I searched for this but didn't see it anywhere.
Does anyone have a clue why when trying to set an mp3 to a ringtone I can set some and not others? Some mp3s it doesn't give he option to set as ringtone. Just seemed kind of strange to me.
This is just a guess, but 2 possibilities come to mind: either the MP3 is too big or it was encoded at too high of a bitrate. I know some phones are limited in these two parameters. Might want to check them out. RingDroid can be used to clip the length of the MP3, if that's an issue. Not sure if it can re-encode at a different bitrate, if that happens to be an issue.
Thanks for the tip, I'll check that out.
* Update*
That was it, the file was too big. Edited in Ringdroid and was able to assign it. Thanks!
Razzman said:
I searched for this but didn't see it anywhere.
Does anyone have a clue why when trying to set an mp3 to a ringtone I can set some and not others? Some mp3s it doesn't give he option to set as ringtone. Just seemed kind of strange to me.
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Check out "Music Mod" app from the market. It will let you assign a whole song.
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Has anyone else noticed that with either Windows Media Player or the HTC Audio Manager, it will always use the same shuffle order? Doesn't this defeat the purpose? Anyone know how to get it to "reshuffle" with every play. I am getting tired of hearing my play lists in the same order everytime.
jgermuga said:
Has anyone else noticed that with either Windows Media Player or the HTC Audio Manager, it will always use the same shuffle order? Doesn't this defeat the purpose? Anyone know how to get it to "reshuffle" with every play. I am getting tired of hearing my play lists in the same order everytime.
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Amen, thought I was the only one who noticed this!
Yes, surprising isn't it. Even a using a search on all forums didn't turn up this same question. I think this is true for Wondows Media Player on all devices, or at least the one's I have owned. Would be nice is HTC could provide a shuffle option that actually shuffles with the Audio Manager. Perhaps they should call it "Reorder" instead of "Shuffle".
Just searched and this is the only thread I could find on this problem.
My media player doesn't actually play the library in folder order, but seems to shuffling only a few songs on the list.
Is playing them from the library the only option? - you can play only one song at a time when accessing the music folder with windows explorer.
to "reshuffle" have you tried turning off shuffle, selecting another track, playing it, then turn shuffle back on.
Thanks for the suggestion - yes I've tried that, but it just seems so hit and miss with the Windows media player and the shuffle play seems to repeat a few tracks too often.
I've now installed MortPlayer and it's working great, so I'm not going to bother with the WM player now.
Thanks.
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to "reshuffle" have you tried turning off shuffle, selecting another track, playing it, then turn shuffle back on.
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Yes, this is my half baked solution. I just scroll down and start a few songs later in the list as it is sorted via the playlist. It still does not "shuffle" though, just puts me at a different point in the (properly termed...) reordered playlist. If it's a short playlist though, you will figure out pretty quickly that the songs go in the same order every time, you just started at a different point.
In computing, the random doesn't exist, we can only approach it by simulating.
You won't never get a "real" shuffle. When you select this mode in WMP or HTC audio manager, it follows an algorithm, that's why you always hear songs in the same order with the same playlist. The best way is to change your playlist.
I hope this explanation is helpful and clear, and if somebody can give us more details on the subject, don't hesitate (I like learning more and more )
sarce39 said:
In computing, the random doesn't exist, we can only approach it by simulating.
You won't never get a "real" shuffle. When you select this mode in WMP or HTC audio manager, it follows an algorithm, that's why you always hear songs in the same order with the same playlist. The best way is to change your playlist.
I hope this explanation is helpful and clear, and if somebody can give us more details on the subject, don't hesitate (I like learning more and more )
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I hear what you saying regarding computers not being good at random, but I can tell you that this MortPlayer is doing a damn fine job of it.
I think that these workarounds with the playlist are a poor reflection on WM media player - I have about 1.5G in my music folder and MortPlayer can shuffle the lot without the need to first create a playlist.
I didn't say that you need to create a playlist. On the contrary, more the numbers of songs is high, more the order in which you will hear its is changing, because the probability of finding the song "m" on a sample "M" diminishes when you increase "M" ( "M " can be a playlist or 1.5 GB of songs)
I figured out how to do custom ringtones but not how to set custom alarms.
How do I put an mp3 file I have to be an alarm? (all the alarms that come on the phone suck and def do not wake me up in the morning).
You need 3rd party software to use MP3s as ringtones.
Im not trying to do ringtones and I already am using mp3s as ringtones without a 3rd party app. Just put the song in the windows/ring/ folder.
Im trying to set a custom alarm.
Try Chronos, PocketAlarm or alarmToday.
All of these allow you to use an MP3 for an alarm, in addition to a variety of other advanced features.
Chronos:
http://www.activekitten.com/en/games/detail.php?ID=351
PocketAlarm:
http://www.wizcode.com/products/view/pocket_alarm
alarmToday:
http://pocketmax.net/alarmToday.html
Steve
Anything that doesnt cost money?
My bad, I meant alarms like your post wanted. As for cost, I haven't found anything free myself.
Mort Player
You can use Mort Player as Alarm Tool.
I use it too. You can use Mort Player with mp3 and the best function is,
that mort Player can chance the System Loudness to any Volume that you want.
