Ringtone sound

KSTONER wrote on 9/17/2008, 5:20 AM

Hey there guys, I'm trying to create a ringtone sound for a small clip of a song. I know I should probably be using Sound Forge but I do not have the funds to purchase it. Do you guys know what kind of audio effects I should put on the audio in order to achieve that ringtone sound?

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newhope wrote on 9/17/2008, 5:44 AM

Happy to help if you supply just a little more information.

Are you trying to create a filtered version of your original sound that sounds like it is coming through a phone? Or do you want the ring tone of a phone, and if so,in what circumstances?

For example as if you are hearing the phone through the earpiece?

Finally what type of phone, mobile (cell), fixed line, and what country as ringtones sound different in different countries?

For actual ring tones the best way is get them, or record them, as a sound effect rather than trying to create them. I have a few pre-recorded but you need to supply more details.

New Hope Media

KSTONER wrote on 9/17/2008, 9:20 AM

Thanks alot :).

I'm, trying to create a filtered version of a song, as if it were coming through a cell phone. For example, those crappy ones that you hear on MTV commercials. The country is the USA.

Thanks again.

Chienworks wrote on 9/17/2008, 10:32 AM

The little phone speakers are very deficient in bass. Use graphic EQ, drag the low end all the way down as far as it will go and ramp up from there, maybe peaking around 3K or so, then ramp back down slightly above that. That will get you close. Cranking up the volume enough to introduce a tiny bit of distortion may help too, but only just a very tiny touch.

musicvid10 wrote on 9/17/2008, 10:59 AM

Alternate approach:
Save the file as .mp3, email it to your phone, and save it as a ringtone.
Play the ringtone and record it in Vegas using a decent mic.

newhope wrote on 9/17/2008, 4:24 PM

I'll second Chienworks advice on this.

There are also quite a few effects plugins that offer preset 'phone' filters. Izotope's Ozone 3 has a preset called 'Bad Phone' but without going to the expense of getting a new plugin for one effect using EQ in the way described will produce an effective phone sound.

Back when analogue processing was all I had at hand I used this method to create phone, TV and radio effects using differing amounts of EQ.

You could also try applying a very short reverb at a low level to the filtered sound to give it a sense of space... depends on the vision that complements the sound.

New Hope Media

KSTONER wrote on 9/22/2008, 2:43 PM

Thanks alot guys. I'm all set.