Hi there,
i have search in the full device, but i can't set one of my ringtones for text message notification except the stock htc ringtones, and i can't find a menu to set a ringtone for the Alarm ( my wake up morning alarm for example)
is there something i missed , or an application to manage this ? or may be there is a method to save ringtones ( size , format, during time of the audio file)
if somebody knows it will be great .....
Charles
for the ringtone for messages you need to go to Application Data\Sounds and paste your ringtone there. (MS makes it easy for you right? --> NOT)
setting the alarm sound can be done via start->settings->system tab-> clock & alarms.
From there on you can click on the alarm bell to select a sound.
As for the alarm, i'm figuring out that one myself. It seems no .mp3 can be used for the alarm sound. I think it needs to be a .wav file.
If anyone has a solution for the alarm, please post!
Use a great program on my xda2i called Alarmtoday. It's excellent, but today screen based... unsure how it'll work with tf3d.
I have also heard someone tout a program called ptravel alarm. I'm getting my HD early this week and I WILL be working on this so i'll keep watching this thread.
thanks for the path ...i will try for the text message sound ......
regarding the Alarm sound choice , it's really amazing that you don't a menu to pick you favorite mp3 ringtone and make it your alarm sound .... i'm an old iphone user but a 8 years nokia user , and i always had the choice .....
.... hope you will find a way for this .....
Charles
the Diamond has a program called MP3 Trimmer which places the file in the right folder, i'd heard the HD had this program?
2unique said:
the Diamond has a program called MP3 Trimmer which places the file in the right folder, i'd heard the HD had this program?
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yes it does
i'v tried with the wav file for my text message notification and it works if stored in Application data / sounds ...but i have shell32,exe error message .....
hummm not so good.
for the alarm issue: i converted an mp3 song of 3,5 mo in wav format and the result is a wav file of 35 mo !!!!! i think it's too big for just a sound file and i didn't try to store it and set ti as default alarm tone .....
seriously guys, check for a third party program like I mentioned,
I use ALARM TODAY and it is excellent. MP3 alarm is just one of many functions.
It needs to be in "wma" format, if you want to assign your own sound to the text/mail alerts its has to be "wma", iv tried "mp3" and "wav" but it never worked. "wma" worked for me.
Thanks for the tip ..... i will try in wma file format ......
i don't want to use many third party programs..... the device is unstable with lot of stuff installed on it ...i want to learn how to use the WM6 goods but it seems to be complicated for some simple things !!!!!
MS needs to hurry with their WM7..... it's not acceptable that setting a ringtone or messagetone is this difficult. I would have expected that if i choose the property of a mp3 i can use that mp3 to:
- set as ringtone
- set as messagetone
- set as alarm
- set as ...
How hard can that be?
i totally agree ...... i don't understand why this kind of device can't do what can do a 25 euros nokia phone .... it's nonsense .....
i've been using a program called audacity for my ringtones and for my messages.
Under 'My Documents' there's a 'My ringtones' folder - I threw all mine in there, although it seems that you dont necc. have to (have to say, it's much easier/better organised on WM6.1 HD - it was a little awkward on the Cruise)
It seems no .mp3 can be used for the alarm sound. I think it needs to be a .wav file.
If anyone has a solution for the alarm, please post!
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I didn't know that - although - it has to be said that the alarm program in WM is retarded. I use my phone as my daily alarm clock, have for years - there's no PRACTICAL 'snooze' option in WM - anyway, my solution - SPB TIME - works like a dream (pardon the pun...) and the snooze buttons are nice and big enough, even for my sleep fogged brain...
ringtone alarm problem
Hi
I found the solution of problem ringtone alarm
You have convert sound files to wma format and copy in windows folder
Disconnect USBcable and happy this!!
