NOKIA RING TONES?

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NOKIA RING TONES?

I just switched from a Nokia to an iPhone. I am partial to my old Nokia's ring tone and would like it to be my iPhone's ring tone. The ring tone in question wasn't downloaded from a third party--it was a stock, standard Nokia ring tone.

Anyone know whether this arrangement would be possible?

If so, can you walk me through it?

Thanks in advance to all who answer.

iMac G4 f.p. 15"; iBook G4 12"; 2nd Generation Shuffle; x-ray vision, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Nov 13, 2010 12:29 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 19, 2010 12:39 AM in response to Timothy Wilson

Yeah, I've used that site for years - it's very popular. And there's not much a sound file can do. It will either play or won't. There's nothing that needs installing into your system to get a ringtone file.

Have you tried converting that .mid file yourself? I've seen other people say you can import a .mid file into QuickTime Pro or iTunes and convert to a AAC file. Then change the extension to .m4r to sync to your phone.

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Answer 2

Nov 13, 2010 2:42 PM in response to Tamara

That was the first thing I tried. The results are in the thousands. Not having downloaded a ringtone before, none of the sites were recognizable to me, and so I have no idea how to distinguish a "good" site from one that has bad intentions, i.e., installing malware, etc. It seems to me that just picking one randomly, any one, is not practicing good computer hygiene.

I was hoping to get a site recommendation from someone who'd done what I'm trying to do before.

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Answer 3

Nov 19, 2010 1:25 AM in response to Timothy Wilson

Timothy Wilson wrote:
... the file is called 'strain.mid' ...

It is a MIDI file.
Provided you are able to download it from your old phone to your computer (some files are locked in phone due to digital rights), these are the steps to have your tone playing on iPhone:

- found a MIDI converter: it gets a .mid file and gives you usually a .wav or .mp3 file
- make sure playing length is no more than 30s. Make your cuts if needed.
- convert the obtained .wav or .mp3 to AAC codec
- rename the file to .m4r
- put it on iTunes
- check if the file gone to ringtones or music, change its type to 'ringtone' if gone to music folder.
- sync and enjoy 🙂

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Answer 4

Tamara

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Nov 13, 2010 12:47 PM in response to Timothy Wilson

You could use Google to see if someone has turned it into a ringtone.

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Answer 5

Randy Fast

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Nov 13, 2010 3:26 PM in response to Timothy Wilson

Your best bet would be to find an audio file for the ringtone you want. Then google a method to get it onto your iPhone as a ringtone.

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EBSkater

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Nov 13, 2010 7:53 PM in response to Timothy Wilson

Look for Gran Vals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_tune

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Answer 7

Nov 18, 2010 2:35 PM in response to EBSkater

Thx, but, unfortunately, not the one I am after....

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Answer 8

Nov 18, 2010 3:12 PM in response to Timothy Wilson

Do you think it might help us point you in the right direction if you told us which one you are after then?

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Answer 9

Nov 18, 2010 5:22 PM in response to Julian Wright

I believe the file is called 'strain.mid'--for a Nokia model 2610.

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Answer 10

PhilC50

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Nov 18, 2010 6:51 PM in response to Timothy Wilson

Over 1,000 Nokia ringtones over at zedge.net. Might have the one you want.

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Answer 11

Nov 18, 2010 6:55 PM in response to PhilC50

Is the site trustworthy? (See my 2nd post.)

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Answer 12

Nov 19, 2010 2:17 PM in response to Julian Wright

Thx. Couldn't find it on Zedge, but did find it on Esnips.com.

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Answer 13

Nov 19, 2010 2:23 PM in response to Andrea Rimicci

Andrea thanks. You can skip the MIDI converter step--what Julian recommended worked. Just drop the MIDI file into iTunes, right click on 'Create AAC Version' and you've got an MPEG4.

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