So I'm sick of my current text ringer, and I don't really feel like going back to one of my old ones. I've used:
Metal Gear Solid communicator ring
FF7 victory like in Advent Children
So I'm running out of ideas here, and I know G&T has some pretty good ideas. Now a text ringer is a bit different from just a regular ringer, for those of you who may be curious. I need something short (2-3 seconds?) but loud and distinctive enough that I know it's my phone, and that everyone around me knows that I'm a geek.
If they recognize it anyway.
Currently I have gotten a great response from FF7 and AOL because a lot of people know it, especially the AOL one. People get some odd looks when they hear something while standing in line at the bank that they don't usually hear unless they are at a computer.
So, G&T, give me some ideas for a new text ringer. If you have sources as well that would be awesome.
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I'm still rocking the codec. Used pac-man's death sound for a bit, as well.
e: Well, nevermind, they're all the same choices, just entered under each console's section, but there's 10 of them.
Haven't changed it in months and I love it so much.
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"Pretty smooth flyin', Fox."
"Do a barrel roll (Z or R twice)!" etc.
I also tried the "Achievement Unlocked" blip, but it was so quick and quiet that I couldn't hear it from my pocket. So that went to the tone graveyard alongside the Bunnies.
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also a 30 second loop of flim by Aphex Twin as my ringer.
Both are on Deezer.com if you want to hear them (you do want to hear them, honest)
Heath - I can see where "DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" would get old pretty quick. It's pretty funny though.
The Starcraft and StarFox clips sound like a good idea too. I just gotta find them now. Starcraft keeps giving me the utility to remove/add sounds to the game, but no actual sounds. My Google-fu is weak right now for some reason.
Lewie, have you searched for some bypass utilities to allow you to change ringtones? I used to think I was locked out on my Verizon phones until I found bitpim and some proper drivers.
I'm in the UK and our phones are pretty much entirely open, cheers anyway.
I have this theme as my ringer and can vouch for the awesomeness.
add a few seconds of silence to the MP3, I reccomend Audacity if you don't have any software to do this.
though I like the starcraft one.
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My friends also have quite the penchant for messaging me when I'm half asleep, it's great.
The 24 CTU ringer
Those are actually MP3 files, but to get them to work on my phone I had to just change the extension to .mid. So if your's does MP3 just change the extension back to MP3.
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Changed my ringer too, but I use clips of songs for that, not too nerdy (except when it was White and Nerdy) usually.
I just play with Google until it turns up someplace that works. Sometimes it requires giving away an e-mail address, which sucks, but I have a spam account I use for that.
I have the same exact setup. I love it. People recognize it all the time.
I made them myself. Don't remember which program I used though. There are lots of great ideas in this thread ; It makes me want to do something new.
I was thinking something to do with Firefly/Serenity but I can't really recall any short, recognizable sounds from it. I'll have to watch them all again.
But I want for my text message tone to be when you are saving. I think it was called "The Trial Isn't Over"
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If I were at home right now I'd send you the one I use, but I am not. Send me a PM if you don't find one by tomorrow night.
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This site also has some other MGS2 sound bites.
If anyone has this in mp3 format please post a link to it.
EDIT: After searching and searching I've made this ringer myself by snipping the audio through the peecee. If anyone wants it PM me, It's in .mp3 format, can do .wav if anyone wants.