Sorry my english
ringtone/alerts
i have been converting and using my own ringtones and message alert tones for a while now,
mp3 files work as ringtones if you put the trimmed down version (as only 30 secs is useful) in the /Windows/Rings folder
the message alerts and alarm alerts you need .wav files placed inside the /Windows folder itself.
i just use copy and paste from my PC in active sync mode to put the files there and then use the 'Sounds and Notifications' to assign them.
i use smallest wav file ie 5/6 sec for the alerts but longer versions could possibly work..
thanks
i have made a cab file with a few tones and each of these tones will be installed into the correct place for you to choose under the right heading
www.ourhtc.co.uk/l6cum tones.cab is where i have uploaded it to (7.5MB)
contains approx 5 ringtones and 4 alert tones
rather than using the phone memory for ringtones and other tones, u can create a "My Documents" folder on memory card and put all your tones inside there be it mp3,wma, wav or any other format the phone supports, then select them from "sounds and notifications"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=466760
For calls:
Can place wma, wav, or mp3 in \My Documents\My Ringtones
Or:
Can place wma, wav, or mp3 in \Windows\Rings
For other sounds / alerts:
Simply place wma, wav, or mp3 in \Windows Folder
if you create a "My Documents" folder on storage card, out all your tones inside there, be it ringtone tone, mms tone, sms tone or even activesync tone, which is wat i did i added a modem dialup tone to active, all coming from the storage, i can more a less guarantee that they will work from storage card even its its wav the phone will pick it and use where its required. personally i wouldnt use the phone storage for any tones
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For calls:
Can place wma, wav, or mp3 in \My Documents\My Ringtones
Or:
Can place wma, wav, or mp3 in \Windows\Rings
For other sounds / alerts:
Simply place wma, wav, or mp3 in \Windows Folder
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if you create a "My Documents" folder on storage card, out all your tones inside there, be it ringtone tone, mms tone, sms tone or even activesync tone, which is wat i did i added a modem dialup tone to active, all coming from the storage, i can more a less guarantee that they will work from storage card even its its wav the phone will pick it and use where its required. personally i wouldnt use the phone storage for any tones
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I'm not debating that, it's just that there seems to be a lot of confusion and I am positive that the method I posted works...although it is probably better / faster to store tones on the device as data in device memory is faster read then data on the card.
The tones take up SO little memory that...there are no advantages to storing on the card, but you may have slight ringtone delays (disadvantage) if you store on card.
Hey,
If this is the wrong spot for this question, im sorry, and id like to be pointed in the right direction.
I have installed Dutty's rom, since 1.7 now with 1.9 the new alarm system is great, but there is one thing i cant seem to get working. When i set an alarm sound like the rooster and i test the alarm, it only sounds once. Id like to get it repeated over and over again untill you press a button. I have looked into selecting a long .mp3 file, but i would have to put it in the windows folder and the alarm doesnt recognize .mp3 files. It only recognizes .wav files, but when you make a large .wav file it will be very big, and consuming a lot of internal memory.
Does anyone have a solution to this?
greetings.
Check out G-Alarm. The new manila is better than before but G-alarm is still superior. No limit to alarms, you can have an mp3 playlist rather than just a single sound, has Snooze you can execute a program by alarm ect. go look
Hey!
Is it possible to define a folder where the music library should get all the music? I have files from G-Alarm and so on in it but can´t find a solution how to delete them outta the library..
Same problem here, every sound file type is shown there...
anyone an idea??
Annoying as hell... HTC needs to update this to allow us to point to a specific folder! I tried googling the issue but didnt come up with a solution...
Have you tried HIDDING the specific folder using an alternative explorer (like Resco explorer or Total Commander) ? In Total Commander, long press on the specific folder, choose "properties". There you can choose the attribute "system" and click on "recurse subdirs" so it applies to all files under that folder. This works to hide image files from the ALBUM, so there's a good change you'll fix this using the same method.
By the way, talking about Music library, do you experience some crashes of the music player after adding new files using mp3 cable? If so, this thread might interest you. I think there are problems with the way the player handles the ID3 tag of mp3.
Read this and relay the info, please.
