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Create your own polyphonic ringtones for free from MIDI files with this guide from PhonPhun - you can find a collection of links to sites offering free download of MIDI files in the audio resource page.
0. Tools of the trade
To use a MIDI file as a ringtone you will probably need to crop it, in order to make its length adequate for a ringtone. For this purpose we will use PsmPlayer (version 3.80e), which you can download from the links in the audio resource page.
Of course, your phone has to support MIDI (commonly referred to as polyphonic) ringtones to use them!
1. Install and run PsmPlayer
PsmPlayer does not require any installation: just unzip the ZIP file you have downloaded, and double-click the PSMPLAY.exe icon to run the program.
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2. Open and convert MIDI files
To open a MIDI file, use the File -> Open menu, press Ctrl + O or drag&drop the file from the Explorer window onto PsmPlayer window.
To play the file, press the PLAY button: the progress is shown both through the scrollbar and the counter just below it.
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When you have reached the point you wish to use as the start of your ringtone, press the PAUSE button; you can check the point you've chosen (and fine-tune it if needed) using the arrows of the scrollbar (which make the counter increase or decrease by 1), and you can check the result using the PLAY button (and, if needed, the PAUSE button to repeat the fine-tuning step).
When you have set the starting point, press the scissors button (CONV RANGE), type the value shown by the counter in the Srart (sic!) field in the Convert Range Setting window and press OK.
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Press STOP and then PLAY again: PsmPlayer will play the file, starting from the point you've just set (and not from the beginning of the original file).
When you reach the point you wish to use as the end of your ringtone, press the PAUSE button: just like the start point, this second point can be fine-tuned using the arrows of the scrollbar: you can check the result with the PLAY button and, if needed, repeat the fine-tuning steps by pressing the PAUSE button.
When you have set the ending point, press the scissors button (CONV RANGE) again, type the value shown by the counter in the End field in the Convert Range Setting window and press OK. If you want to add a fade in or fade out effect to your ringtone, check the Fade in effects or Fade out effects check box respectively.
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Now press the STOP and then PLAY buttons for a final check of your ringtone (to check how the ringtone sounds like when it is looped, check the Loop item in the Play menu) and press the CONV button to save the result: in the MIDI File Settings window you can add a title for your ringtone, and you can check the Ring tone Mode check box to force the ringtone playback in loop mode (actually, this should not be needed with most mobile phones, since they automatically loop ringtones).
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Finally, in the [ Convert File ] window type a name for the MIDI file of your ringtone and choose a destination directory, and press the Save button.
Your brand new polyphonic ringtone is now ready to be used on your mobile!
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