So you can turn Loudness off when you sleep and MortPlayer will turn it on to wake you up in the morning.
And MortPlayer ist free
Greetings
Jürgen
anyone else on an alarm program I can use that will allow me to play my own tunes. Or at least a way to put my mp3 file in a specific file so that it will show up on the scroll down list.
Make it a WAV file and put it into your /Windows/ dir.
Then go to your alarm app and click the "bell" and you should see your file.
converted it to a wav file. Came out being huge for one song though(32mb). It came up on the list but every time I clicked on it, it went to default. Whats going on.
I suggest you look a bit around in this thread, you'll find a few free ones in here too
Alarm applications
I can't assign mp3's as ringtones anymore for some reason.
They used to work, but now Windows doesn't allow me to even select them from the list of all available ringtones (they are listed, but when selecting them and pressing "ok", Windows automatically selects the next song from the list, which is in mwa format)
When I convert my mp3's to mwa, they can be played.
No one having the same kind of problems?
I can't set mp3's as ringtones or sms-sound. But I can play those same mp3's with AudioManager, with Mediaplayer, TCPMP and with Gsplayer.
Wav and mwa files can still be used (lucky me)
Is there perhaps a default player or some setting in the register that points to a default player that needs adjustment?
Had same problem before
I also experienced this problem before. I found out that in order for mp3's to work as ringtones, they had to be associated with windows media player. To fix this, go to GSPlayer, TCPMP, and any other media player you have, go to their respective settings, and uncheck Mp3 as a file association. Your mp3 ringtone should work now.
I have my mp3s associated with tcpmp and can assign them as a ringtone just fine. Not sure how you are assigning them, but this is how I do it.
Open file explorer, browse to mp3s, click-hold the mp3 I want as ringtone, choose "set as ringtone" from the context menu.
VidMan said:
I also experienced this problem before. I found out that in order for mp3's to work as ringtones, they had to be associated with windows media player. To fix this, go to GSPlayer, TCPMP, and any other media player you have, go to their respective settings, and uncheck Mp3 as a file association. Your mp3 ringtone should work now.
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Ahh, thanks a lot. That seems to be it!
At least I was thinking in the good direction with that default player
VidMan said:
I also experienced this problem before. I found out that in order for mp3's to work as ringtones, they had to be associated with windows media player. To fix this, go to GSPlayer, TCPMP, and any other media player you have, go to their respective settings, and uncheck Mp3 as a file association. Your mp3 ringtone should work now.
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This is exactly what I did when I had the same problem. Those file associations will cause you some problems.
meorah said:
I have my mp3s associated with tcpmp and can assign them as a ringtone just fine. Not sure how you are assigning them, but this is how I do it.
Open file explorer, browse to mp3s, click-hold the mp3 I want as ringtone, choose "set as ringtone" from the context menu.
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If it works just fine with you with TCPMP, then the problem must lie with Gsplayer, since that was my default player for mp3's.
Fixing Ringtones
I had this problem and worked out how to fix it.
Look at the following Reg Key (change midifile to mp3file for mp3 issues)
Delete any EventSoundHandlers already in place and add this Key.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\midifile\Shellex\EventSoundHandlers\{245F94CF-DD9C-46F9-B4C8-D2B14A877893}]
@="XME EventSound Player"
Problem fixed.
David
Hi,
I use all my music library as common playlist , and it is quite annoying to hear mp3 ring tones in Storage's "My RingTones" folder.
Is there any way of avoiding to the Library to include those mp3's.
Thanks in advance for your help
cetrespeo said:
Hi,
I use all my music library as common playlist , and it is quite annoying to hear mp3 ring tones in Storage's "My RingTones" folder.
Is there any way of avoiding to the Library to include those mp3's.
Thanks in advance for your help
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you can specify in WMP how large the files minimally should be before they can be added in your playlist
if all your music is above 1mb and the ringtone is lower than 1mb then set 1mb
Thanks Prewien.
I'm sorry but I've looked at WMP in TouchFlo and WMP app in programs and none of them has that "minimum size" option.
Can you please explain me where can I customize that value?
Thanks
P.D. ROM = udk HD
Does anyone know how to change that option?
sorry! i just checked it out at WMP but that option wasnt there sorry! i thought i saw that once..
but its strange i dont have that problem
maybe if you delete them from the WMP library it 'll be gone..?
bumping for the answer. it's quite annoying to have all these small ringtones and stuff in the music player.
I downloaded some ringtones (mp3 files) but the sound levels aren't consistent. I'd like to normalize the files. I have little experience with sound files, I found a few programs like audacity but I have no idea what the correct output settings should be for the Droid. Is there a "standard" db level I should set or is it just trial and error? Thanks.
If you want to normalize the volume across MP3s I'd suggest MP3Gain. It will scan the MP3 file and report an average db value. It will then change the file to the average db value you specify. You'll still have your loud and soft parts, but the average volume is fixed so going from MP3 to MP3 the volume feels the same. I run all my songs through this.
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
Yes, but on the phone, how do you know what the best setting is so it isn't distorted or too low. Mine are all over the place. I know if I pick a db value and normalize it, that will "fix" the problem but how do you know the best value for the phone?