.

If you get a "this directory locked by the provider" error, try right clicking the filesystem pane and click on "NV edit mode" or "DM mode" whichever one it is these days.

So, I broke down and bought the USB. Still unable to get the bluetooth to work with Bitpim. Can get in through the USB, found the file system, poked around, found what looks like a directory to put ringers in, put files in it, the phone doesn't know they're there.

I see a lot of folks saying lots of stuff but rumkin is the only thing I've actually seen work. But you have to pay data charges for that.

It's hard being cheap.

Tried MP3

Tried M4a

Tried removing extensions

Tried QCP

Steam coming out of ears.

If you haven't tried it already, One simple thing that mike make a difference is after you add the mp3 files to the ringtone directory, try rebooting your phone.

I dont think you can add your own ringers over bitpim unless you know how to code in hex... I tried going through every file (because they must be there somewhere) and there is a lot of hex coding and no access to UI or MIDI files... I dont think Bluetooth will do any good at all. If there is a way to write ringers in to the Rumor I will find it and share...

Ok, This seems like a long way to go about it, but I have found no other way at this time... I have not tried this yet myself but it seems logical.

I found this on... http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150227

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HowTo: Custom Ringers For Your LG Rumor (w/out Vision)

This is a follow-up to my previous "howto" that walked you through the steps necessary to create and download a custom ringer to your LG Rumor using Vision. This new "howto" covers the details on how to create a custom ringer without using Vision.

This article assumes that you are using Windows XP but should work for other platforms, you'll just need to research software to perform the functions I am going to describe. You'll need a MicroSD card for your LG Rumor and either a USB cable or a MicroSD reader connected to your PC.

The technique described here works based on the functionality of the LG Rumor to assign a video in .3g2 format as a ringtone. It was assembled using various sources of information discovered on the Internet and is collected here as a complete "howto."

Step 1: Create the ringtone

This step is the same as the previous "howto" article. The first thing you need to do is select the audio you're going to use. This could be music or a voice recording. I started with a high-quality MP3 file. You'll want to use a clip no longer than 30 seconds so you need to edit the portion of the audio that you want to use down to that length. I used Adobe Audition for this because I happened to have it but a simpler, free, online tool that will do the job is at http://www.makeownringtone.com ... once you have a clip you like, just save it to your computer in MP3 format.

Step 2: Create the video

In this step, you will create a short WMV video up to 30 seconds in length. The easiest way to do this is with Windows Movie Maker that comes free with Windows XP. Fire up Windows Movie Maker and switch to "Timeline" view. Import your MP3 from Step 1 and assign it to the audio/music layer. Make sure it begins at 0 seconds by dragging it all the way to the left.

Now drag something to the video layer. This could be a photo, a short video clip or simply a blank frame if you prefer. I have generally used a photo in my testing. Make sure it begins at 0 seconds and ends the same time as the music clip. Adjust the length by clicking and dragging the right edge of the video or image in the timeline so that it matches the audio length.

Save the resulting video as a WMV file. I use the "High quality video (small)" preset for this.

Step 3: Convert WMV to 3G2

Next, you need to covert your WMV file to the 3G2 video format used by the LG Rumor (and many other phones). The best tool I found for doing this is the Freez 3GP Video Converter from http://www.smallvideosoft.com ... it's free, simple and seems to work fine for this purpose.

Once you've downloaded and installed this tool, fire it up and load your WMV into the converter by clicking the "Add" button at the bottom left. Set the output directory to the folder you want to store your 3G2 file in. Pick "3GPP2" from the "File Format" dropdown. You can play around with the other settings to get the result you want, but I generally use the following:

Video Settings
Video Code: MPEG4
Resolution:176x144
Width: 176
Height: 220
Video Quality: 8-Medium
Zoom Mode: Letterbox

Audio Settings
Audio Code: AAC-LC
Audio Bitrate: 48kBPS
Audio Frequency: 22050 Hz
Channels: Mono

*Note: Width and Height differ from the resolution and work with the LetterBox setting in order to create black bands above and below your actual video/picture content when displayed on the phone. If you leave Height set to 144 you will get white bands instead and it doesn't look as good.

