Using custom sounds for the Hero

[matraklirahn]

Right, I know this issue has possibly been touched on in another thread, but I cannot for the life of me find it.

So, my question is this.

Is it possible to use your own sounds for incoming messages and alerts?

I know you can assign individual ring tones to people in your address book and change the default ring tone, however I would like to know if there is a way to do that for incoming message sounds and so on.

Any help or insight?

Also Crossposted due to their being 2 areas of interest

 

[Dem]

Right, I know this issue has possibly been touched on in another thread, but I cannot for the life of me find it.

So, my question is this.

Is it possible to use your own sounds for incoming messages and alerts?

I know you can assign individual ring tones to people in your address book and change the default ring tone, however I would like to know if there is a way to do that for incoming message sounds and so on.

Any help or insight?

Also Crossposted due to their being 2 areas of interest

Easy!

Just make sure you have a "notifications" folder on your memory card and drop the .mp3 files in there!

 

[m1.carson]

Hi,

Tried that, but the tone doesn't show up, this then leads to re-formatting the SD card, needed some info on that, fat via the phone or fat32 via PC.

I purchased an app called Ringo,

 

[Dem]

Hi,

Tried that, but the tone doesn't show up, this then leads to re-formatting the SD card, needed some info on that, fat via the phone or fat32 via PC.

I purchased an app called Ringo,

 

[hoppy1986]

Easy!

Just make sure you have a "notifications" folder on your memory card and drop the .mp3 files in there!

if you dont have a 'notifications' folder, can u simply make one??

 

[Wahwah]

if you dont have a 'notifications' folder, can u simply make one??

Connect to computer
navigate to sd card
Right Click
New Folder
Rename
Type 'notifications'
press return

 

[m1.carson]

Hi,

Yep, did that, put a tone in it and the tone isn't found, same with alarms.

Could be the Orange branding.

Max

 

[samuelmaskell]

Tone picker and/or ringdroid. So much easier.

 

[Slug]

Yep, did that, put a tone in it and the tone isn't found, same with alarms.

Could be the Orange branding.

Neg on that, as it worked on my Hero when it ran the stock Orange ROM. I created a /media/audio/ tree and added ringtones and notifications to that. Copied the desired files across and after a reboot they appeared in the appropriate selection menus.

 

[m1.carson]

Hi slug,

I just created root directories, do you mean MP3/media/audio/ringtones ?.

Thanks,
Max.

 

[Slug]

I just created root directories, do you mean MP3/media/audio/ringtones ?

In the SD card root, create /media/audio and add /alarms, /notifications, /ringtones and /ui to /audio. Files placed in these folders show up in the appropriate selection menus (and are ignored by Music).

Al

 

[m1.carson]

Thanks slug,

Am off to try it right now, got to wind my old laptop up first,

Max.

It Works, It Works, opened the media dir and ringtones and notifications were there already, added alarms, dropped my [wake the whole street up alarm] into it, re-booted and bingo !!.

Thanks again, perhaps you should try and make this sticky, lots of people looking.

Max.

 

[matraklirahn]

Many thanks for that, i will give it a try and see what happenes :3

 

[matraklirahn]

When you say

and /ui to /audio.

Al

Do you mean put the folder /Ui into the audio directory or what?

 

[punkzanyj]

In the SD card root, create /media/audio and add /alarms, /notifications, /ringtones and /ui to /audio. Files placed in these folders show up in the appropriate selection menus (and are ignored by Music).

Al

actually, these work best when they are in the root directory on your SD Card, not hidden away in a subdirectory. Some people will have to reformat their card and then add the folders to the root directory to get it to work correctly.

what format is the tone? .wav, .mp3, and even .ogg seem to work.

 

[m1.carson]

Hi,

I added the folders to the root dir re-booted as you suggested and it didn't work, opened, media>audio and found ringtones and notifications already there, added alarms and dropped trimmed .wma tones into them, re-booted and they all appeared and worked.

Magic, just after I purchased a program for it, always the way , this performs better.

Max.

P.S. what and why do we need a ui dir. ?

 

[Slug]

actually, these work best when they are in the root directory on your SD Card, not hidden away in a subdirectory.

Really? Didn't work for me like that - custom tones wouldn't show in selection menus (even after several reboots) until I created the folder structure as above.

 

[punkzanyj]

Really? Didn't work for me like that - custom tones wouldn't show in selection menus (even after several reboots) until I created the folder structure as above.

I guess the Hero is different, the G1 works fine with those folders in the root directory. Mine's been that way since the first week I got it last year.

 

[Malgiliath]

In the SD card root, create /media/audio and add /alarms, /notifications, /ringtones and /ui to /audio. Files placed in these folders show up in the appropriate selection menus (and are ignored by Music).

Al

Was about to ask this question again but got the little search details as I put in the title to my post.

Thanks V much Slug for the method above, it worked perfectly on the Hero I have just started to use. I had the folders in the root folder but it didn't work.
Moving them to the structure above works perfectly

Cheers Malgiliath

Happy Hero owner

 

[kilikopele]

Was about to ask this question again but got the little search details as I put in the title to my post.

Thanks V much Slug for the method above, it worked perfectly on the Hero I have just started to use. I had the folders in the root folder but it didn't work.
Moving them to the structure above works perfectly

Cheers Malgiliath

Happy Hero owner

Confirming the above on my HTC Sprint Hero. Create the folders exactly as they say and REBOOT THE PHONE. After that, anything you put in the folders will show up as Ringtones and Notifications, etc.

And I second the question of: What is the UI folder for?

 

[Ziani]

And I second the question of: What is the UI folder for?

Me to?

 

[Ziani]

In the SD card root, create /media/audio and add /alarms, /notifications, /ringtones and /ui to /audio. Files placed in these folders show up in the appropriate selection menus (and are ignored by Music).

Al

Do you mean excactly like these below even with the /

/media/audio/alarms
/media/audio/ringtones

I also want to create a folder for audio ebooks so would they go into /media/audio only?

How about my music and videos...should I just create a seperate folder for Music and Videos?
Thanks

 

[Slug]

Do you mean exactly like these below even with the /

No.

Media is a root folder, with audio inside that and the others inside audio.

Other media files can be stored whereever you want them. This structure is only required to make files available from the alarm/ringtone/notification selection menus.

Re the /ui folder. Nope, I haven't yet worked out what that's for. Maybe alternative feedback sounds for text entry or menu selection?

 

[Ziani]

Thanks Slug

 

[elvis100girlfriend]

Hi guys, basically it's all in the title! Had my HTC Hero (orange uk) for about 2 weeks now, love it. Issue, assigned my own sound to notifications no problem, yet it plays a default one instead. Checked Settings, and it's still assigned to my custom one. Crazy thing is, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't! Any ideas? And is it possible to assign separate tones to emails and texts? Many thanks!