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2015-06-04 Thread Cara Quinn
Just wanting to update this subject line. Cheers! Cara — Here is how to rename a group of files on the Mac. • In the Finder, select all of the files you would like to rename • Bring up a context menu with VO-shift-m • Locate the Rename Items option and press enter to select it (The option

Re: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-04 Thread Cara Quinn
Here is how to rename a group of files on the Mac. • In the Finder, select all of the files you would like to rename • Bring up a context menu with VO-shift-m • Locate the Rename Items option and press enter to select it (The option will show you how many files you currently have selected I.E.

Re: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-04 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
Tom, Thanks for putting those up for download. Are they all timed for 30 seconds or less, or do we need still to work through them? Carol P - Original Message - From: Thom Spittle To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 1:15 AM Subject: RE: M4r versions

RE: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-04 Thread Thom Spittle
iDevices can support up to 40 seconds, so they all should work. Thom From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of carol.pearso...@googlemail.com Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 3:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: M4r versions of the Android tones,

Re: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-04 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
Ah, thanks for that reminder. I'll just check those I'm actually going to use! Looks like I'll be spoiled for choice! Smiles Carol P - Original Message - From: Thom Spittle To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 12:59 PM Subject: RE: M4r versions of

Re: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-03 Thread Vincent Thacker
If you're at all familiar with the command prompt, it's easy enough to change the extensions of all those m4a files at one go. This is an outline of how you can do it. Start menu in Windows, select Run, or press Windows Key plus R. Enter CMD in the run dialog. You will now be placed at the

RE: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-03 Thread Thom Spittle
Here are the tones in m4r format. Description: All files in m4r format for iDevices You can use the following link to retrieve your file: https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/q9p4lw Thom thom3...@gmail.com From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: [Bulk] M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-03 Thread Don Risavy, Jr.
Thanks much for that as just downloaded the zip file and will look them over. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 9:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: [Bulk] M4r versions of

Re: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-03 Thread Wren Langley
Hi Richard and all, I would still like to know how do you rename the file from an M for a file to an M4 or file or whatever other name you might give it. God bless, and thank you very much for the great work Richard, Wren Langley Sent from my iPhone On Jun 2, 2015, at 9:53 PM, Richard Turner

Re: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-03 Thread Richard Turner
I know how to do it on Windows, if you are using a Mac, someone else will need to help. Open Windows Explorer, and navigate to the folder with the M4 a file you want to rename. Make sure it is selected, but do not open it. The easiest way to select it is to down arrow to it or if it is the

RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-03 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Jed, Please look back to yesterday's messages in this thread since I explained in detailed steps what you have to do. Just copying the tones into iTunes and syncing your phone will not do the trick. You first have to add the tones to the tones library in iTunes, then plug in your phone and

RE: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-03 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Richard and Wren, These steps are correct except that in most versions of Windows by default the file extensions are hidden and you will first have to go to the Tools menu once you are in Windows Explorer, select Folder Options, then Control+Tab to the View page/tab. Here you tab into the

Re: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-03 Thread Richard Turner
Thanks for clarifying that. It has been so many years since I turned off the hide extensions, I forgot that was the default. Later, Richard On Jun 3, 2015, at 7:18 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Richard and Wren, These steps are correct except that in most versions of

Re: M4r versions of the Android tones, partial job done, was Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-03 Thread jessemellish87
Hi. How does this work for the Mac? Sent from my iPhone On 4/06/2015, at 3:08 am, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote: Thanks for clarifying that. It has been so many years since I turned off the hide extensions, I forgot that was the default. Later, Richard On Jun 3,

RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Connie Skeen
Hi Richard, Bless you! You certainly saved us a lot of work. This is much appreciated. Connie Skeen At 06:55 AM 6/2/2015, you wrote: For those who don't have the ability to convert these files, I used GoldWave's batch conversion mode and converted them all to m4a, then renamed them to

RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Jennie Facer
Hey thank you for doing that. Is there a way you could do the notifications as well? I really want the one that is named hello. Jenn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 7:55 AM To:

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Jed Barton
OK, now i'm really stumped. Thank you for putting this file up. I downloaded it, and placed 2 of the files in my itunes folder called tones. Sadly, it doesn't appear on my phone. I plugged the phone in, and let it sink, it gave me the notification sound. When i went to sounds, none of

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Alan Lemly
Jed, I'm not sure that copying files into the tones folder on your computer will cause them to be automatically added to your iTunes library where they have to be if you want to sync them to your phone. I seem to recall someone on this list saying that if you double tap on the files from

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Jed Barton
so should i just do a right click on the file? On 6/2/2015 5:51 PM, Alan Lemly wrote: Jed, I'm not sure that copying files into the tones folder on your computer will cause them to be automatically added to your iTunes library where they have to be if you want to sync them to your phone. I

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Wren Langley
Hi all, and thank you very much for the help. Once the files are converted to M4 a how do you rename them to M4 are? Also what is the extension for the note notification files and the sound files? God bless, Wren Langley u Sent from my iPhone On May 31, 2015, at 9:34 PM, M. Taylor

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2015-06-02 Thread Colin Matthews
Hi! OK instead of putting them straight in to the Tones folder put them in to the Automacly add to iTunes and they will end up in that Tones folder but also be in iTunes for you to sync! HTH Colin On 2 Jun 2015, at 23:07, Jed Barton jedbar...@gmail.com wrote: so should i just do a right

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2015-06-02 Thread kliphzkorner
Has anyone gotten these to work on the iPhone? They are in OGG format, iTunes wouldn't import them, so I changed the extension to .M4R, iTunes still won't except them. What is the key? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M.

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread jennie . facer
I see the file but cannot rename it. When I rename it come it goes into the music folder as hello.M for Argott in for a. How do you change that and get rid of the M4 a? Thank you, Jenn Sent from my iPhone On Jun 2, 2015, at 4:37 PM, Wren Langley wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi all, and

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Wren Langley
Hi all, and thank you for the help. I hope this message will not be put in the wrong place. How do I download and unzip the file? Also, how can I get these files into my iPhone? Thank you very much and God bless, Wren Langley Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Robin

RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Richard Turner
For those who don't have the ability to convert these files, I used GoldWave's batch conversion mode and converted them all to m4a, then renamed them to m4r, zipped them up and put the zip file on my dropbox. Here is the link. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41698889/S6RingTones.zip I will

RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Jed, Sorry, I did download the zip folder with the ringtones from the link Mark provided. I hadn't even checked to see what format they were in but just assumed they were in iTunes/iPhone format since Mark mentioned somebody had already done all the work. As Cara pointed out, any tone that

RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Jed, It would probably have been easier if you had copied the ringtones into the Automatically Add to iTunes folder in your iTunes Media folder. If you do this and then open iTunes, iTunes will recognize them as ringtones and automatically copy them into the Tones folder and at the same

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2015-06-02 Thread Andrea Roveretto
Just rename it... rename the m4a file to m4r. The format is the same. Il 02/06/2015 19:02, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. ha scritto: Hi Sieghard, Thanks for these steps. What's the best and easiest way to convert 100 .m4a files to .m4r? Keith -Original Message- From:

RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-02 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Hi Sieghard, Thanks for these steps. What's the best and easiest way to convert 100 .m4a files to .m4r? Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 10:16 AM To:

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Robin
t 07:34 PM 5/31/2015, you wrote: Hello Everyone, Recently, I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S 6. While it can never take the place of my beloved iPhone 6 Plus, it is a very, very well-made and classy device. One thing I absolutely adore about all of the Galaxy products, especially on the new S

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2015-06-01 Thread Robin
I agree, and the Galaxy S6 Edge is even better than the Galaxy S6 as you have options available to you like on no other MobilePhone On the Market at this point in time Love the Curves of the CurvedEdged Screen of the Galaxy S6 Edge At 07:34 PM 5/31/2015, you wrote: Hello Everyone, Recently,