I tried hiding some folders but then they get shown no where! For example: tried to hide g-alarm folder and the alarm tone also disappeared in the G-Alarm app... never expected crashes!
but the volume up & down buttons dont really work while i´m in the music app! when im on the home screen and mp3s are playing in the background, volume keys work perfectly no idea
I even went into the registry to HKLM\Software\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\Config and changed the device scan path and fooled around with other stuff... nada... everytime after a soft reset, it still had ALL the system sounds and stuff in there.
Also, in that same registry folder, there is a ring_tone_path entry which probably explains why some of the ring tones don't show up....??
Can someone who knows a little more about this stuff enlighten us?
hello,
a workaround:
create playlist with one ore two files (songs).
after than close today-htc-sense.
open \Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\playlists\name-of-your-playlist
and put all your wanted songs in it (i mean, you have to write/edit the file)
tip: use cmd (dos) for trickies like "dir c:\folder\with\my\songs\ > c:\playlist"
you will get on c:\ a file with name "playlist". this could be use for editing "manila-playlist". put this file after finished back to \Application Data\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\playlists\ and starts your today-htc-sence.
i know, its a little bit grrrr and looks like work for end-of-life, but i say its a workaround and after three or four playlists you will be a profi.
Found a solution.
This will only work if you have your music on SD card. I also have tomtom maps there but no actual tomtom so for me it is only music on sd card.
1. Start from removing your card and then going to music tab so it rescans and states no music found. (Skip to step 3 if you are starting from clean rom)
2. Go to registry editor of your choice and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\AudioManager_Eng (for german it will be AudioManager_Ger)\Information
Delete all items in that folder. You will not be able to delete Information it self.
If you are on clean rom you will not even have that folder it is created 1st time when music tab finds music.
3. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\Config
In there change:
"device_scan_path_path" from what ever there is to \Windows
"device_scan_path_path_0" from what ever there is to \Windows
"ring_tone_path" from what ever there is to \Windows
What this will do is exclude all files in windows folder. If you have any files in my documents they will show up. I assume if you just put "\" instead of "\Windows" it will exclude entire my device but did not test it.
4. Soft reset, insert your SD card and enjoy.
I updated to an Energy Rom and now I'm having to refigure out how to use my mp3s as ringtones, notifications and such. I can't figure out how to make the mp3s show up in the alarm section. I've looked thru the windows folder and the ring folder, I even put my ringtones in my document folder. With the stock rom I just made a .wav and copied it into the windows folder, with the energy rom that no longer works for any ringtones or notifications.
Jesse
alarms i believe have to be regular wave files, and i think under 5mb, though it could be smaller so but dont quote me on that number. It was a tutorial i saw somewhere for the HD2. Just put the wave file in the windows folder than it will show up.
Every time i load a rom or anything and try to find my music on my phone...it also adds ALL the system sounds to my playlists...wtf...how can one jam when your hearing chimes and dings after a tight song!?!?!!?! if someone has any insight on this please reply! there's got to be a faster way other than manually deleting each system sound out of the playlist....
i remember when i was using WM (currently on android for past 2+ months), i achieved this with the wonderful "pocketplayer". i didn't use it as much on the hd2 because of known compatibility issues, but i believe a new WM6.5 compatible version has been released recently by conduit (previous version was only compatible with up to WM6.1).
what i'm trying to say is that most default players act "dumb" when it comes to scanning your library. pocketplayer has a very configurable library (much like the desktop winamp) and allows choosing SPECIFIC folders to "watch" as your library. i had it point to ONLY my music folder and i was good to go. i could add/remove songs from the folders using a file manager etc and pocketplayer would gracefully update its library.
give it a go and let us know!
Try S2P, that to can be set to a specific folder.
Resize your album art or find better pics and resize them to 480x480, save as folder .jpg in each album folder and you'll love it.
folders on storage card can be excluded in registry
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\AudioManager_Eng\Config]
"sd_exclude_path_path_1"="\\FOLDER_1_PATH"
"sd_exclude_path_type_1"=dword:00000000
"sd_exclude_path_path_2"="\\FOLDER_2_PATH"
"sd_exclude_path_type_2"=dword:00000000
etc. etc.
in the same place there is also a key "device_scan_path_path", not sure what it does though, and - alas - have no time to check