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Transferring MP3 to V220 for use as ringtone
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rockdawg
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1. January 2005 @ 17:21 |
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I am using Mobile Phone Tools v3.19e.
1. I connected my V220 and started the Phone Tools program. It opens showing a skin of my phone and initializes. Took about 5-10 seconds to initialize.
2. I clicked on Multimedia Studio and it takes me to the Welcome Page.
3. I click on Melody Studio and a small help window comes up providing instructions on how to use it. I read through those instructions and closed the help window.
4. In the Melody Studio window I clicked on the My PC tab and searched for an MP3. In this case I chose Why You Want to Treat Me So Bad by Prince.
5. In the visual display at the bottom showing the left and right stereo channels, I highlighted with my mouse the first 15.5 seconds of that song - unfortunately it doesn't tell you how much time you have highlighted so I guessed based on the ticker marks.
6. Then I clicked on the Save Selection As button at the top. The default file format is MP3. I named the file treatmesobad.mp3.
7. I clicked the transfer button and rec'd an error message about a missing MP3 codec. No worries.
8. I went back to the Mobile Explorer view, found my file, made sure the My Music tab was selected in the Mobile Phone Window. Then I clicked on the button in the middle of those two windows to transfer the file to the phone and it worked like a charm.
The filesize of the MP3 ended up being 106KB for 15.5 seconds of audio. I chose it as my ringtone in my phone and I called myself. Works great.
If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
Hung like Einstein, and smart as a horse!
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odmedod
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1. January 2005 @ 23:43 |
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Nice. Let's see what I've done that's different.
Using MPT v3.11h
Steps 1 - 3, OK, done all that, apart from reading the instructions for Multimedia Studio, of course! LOL.
Step 4, OK, done that, but not with the Artist No Longer Formerly Known as Prince. I chose a barking dog which I had as a .wav file. I converted it to MP3 using CoolEdit and it came out at about 3KB. I have also tried MP3 files produced using other software.
Step 5, the audio plays just fine using the graphic display at the bottom of the screen. Seriously loud, and scares seven shades out of you, but that's not important right now.
Step 6. Now here's something to try. As I already had a suitable MP3 ready for transfer, I didn't do a Save Selection As.
Step 7. Transfer button. Never had any warnings.
Step 8. Transfer apparently works fine by drag and drop. It takes about as long as you'd expect it to, and choosing the Details view shows the size of the file on the phone side to be correct.
Step 9. There is no Step 9, but in my case, the phone reports the file as corrupted, so I delete it and repeat Steps 1-8. And then 9.
So to sum up, we have two differences.
1. My software version is 3.11h. Tried live updating but the site won't let me. C'est la vie.
2. I used a "ready-made" MP3.
Let me work on [2] and report back.
odmedod
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odmedod
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2. January 2005 @ 00:13 |
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Following up.
This time in Step 6, made a token selection from my original .wav, chose Save Selection As, navigated to 'rings' and saved as dog.mp3. The default file format is the same as the original file before saving, in my case, *.wav. No worries.
Into Step 8, navigate to the appropriate directory in the PC pane of Mobile Explorer, then drag and drop to the Phone pane. The file automagically goes into the right folder.
Back to the phone for Step 9. Menu > Multimedia > Sounds > dog, then press Play.
Woof!
Voila!
I'll try it now with a longer audio clip, but trust me, it won't be Prince.
There we go then, a victory for a logical and painstakingly methodical approach. LOL
The answer to corrupted MP3 files appears to be to resave them in Melody Studio before transferring by whatever method works for you.
odmedod
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odmedod
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2. January 2005 @ 02:24 |
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following up again, apologies.
Just transferred a longer MP3 to my V220 for use as a ringtone.
I tried two MP3s, both saved as MP3 in Melody Studio. One was corrupted, one wasn't. But I got the one I wanted. Maybe someone else would care to do some more testing to see exactly why some files are corrupted while others are clean.
Anyway, I've now got my own (slightly surreal) ringtone.
odmedod
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rockdawg
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2. January 2005 @ 08:41 |
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WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!! I'm VERY glad you, for the most part, were able to transfer an MP3 to your phone.
Funny comment about Prince. For the record, he did go back to being known as "Prince". LOL
If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
Hung like Einstein, and smart as a horse!
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rockdawg
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2. January 2005 @ 08:47 |
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WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!! I'm VERY glad you, for the most part, were able to transfer an MP3 to your phone.
Funny comment about Prince. For the record, he did go back to being known as "Prince". LOL
If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
Hung like Einstein, and smart as a horse!
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odmedod
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2. January 2005 @ 08:48 |
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I'm VERY glad you, for the most part, were able to transfer an MP3 to your phone.
While I'm still not convinced that the MPT software is truly fit for purpose I reckon I've got it pretty well sorted now. I transferred a bunch of assorted MP3s across -- bells, crying babies, Chinese gongs, and more dogs -- and it accepted them all.
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Funny comment about Prince. For the record, he did go back to being known as "Prince".
LOL. Hence my "...no longer formerly known as..."
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ciocolata
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2. January 2005 @ 08:51 |
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how come...on a totally non-prince-related subject..lol--when i plug in my phone to the computer...windows 98 via usb cable...v220...it comes up with finding driver..when i point to the file where i know where the driver is..it says it cannot find it?
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ciocolata
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2. January 2005 @ 08:52 |
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how come...on a totally non-prince-related subject..lol--when i plug in my phone to the computer...windows 98 via usb cable...v220...it comes up with finding driver..when i point to the file where i know where the driver is..it says it cannot find it?
