Different types of Ringtones
Ringtones are melodic sounds a mobile phone makes when an
incoming call or message arrives. Since mobile phones are more
sophisticated than landline phones, ringtones can be
personalized to suit your personal taste. The different types of
ringtones are monophonic, polyphonic and real tones. When
ringtones first arrived, mobile phones were only capable of
producing very simple ringtones, also known as monophonic
ringtones. Monophonic ringtones are basic sequential notes that make
a single tone at a time. polyphonic Ringtones are just like regular ringtones
except that they can play several notes at the same time,
producing a ringtone capable of playing more complex music with
a richer sound, resulting in a more recognizable tune. polyphonic Ringtones can play 16 notes at a time and
therefore highly musical with great sound effects. It can
produce harmonic sounds and they are a regular feature of modern
phones. Unfortunately, polyphonic ringtones are still unable to
play an accurate and convincing reproduction of the original
music. Nevertheless, 80% of mobile phones currently use
MIDI-created polyphonic ringtones. The newest craze in mobile
phone ringtones are real tones which have realistic, near CD
quality sounds. Also called true tones or MP3 ringtones, these
play clips of everyday common sounds, from sound effects to
funny noises. Voice ringtones, sound effects, and instrumental
or lyrical music are all available as MP3 ringtones today. The
sound is a snippet of your favourite music with lyrics and the
whole band playing much nicer than the dull monotone melody..
Most mobile phone manufacturers today include this type of
ringtone on their newest handsets. Most cell phones come with
some ringtones pre-installed, but you can find the ones you
really like out in the internet.. There are several methods for
downloading ringtones. You can subscribe to a service that will
send them to your phone weekly for a fee. Or you can download
new ringtones from your favourite band's website. There is
plenty of information available on the Internet to help you
figure out where to get compatible ringtones. Mobile phone
makers include a series of preloaded ringtones on the phones
they distribute. These range in style from traditional ringtones
to ringtones that sound like classical or even dance music. If
mobile phones have increased in popularity, ringtones have
played a big role. As more and more ways to generate tones
evolve, so will be the demand for ringtones.