After you adjust the settings, click the "Convert Now!" button to save your 3G2 file.

Step 4: Copy the 3G2 file to your LG Rumor

If you're using a MicroSD card reader, remove the memory from your phone and plug it into the reader (which should be connected to your PC). If using the USB cable, connect your phone to the cable and to the PC, and when prompted by your phone select "Mass Storage" mode. If for some reason you aren't prompted, you can set the phone to "Mass Storage" mode using the Settings/Tools menu and picking "USB Mode" from the "Tools" sub-menu.

Go to "My Computer" and find the new drive that represents the memory card. Double click on the "DCIM" folder. Inside this folder you should have another folder that holds the contents of your memory card. On mine it is called "100LGDCF" but I don't know if it's the same on all phones or not. Open up this folder, this is where your MP3 music for the media player is stored and also where 3G2 files created by the built-in camcorder are stored. This is where you will copy your new ringer. Name it whatever your like, it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Step 5: Assign the 3g2 video as your ringer

Once you have copied the new ringer to your memory card, either insert the MicroSD card back into your phone or exit "Mass Storage" mode by hitting the END button and picking "Yes."

Now hit "Menu/OK" to bring up the main menu and pick "Pictures" and then "My Albums" from the sub-menu. You'll see an entry to view videos on your Memory Card, pick this. On the next screen you'll see thumbnails for any videos stored on your Memory Card. Highlite the one you want, and pick "Play" from the "Options" menu to preview it. If you like it, pick "Assign" from the "Options" menu to assign it as a ringer by clicking through the menu options that pop up on the screen.

Note that while your video was stored on the Memory Card, when you assign it as a ringer a copy will be made to the LG Rumor's internal memory. Deleting the video off the Memory Card at this point will *not* remove it from internal memory or remove it as a ringer. To completely delete it you will need to go to the Settings/Tools menu where you assign ringers and pick "Assigned Media" as the location for ringers, then highlite the one you want to get rid of and pick "Delete" from the "Options" menu.

Final Thoughts

The downside to this technique is that if you have a custom image assigned to a particular caller, you won't be able to see it as the video will replace it on the screen when they call. On the plus side, you can have any image or video you want pop up and the volume seems louder to me.

You *can* assign a custom video ringer to a contact BTW, you just need to have assigned it as a "general" ringer first so that it will show up in the "Assigned Media" menu and then it is available to assign to a contact.

As an option to creating your own video, you could use a video clip from a music video or any other video source you might have available on your PC.

Posted By steve.g on 04/17/2008 4:09 PM

If you get a "this directory locked by the provider" error, try right clicking the filesystem pane and click on "NV edit mode" or "DM mode" whichever one it is these days.

I am a little confused about this. When Right click on the filesystem pane i get four options

Refresh filesystem, offline mode, reboot phone, and go to modem mode

When i right click the filesystem icon i get more options

Make subdirectory, New File, Back up Directory, Back up entire tree, Restore, Refresh, delete, refresh filesystem, offline phone, reboot phone, and go to modem mode.

What am i doing wrong?

Posted By Phones4Bones on 04/22/2008 9:06 AM

Posted By steve.g on 04/17/2008 4:09 PM

If you get a "this directory locked by the provider" error, try right clicking the filesystem pane and click on "NV edit mode" or "DM mode" whichever one it is these days.

I am a little confused about this. When Right click on the filesystem pane i get four options

Refresh filesystem, offline mode, reboot phone, and go to modem mode

When i right click the filesystem icon i get more options

Make subdirectory, New File, Back up Directory, Back up entire tree, Restore, Refresh, delete, refresh filesystem, offline phone, reboot phone, and go to modem mode.

What am i doing wrong?

Keep in mind I don't have Sprint and/or a rumor... You are getting a director locked by provider message? Try offline phone. You might need to get your hands on a copy of LG download to put the phone in NV edit mode. I would try what the person posted a few lines back that he found in the Sprint user forums, since obviously those people know a lot about Sprint and not just LG phones in general.

Also, the directory locked by provider error can sometimes be solved by just upgrading to the most current version of Bitpim.