midi in alarm a clock.mid file only 5 KB(plays 1minutes) becomes 2.5MB(plays 1minutes) wav file for alarm which when placed in /windows folder occupies a significant amout of space ,is there some registry entry for
1.)mid could be used for clock alarm or
2.)may be pick clock tune from card
else whatever you could suggest.
Dont double post.
Anyway, you don't really need a song to ring you up? a repeating tune for 5 seconds will probably do the job. Anyway, AFAIK, there isn't ways of doing it, but you can get 3rd party alarm software which support mp3 formats that can be located anywhere.
you can also dec the space the wav takes up by
making it mono
choosing sample rate of 3Khz and 8bit
it's not like the externak speakers on these pda's do hifi surround in dvd audio quality
there is a nokia clockalarm1.midi ring tone which plays for 1 minutes and its only 5 kb even if i make mp3 file of 2.5 mb wav file i would have to use phone alarm ,i am deaf when i am asleep thats why i needed my prophet to help me wake up like my nokia6630 used to do but i see each side has pros and cons.
and sorry for the double post it just came into my mind to globally post later ,i wish there was a delete button to remove my other post.
Of all the information (silly on the battery thing, but probably you just want to have yourself a record somewhere, I guess) you put in your signature, you didn't tell what OS you are using (i.e. WM5/6?).
If you were to be using WM6, you can have it converted to 1 minute WMA and I think the WM6 alarm takes WMA, which a 1 minute tune would take.. approx 500K. Take note, that if there were to be any plugin for midi, probably it would take as much space anyway.
ANYWAY, since you are those with problem waking up, I would seriously advising you to take up a 3rd party alarm software to solve this problem. The other reason is that, the WM alarm does not override the system volume (i.e. if you happened to set the volume down, you will get a whispering alarm).
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I'm having difficulty getting up in the morning! Does anyone know of a good alarm tool for the xda. The one that comes with it never seems to work/wake me up. The functionality is rubbish .
I have no problems whatsoever...
Be sure you checked the checkbox next to the desired alarm, and you selected the appropriate days the alarm will sound
-edit- Oh, and try a decent WAV file, I prefer the "Good Morning Charlie!" from Charlies Angels
hey,
i agree; the alarm function of the xda seems to be fine. i use the wav file from finding nemo where all those crazy seagulls keep on saying "mine! mine! mine!" that's when i want to be really awakened; but when i prefer to use an alarm but gently have it wake me up i use a wav file for a song with a soft opening.
you can always download a 3rd party alarm app such as stoptime; which comes with a timer, mirror, calendar and stopwatch program along with the alarm clock.
2 cents
robs
I tried this last night. However, the alarm only comes on for me when you switch the screen on. i.e if i set the alarm at 1.00pm. It wont go off. However, as soon as I switch it on the aralarm sounds. Am I doing something wrong?
Also I only have a limited selection of alarams. How do you add other wav files in?
Thanks
You may need the WakeUp Tweak program from:
http://www.burroak.on.ca/wm2k3tweaks.html
Thanks for that . I'll try it out, but maybe not on the weekend!
hey jupiter,
you can easily add wav files by simply while using activesync; just copy wav files and paste them into the windows folder of the xda. the wav files should then appear when you want to choose a sound for an alarm. however; do note that there are SOME wav files which don't seem to work. i did read in this forum that this has to do with the wav file format...whatever that is as i'm not familiar with it. but it does happen; some wav files don't work. sadly i can't find the forum thread where this was discussed.
cheers
robson
That works. Brilliant. Thanks
Some Wavs do not work because they are not in PCM WAV Format, more likely they are MPEG layer-3 WAV format.
Converting them is easy - using the windows sound recorder utility (sndrec32.exe), open the wav,
Click File->Properties
Click "Convert Now"
On the next screen, ensure the format drop-down is PCM, then change the attributes to whatever you want.
Personally I use 11.025 khz, 8 Bit, Mono
Hi,
I read that it is possible to have MIDI files as alarm sounds so i put a midi file i use on my old SE in the windows directory and when i go to choose the alarm tone i don't see it. is this supported in MDA Compact? what am i doing wrong? please advise. thanks
were did you read this? afaik... you can use midi, wav, mp3, wma for ringtones (via caller id app) windows mobile uses wav and wma for ringtones, but wav only for alerts. hope this helps.
I think it was on the AlarmToday user forum. i thought something was wrong. anyway, thanks for replying, it's a shame that midi cannot be used for alarms i don't think it's a technical or logical impossibility but microsoft works in mysterious ways i suppose. if there's a workaround or a program that would do this i would greately appreciate it if someone could point it out. once again, many thanks
Well, if you have a midi player for pocket pc installed you might be able to pull it off with AlarmToday.
On their site I read:
"Powerful custom alarms to play music (including complete songlists, MP3, WMA, OGG or Realplayer), open documents or applications and much more"
This should in theory make it possible to create an alarm event that starts the midi player software with the midi file of your choice.
