subject: Pants On The Ground Ringtone [print this page] Most of us can remember the first time we heard one of our favorite (or not so favorite) songs coming from someones pocket or purse and realized it was their cell phone alerting them to an incoming call or text. Many see that moment as the moment peace and quiet died: the moment digital devices went too far. The rest of us recognized it as a sign that technology was finally allowing music the presence in our lives we had always desired it to have. Music conveys emotions in ways words can only dream of.
When I found out that calls from friends no longer had to be announced by some cheesy MIDI tune, I was so excited that I was willing to pay to use songs I already owned as ringtones. It didnt hit me that I was getting ripped off until I started realizing that the ringtones I was buying were not even songs that I genuinely loved, but simply the best stuff available. Even now I shudder at the thought of some of the over-played radio hits I used back then. Ok, I thought, so technology is pretty amazing; surely there is some way around this, some way to use the songs I love and have already paid for. So I talked to some of my more technologically inclined friends and discovered that there are a few ways to do it yourself. However, the process was somewhat complicated and time-consuming, and we lost interest after a few songs.
Nowadays, there is a much larger selection of songs available as ringtones, as well as a multitude of make-your-own-ringtone websites, but until recently most of the above cost money, even if you owned the song from which you were creating a ringtone. iTunes ringtone creation program for the iPhone is probably the worst, because it requires you to purchase the song from iTunes AND to pay for its conversion into a ringtone. However, the other day I was surfing the Web and randomly came across this site called Mad Ringtones.
Not only is the use of this site free, but the control it gives you over the creation of your ringtones is unlike anything I have ever seen. Not only can you decide the length of your ringtone clip, but you can choose to cut entire portions of the song out, allowing you to make your own comical remixes of songs, skip annoying verses, whatever. And the speed is amazing. Literally, in a few minutes you can turn any sound file into a ringtone that works on virtually any phone.
You can even use YouTube videos! After discovering this site I have regained my original excitement over custom ringtones. http://www.madringtones.org check it out. And here's "Pants On The Ground Ringtone" download link!
