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The Real Tone– The Latest Fashion In Ring Tones
By Amelie Mag
The latest release in ring tones is the real tone or true tone. You can hear ads about “this wonderful real tone” or about “the true tones you’ve always wanted” just about anywhere (on TV, on the radio). If not so long ago polyphonic ringtones were the latest trend, technology has said its word once again.

True tones, as they are often called, use the pulse-code modulation encoding of the real sound. This real sound can be an actual song with all its implications - lyrics, backing music, backing singers, etc. Most of the songs are compressed formats such as MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV and AMR and can be used as a ring tones. The first real tone was created by Richard Fortenberry and Brad Zutaut, the founders of a company called Xingtone. Nowadays many cell phone producers such as Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson include true tones in their newest products on the market. Of course, the price of those phones goes higher than the ones having polyphonic ringtones, but they are worth every penny – you can have or get just about any real tone you like. As cell phones are indispensable items for any modern person, when it comes to spending money versus staying in fashion, trend wins almost every time.

Therefore, true tones have won their distinct place among cell phone users and we can understand why. First of all, true tones are better than polyphonic ringtones in terms of level of customization. Secondly, true tones can give the cell phone user the possibility to listen to his/her favorite song as a ring tone. However, a real tone isn’t necessarily a song. You can have, as a real tone, the voice of your favorite superstar, actor, politician, etc. The world of sounds can be yours at a click of a button.

If your phone uses true tones it’s very easy to get them for free. A real tone is an mp3. The first step is to download an mp3 editor, cut out the pieces you want to use as a ring tones and then send them to your phone. The last step is to set them as your ring tones. If your cell phone allows it, you can download the whole mp3 directly to your phone, but you have to have a cell phone with a lot of memory space. A single mp3 occupies at least three MB. You can do this operation via Bluetooth, ftp or email. Another way to enrich your collection of true tones is to simply transfer them from your friends’ phones, via Bluetooth or infrared.

The variety of
true tones gives you the possibility to choose a real tone for just about any situation or place you find yourself in. You can be the most popular kid in school or you can impress your friends by setting, as ring tones, the latest songs released by your favorite band. You can also amuse your colleagues at work by having as a real tone your boss’s voice or you can set up as true tones noisy songs for those situations when you find yourself in a crowded place. Just like we dress differently for every situation we have to deal with, we want to have a different ring tone on every occasion and their variety allows anything your heart wishes for.

True tones can be found even for those who are fastidious. If you’re a cartoon fan, you can choose as your real tone something from Scooby-Doo, The Simpsons, The Flintstones, Looney tunes, etc. If you’re into movies, you can choose as a real tone a melody from the soundtrack of your favorite movie, soap opera or TV series. If you’re a sports fan you might want to set up as a real tone the hymn of your favorite team, or the melody from Champions League. For the music addicted, there’s a wide variety of artists and genders to choose from like rap, R&B, hip-hop, dance, pop, techno or simply classical music. If you want to step out of the crowd you can simply go for Oriental music or Arabic music – its effect will be a guaranteed one. If you’re a patriotic person you may choose as a real tone the hymn of your country. You can have those dear ones with you every time, by setting a real tone with their voices as your cell phone ring tones. This way you’ll be able to figure out in a second who’s calling you. This is also a funny ring tone, if you come to think about it. Imagine yourself at work and suddenly your child yells at you to answer his call. The choosing of different true tones is the fun, amusing part when you have a mobile phone. It is one of the small details that can help you enjoy life and be happy.

As you can see, a real tone can be the spice in your everyday activity helping you to get rid of monotony. At the same time it makes your phone a special one imprinting your personality on your accessories. Oh, and don’t forget about mobile wallpapers! These mobile wallpapers can be a good contribution to the image of your phone. Just like true tones, mobile wallpapers can be found in a great variety satisfying any taste.