Why not convert your midi file to wav it's very simple and then you can use it as an alert?
Do you know the wav file type is so much bigger than the other types of audio?
I sure do realize that but why would you need a whole song for an alert. Change the stereo to mono and 16 bit to 8 bit and trim it down to a length that it needs to be as an alert and it will not be much if any bigger than the midi file.
If you can't live with the shorter version then you should stay with midi because you are right they take up much lesss room, but I myself don't want a whole song played for an alert. The longest one I would ever use would be 2 seconds then let it repeat again for each alert.
If you use this procedure you can have many wav files as alerts.
I've had a recording studio here in Nashville TN since the early 80's and over the years I found out that if you will bend a little there is always a way to get what you want. Let me know if you need any help with turncating your wav files
Thanks for your thoughts
stratguy said:
I sure do realize that but why would you need a whole song for an alert. Change the stereo to mono and 16 bit to 8 bit and trim it down to a length that it needs to be as an alert and it will not be much if any bigger than the midi file.
If you can't live with the shorter version then you should stay with midi because you are right they take up much lesss room, but I myself don't want a whole song played for an alert. The longest one I would ever use would be 2 seconds then let it repeat again for each alert.
If you use this procedure you can have many wav files as alerts.
I've had a recording studio here in Nashville TN since the early 80's and over the years I found out that if you will bend a little there is always a way to get what you want. Let me know if you need any help with turncating your wav files
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I still use a SE P800 smartphone and what you just wrote is what I had to do. WAV files are big but with a bit of creativity in making an alert or ringtones it is just to easy. " Ask and you shall receive"
X-man germ
Cool by the way where did you get that last part of your handle "germ" are you a musician:?:
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Cool by the way where did you get that last part of your handle "germ" are you a musician:?:
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No, I am not a musician. My username is just a nick name from my first name and the germ part is only short for Germany.
Cool thanks, germ is a term we use in the music biz. Thats why I wonered :lol:
Maybe my music taste in "Rage against the Machine" which leads left can explain why I choose my name. Power to the People.
Wat Software do U use to do this? I am looking for a software that can transform anything in everything (mp3, wav) from original CD's. and cut them in small durations. I don't find that...
I use CDex, which BTW is a free program. I love it
Is it Possible to have MP3 appearing in the basic Qtek alarm ring tone list ? If yes, where should I copy them ?
I managed to listen to MP3 has call ring by copying them in \My Documents, but I can't manage to make any MP3 appears in the 3 alarms from the Parameters > System > Clock & Alarms > Alarms menu ?
Please help
Well, I don't know about MP3's but at least you can use custom wave files by just copying them to the \windows folder. They will then appear in the dropdown list. If you copy a mp3 file it doesn't show up. But a satisfying bypass may be to use compressed wave files.
Thanks for the advice...
I knew for the wav files but what a shame for the Phone to be able to play mp3 for the phone call ring and not for the alarm. I hoped i was mistaken but it seems that it's not possible...
Well, yes I agree it's a shame but anyway the alarm clock is not very reliable anyway! May be some third party apps would allow us to use mp3 files instead of wav files and work 100%. I almost miss an early plane last week because of the alarm not ringing while the phone wa in stand by which is often the case during the night...
sorry to jack ure thread,but figured be better to keep everythin semi-related in the same thread.....
does anyone know of a more reliable (free preferred) alarm that can play mp3's ?
Try pocket Wakeup as alarm. It will play mp3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43692
Hi Guys,
Great forum - by far the deepest knowledge on the net for this type of thing.
Just got a Prophet. Love it to bits - but it stands a chance of a getting me fired from my job : the alarm doesn't wake me in the mornings !
I need something louder or longer, or both. Any ideas ?
thanks!
JJ
Take the WAV file, open it with your Window's Sound Recorder, and try increasing the volume by 25% and 25% and 25% until you think it is loud enough. If you want it to be longer, you can always copy the WAV as another file, and insert into it to make the WAV longer.
Anyway, you can try using Pocket Wakeup, which gives repeating alarms (eg repeating short WAV files).
muchas gracias
you can also use pTravelAlarm
Increase volume with caution, the Prophet does not have a very durable speaker!!!
I put a wav music file into the windows folder and it would come up in the alarm scroll down, however it will not play. I guess there is a time limit to alarm sounds ?
Any way to get any long sound to be used as your alarm? like at least 30 seconds worth?
I do not know your answer to the question, but I do have a suggestion.
While you're waiting for the answer, why dont you try cropping the song down in some editing software on the PC to just the part you want; thus reducing it in size. Copy that to the windows folder, then give it another shot.
yah i've cropped down to about 30 seconds... but it doesnt work.
I tried another file which was about 2 seconds and it worked, so is there any way you can get a longer music wav to play as an alarm clock ?
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yah i've cropped down to about 30 seconds... but it doesnt work.
I tried another file which was about 2 seconds and it worked, so is there any way you can get a longer music wav to play as an alarm clock ?
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any ideas??
Make the .wav file like 29 seconds. It should work.