Razr V3 ringtones

You may have gotten an answer already, but I just converted a few of my iTunes songs to ringtones. My understanding is that the ringtone files should be around 15-20 seconds long - I think longer songs may not copy to the phone. What I did was the following:

1. Import a song into Audacity - it's a free cross-platform audio editor which will allow you to save songs in MP3 format (although you have to download the LAME encoder) - details at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

2. Edit the song in Audacity to extract a 15-20 second sound clip - Audacity has either built-in or downloadable effects such as filtering, fade-in, fade-out, and many others. When you have your clip, export it to MP3 format (use something less than 192 KBps for sound quality - this isn't being played through your home stereo so you don't need optimum sound quality and you'll save on file space).

3. With your Mac and RAZR connected via bluetooth, hit the "Browse Device" option on the bluetooth menu, and navigate to the "audio" folder. Drag and drop your new file and wait for the transfer to complete.

4. You should now be able to select the new ringtone on your phone.

Good luck!

John

iMac G5 (PPC, 2.0 GHz) Mac OS X (10.4.6) Motorola RAZR V3

if my razr cant be enabled with bluetooth...how can i transfer the mp3 files that i have cut in garage band to the phone??

The recommendation that I always give is to 'fix' your phone - that is to say, re-enable bluetooth by various methods, including possibly an upgrade to the firmware or just enabling it in via what's called 'SEEM' editing. Doing so should enable your RAZR to send/receive files via bluetooth just like any other, though it may void your warranty.

Hi JohnDaniel

RE: enabling your razr:
Check out this site <http://www.reelintelligence.com/BluePhoneElite/index.shtml>

Might be just what u r after. It worked for my phone. Hope this helps.

i used these instructions and it worked great:

http://wateronlydries.com/2005/11/make-a-razr-ringtone-with-itunes/

Thanks for that link barbtastic! I haven't tried it yet, but it looks super easy and I don't have to download anything nor use any programs other than iTunes. I love it!

when i drag and drop my new file into the audio folder, the transaction goes through and it says it is completed, but the ringtone does not show up in the folder on my computer or on my phone. have any ideas of what i need to do? i appreciate any help you can offer...