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odmedod
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2. January 2005 @ 08:59 |
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How come everybody -- nearly everybody -- is suddenly saying everything twice? They're saying everything twice. This is called battology.
I haven't used Windows 98 since 1998, but isn't there some kind of issue concerning the use of Win98 with MPT. This arose in the other thread: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/1/111426 Or maybe we don't have sufficient data because users give up in disgust...?
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rockdawg
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2. January 2005 @ 09:03 |
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hey, looks like you're having the same double post errors that I am. Evidently our posts go through even though we receive an error from the site.
Is your cable connected to a USB hub or directly to a port on your computer? If it's a front USB port, change it to a rear port and try it.
If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
Hung like Einstein, and smart as a horse!
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rockdawg
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2. January 2005 @ 09:06 |
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Or maybe we don't have sufficient data because users give up in disgust...?
ROFLMAO You are too funny.
If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
Hung like Einstein, and smart as a horse!
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ciocolata
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2. January 2005 @ 09:09 |
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it is connected to the one in the back.
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rockdawg
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2. January 2005 @ 09:23 |
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move the discussion back to your original thread, I responded there.
If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
Hung like Einstein, and smart as a horse!
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svb4
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26. January 2005 @ 04:11 |
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Do the Mobile Phone Tools v3.19e support the E1000 (Bluetooth)?
Please helpe me!
Thanks
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rockdawg
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26. January 2005 @ 16:18 |
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MPTs DO support phones with bluetooth, but whether it supports yours is anybody's guess. If your phone is a new model, it may not. You can always download the program and driver and see.
Also, your phone uses Transflash storage. Search for that term, "Transflash" in these forums and you should find where someone else posted a workaround of sorts for phones with Transflash.
If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
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car2006
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15. July 2005 @ 16:36 |
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okay...so in reference to rockdawg's first post here (with the list of steps), it says that you encountered an error message saying you were missing the appropriate mp3 codec. you said you were able to go to the mobile explorer window and transfer it that way. i tried to transfer the mp3 ringtone to my phone that way but after i highlight the file to transfer, i cannot click the button in between the explorer window and the phone window to send the ringtone to the phone. the file is 444kb and is type mp3. any suggestions on how i could get this to work? thanks :o)
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mambin
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10. January 2006 @ 15:21 |
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Hi,
I've been searching the web for Mobile Phone Tools software that would support my Motorola V220. I can't find it!!! I would like any version I just want to transfer the files to my phone. Does any one have a link where I can find and dowload the software... all the links from other forums are useless.
Thank You!!!
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jwmgator
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29. January 2006 @ 11:56 |
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Hi, I have been trying to find those mobile phone tools, They all want cash for them, are they available for free from any sites that you know of???
Regards John
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mambin
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30. January 2006 @ 14:36 |
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Hi,
There is only one place I know of that you can get Mobile Phone Tools free, and your lucky it still works!!!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6HHH2964
To Download, you need to:
-Wait for the timer on corner to run out.
-Click on Download.
-The file is compressed, and you must download WinRAR or something like that(its free, Check google.com)
Note: The file is large you might want to consider downloading an accelerator or download manager (also free) you may use "DAP".
Check Download.com
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jwmgator
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31. January 2006 @ 13:56 |
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Hi, i dl the prog from the first site, when i did the updates, worked fine, thanks...
Regards: John
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genbua
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3. July 2006 @ 22:30 |
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This software support my Razr V3??? when i run it, initialized too long and never finish... what can I do and what i need to do now? Plz help me
hahah
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expresso
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7. February 2007 @ 19:20 |
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hi - i read this post and nothing works for me - i have the razr and using motorola phone tools - latest and cant transfer any songs to my phone - i got images to go but when i try a song on my computer - i crop it and then i cant save it to my computer or transfer it to my phone -
the error i get is " failed to save file " when trying to save to pc after i crop it --
then if i try to transfer to the phone - it says "unsuported format - mp3 codec may be inappropriate or missing "
i tryed everything and nothing works - can anyone help me and please write in details what i can do to fix it - its driving me crazy -
thanks
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mambin
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8. February 2007 @ 13:18 |
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Hi,
WOW...long time since my last post!
Well I would consider this problem rare, since the razr is a more advanced model and doesn't need aditional drivers or almost nothing else to istall exept for the latest MPT.
* Your problem is similar to the one I had with my old V220. But now i have a Motorola SLVR and my brother has a RAZR and everything transfers fine.
-1st try reinstalling Mobile Phone Tools
-Make sure your sound files are mp3's. That error you mentioned sounds like the file is not an mp3, or it may be corrupted or in the case with my old v220 it needed to be converted to mono with lower bit rate.
-If you still have problems, try downloading Audacity (its Free)
* In Audacity you can convert your sound files to mp3, change to mono instead of stereo (since your razr only has one speaker), and crop them.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
I hope this helps...luck :)
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expresso
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8. February 2007 @ 14:22 |
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thanks - i will try that program - whats strange is - i had a razr before and used it fine to transfer over to the phone - i croped the song and transfered it - and its the same songs - same music as before -
this is a new phone - replacement because the other one broke on its own - now the only difference is that i am using vista now before it was xp
but the images transfer fine - some tones that are general with the MPT work fine and transfer - it wont even make me save the cropped song -
the audio file are mp3 or ripped from my cds -- its very strange but driving me crazy - i hate the stock ring tones on the phone -
i give the program you linked me to a try - i did install it over and over a few times - tried a different version etc. and nothing - some thing - i cant think of anything else to try - i let you know how it works -
thanks
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