i am using MPT to make ring tones and i can get them on my v3xx but they sound like crap and when it is done transfering a window pops up and says that my phone can support a higher quality but i dont know how to get them to sound any better
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gerio Posts: 476
Phone Model: (Long sigh) 'Nother iPhone (keeping my Moto Q, though)
Service Provider: AT&T & Cellular South
Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:35 pm
Yeah, I'm kinda running into the same thing. Since I'm in the pro sound business, I think I recognize the problem. The volume of the ringtone might be high enough that it's hitting a limiter of some kind in the phone's audio system, making it sound "squashed" and distorted, a typical symptom of over-using compression, as well as a stupid-low recording resolution (MP3 is the absolute worst thing that ever happened to recorded music, I swear). The next time I try making a tone, I'm going to reduce the volume of the tone in my sound editor and see if that helps. I still don't know what to make of the "higher quality support" message, but I hope to have time to investigate this further as well. Finding time to work on this is quite difficult, but I'm trying.
Stay tuned,
Geri O
weedeater Posts: 9
Fri Mar 09, 2007 6:55 pm
'higher quality' usually means a higher sampling rate. I'm not sure how you set this via MPT when the source is a CD.
gerio Posts: 476
Phone Model: (Long sigh) 'Nother iPhone (keeping my Moto Q, though)
Service Provider: AT&T & Cellular South
Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:13 am
MPT converts the CD file into a lower-resolution file (mp3, I guess) so as not to have such a large file in the phone. I wonder if there's a way in MPT to make a higher-resolution file.
And it still compresses the audio level in addition to the resolution of the file. In a big way, too.
Geri O
mikekay10 Posts: 2958
Service Provider: Vodafone
Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:31 am
You could try using P2k programs and bypass the MPT compression altogether
Just crop the file in an MP3 editor and drag it on to the phone's memory card, they're like 10 bucks for a 512 mirco sd, put the phone in mass storage mode and drag and drop, your phone rings for 30 seconds max.
eedna Posts: 1
Tue May 15, 2007 9:48 am
hey, sorry for bringing back an old topic but i just got a v3xx and was having a similar problem, id convert ringtones and transfer them using the melody studio on MPT and when i got them on my phone there was like a scratchy staticy bullshit noise in the background of it. however, being the giant nerd i am i decided to not rest until i figured out how to fix it. i found that you can turn mp3s into ringtones with the melody studio tool, and save them, but dont transfer them. go to the file transfer studio and drag and drtop them into the music folder. i transfered the same file both ways to make sure i wasnt imagining it and there was a huge difference. anyways, good luck hope you get it figured out or anyone else having the same problem sees this and gives it a try. i love this phone by the way, i had a v3 before this and i thought it was nice but maaan this thing is sick.
rjdriver Posts: 8
Wed May 23, 2007 9:16 pm
Don't use the Melody Studio feature of MPT to make or transfer ring tones to your phone. It automatically converts the MP3 to less than 50 bit. (very low quality)
CD quality is 320 bit, and that iTunes you downloaded has aleady been compressed to 128 bit, so you don't want to compomise the quailty any further.
If you already have your MP3 cut down to ring tone size (20-30 seconds) use the File Transfer Studio feature of MPT to transfer to your phone. This is strictly a file transfer utillity that does not alter the quality of the file.
If you have an MP3 you want to use part of as a ring tone, use Audacity to cut it down to size. Then use MPT to transfer from your PC to your phone.
If you have a CD with a song that has a good ring tone in it, use Windows Media Player to convert it to MP3. Then use Audacity to cut it down to the right length.
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