Links: Normal (Ringing) Ringtones
There have probably been about a million various rants about this in the past, but now there will be a million and one. Why can mobile devices come with normal ringtones? You know - ringtones that actually ring.
S60 3rd devices are popular amongst many different kinds of people but when a phone manufacturer creates a “smartphone”, presumably in the back of someone’s mind should be the possibility that some potential buyers want normal ringtones. After all, a large percentage of smartphone buyers use their phones for business. Now I don’t know about you, but when I’m sitting in a meeting I don’t want my phone to suddenly burst into some pseudo-techno track. I want my phone to ring.
Many people have spent a fair amount of time scouring the internet for normal ringtones and it’s a lot harder than it should be to find good ones. The easiest type to find are recordings of old rotary phone rings but to be honest, that doesn’t cut it for me.
A few years ago I happened to stumble upon a great site that has some professionally recorded, crystal clear ringtones available to the masses for free. My savior - Recording Productions. Since I found this site, the first thing I do every time I get a new phone is transfer these ringtones. To be honest, my phone wouldn’t leave the vibrate-only setting without them.
There are about 10 downloads on the site linked above have become a staple for me to be used as ringers and sms tones. I’ve gathered others over the years but these are still my favorites. On the Recpro site you’ll also find many experimental tones created in a studio with various gear. There’s some other cool stuff on the site as well - take a look around.
I know that there are others out there who, like me, refuse to use songs as ringtones. What are some of your favorite sources?
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