Nowadays, there are probably thousands of mobile brands and models existing. As days go by, more phones are equipped with cutting-edge technology to beat the brand competition among cell phone manufacturers. In the future, we won’t be surprised if somebody comes up with a cell phone that serves as a computer server. Whatever its use, most people go for a mobile unit that has an excellent sound quality. The trend nowadays is that most cell phone serves as an mp3 player.

Having mp3 songs on your mobile units is different in having mp3 cell phone ring tone. Here are some of the following reasons:

• An mp3 music set as a ringing tone will only get the first part of that song and not the catchiest phrase of the song
• A cell phone ring tone plays only a specific part of the song and usually the chorus verse or the most favorite part of the song
• An mp3 music occupies more space whereas the cell phone ring tone occupies only a few kilobytes
• For an obvious reason, ringing tones are edited through audio editing software

If you want to obtain a unique ringing tone, here are some of the following tips and steps you can follow:

• Download mp3 music. You can either download it through some legitimate sites or from peer-to-peer sharing.
• Install audio-editing software. You can have Adobe Audition. System requirements for this software are:
  • • MS Windows XP Service Pack2, Vista or Windows 7
    • Pentium 4 processors or higher
    • 512 MB RAM
    • 10G of hard disk space
    • CD/DVD drive
    • 16 MB of virtual MB, 32-bit video card
• Through audio-editing software like the Adobe Audition, you will be able to extract only a specific part of the song and save it according to the file format supported by your mobile phone. Such file formats can be
  • • Midi
    • Wav
    • Aac
    • Wma
    • And other proprietary file formats
• During audio editing, there is tendency that quality loss will occur. Always make sure that each file is optimized to produce quality ringing tones.
• It is true that Adobe Audition or any other sound editing software can be very difficult to master, especially with its advanced controls. You can obtain tutorials on the product website. The process can be tedious but will ultimately reward you if you are able to produce quality ringing tones for your cell phones.
• Creating your own can be a daunting task to anyone, that’s why there are a few good people who are willing to share ringing tones at no charge at all. Check out these sites and evaluate if it satisfy you.

Today cell phone ring tone should not only be designed to alert the mobile phone user but as well as provide a minor form of entertainment. Just like the cell phone itself, which was originally designed for communication but nowadays provide the mobile fun and entertainment for the user.