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Jed Barton
so where do i put these tones, where in itunes? I put it in the music folder, under tones, but couldn't find it on the phone On 6/1/2015 2:03 PM, Robin wrote: I agree, and the Galaxy S6 Edge is even better than the Galaxy S6 as you have options available to you like on no other MobilePhone On

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
They go in a folder called tones. John Diakogeorgiou On Jun 1, 2015, at 2:14 PM, Jed Barton jedbar...@gmail.com wrote: so where do i put these tones, where in itunes? I put it in the music folder, under tones, but couldn't find it on the phone On 6/1/2015 2:03 PM, Robin wrote: I agree,

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Jed Barton
i put them there, i just copied and pasted, but am not seeing them show up on my phone under sounds. Any ideas? On 6/1/2015 5:28 PM, John Diakogeorgiou wrote: They go in a folder called tones. John Diakogeorgiou On Jun 1, 2015, at 2:14 PM, Jed Barton jedbar...@gmail.com wrote: so where do

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi John and Jed. John, Jed has already said that he has tried putting the ringtones in his Tones folder. Jed, in order for your ringtones to show up as tones, remember, they must be forty seconds or under, and they must have the file extension m4r. So if these tones are mp3 tones, they must

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Jed Barton
The format of the foles was .ogg. I tried renaming the extention, but no go. Any ideas? On 6/1/2015 6:45 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hi John and Jed. John, Jed has already said that he has tried putting the ringtones in his Tones folder. Jed, in order for your ringtones to show up as tones,

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Vincent Thacker
Jed Had you actually converted the file format to m4a first? It doesn't usually work just editing a filename extension. Vince. Message Received: Jun 02 2015, 12:00 AM From: Jed Barton To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: Re: A Very Excellent

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Yes, Switch will run on both a PC and a Mac. It's from a company called NCH. On 06/01/2015 06:22 PM, Jed Barton wrote: is this program available on the pc? On 6/1/2015 7:19 PM, Alan Lemly wrote: Jed, You cannot rename an ogg audio file to m4r and make it an iOS supported ringtone. You have

RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Alan Lemly
Jed, You cannot rename an ogg audio file to m4r and make it an iOS supported ringtone. You have to use a program like Switch or some other program which will convert the ogg file to m4a. I used the free version of Switch to convert these audio ogg files to mp3, played them, decided they weren't

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Jed Barton
is this program available on the pc? On 6/1/2015 7:19 PM, Alan Lemly wrote: Jed, You cannot rename an ogg audio file to m4r and make it an iOS supported ringtone. You have to use a program like Switch or some other program which will convert the ogg file to m4a. I used the free version of

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Vincent Thacker
Jed,##Switch is fine on the PC, yes. It's very accessible, too. Vince. Message Received: Jun 02 2015, 12:23 AM From: Jed Barton To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications is

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Jed Barton
any idea where to get it? On 6/1/2015 7:50 PM, Vincent Thacker wrote: Jed,##Switch is fine on the PC, yes. It's very accessible, too. Vince. Message Received: Jun 02 2015, 12:23 AM From: Jed Barton To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Alan Lemly
And be aware that unless you get a paid version of Switch that you'll have to first convert ogg to mp3 with the free version of it and then use iTunes to convert from mp3 to m4a which can be renamed to m4r for use as a ringtone. This would be the totally free way to go but at the price of a bit

Re: A Very Excellent Source for Free RingTones, Sounds, and Notifications

2015-06-01 Thread Chris Smart
it's called switch and someone already mentioned it's from NCH Software. So if you type switch nch software into Google, this magic thing happens. (grin) Hint: it's the first search result, at least here. At 07:58 PM 6/1/2015, you wrote: any idea where to get it? On 6/1/2015 7:50 PM, Vincent