Apple iPhone Interfaces and Ringtones

MacRumors · 03:59 PM

For the excited masses who are unable to wait for an iPhone, some individuals have been busy... to the ire of Apple Legal.

Infoworld reports that two skin makers for the Palm and the Pocket PC were sent cease and desist letters for posting iPhone-skins for their respective platforms.

For those who don't own a PDA, this paper cutout of the iPhone can keep you occupied until the June comes, and now, you can even pretend you are getting phone calls...

Gizmodo posted an MP3 of the iPhone ringer from the keynote address... but perhaps more impressive is Andy Neesley's transcription of the iPhone ring tone (midi audio):

Peel · Jan 19, 2007, 03:58 PM

That's hillarious! I can just see all the poseurs now, with their paper cut-out iPhones, making fake phone calls.

aricher · Jan 19, 2007, 04:03 PM

Reminds me of the early days of cell phones when I would see yuppies "talking" on brick-sized cells in areas with no coverage (subways,etc.) Look at me - I'm cool & important!

Detlev_73 · Jan 19, 2007, 04:15 PM

Hmmm...that tune is very Mexican. It's very reminiscent of a marimba: a Mexican sort of xylophone. Very catchy and distinctive.

crees! · Jan 19, 2007, 04:30 PM

Rhythm and notes sound correct but the actual sample tone is not.

Clive At Five · Jan 19, 2007, 04:41 PM

Sad, yet hilarious.

Yeah, you're right. The voice on the MIDI is incorrect. Marimba is a staple, too... usually the standard voice 13 if I'm not mistaken.

-Clive

MattyMac · Jan 19, 2007, 05:19 PM

Hahaha...thanks I now have my iPhone.

Can't wait to show it off to my girlfriend tonight

VanMac · Jan 19, 2007, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peel

That's hillarious! I can just see all the poseurs now, with their paper cut-out iPhones, making fake phone calls.

Ya, calls to their blow-up girlfriends in the closet.

twoodcc · Jan 19, 2007, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peel

That's hillarious! I can just see all the poseurs now, with their paper cut-out iPhones, making fake phone calls.

LOL! yeah i know.....i sure hope my 12-year-old brother doesn't get his hands on one.....

zakre.t · Jan 19, 2007, 08:00 PM

so i just put the midi on garageband and changed the track to marimba. now its all good.

BigPrince · Jan 19, 2007, 08:28 PM

I could not find the price for the cut out anywhere, anyone else see it? I'd love to play a joke on my co-workers.

Sijmen · Jan 19, 2007, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigPrince

I could not find the price for the cut out anywhere, anyone else see it? I'd love to play a joke on my co-workers.

It'll cost you one sheet of glossy photo paper, some ink, and a scissor if you don't have one. Oh, a few kilobytes of disk space, too.

BigPrince · Jan 19, 2007, 08:38 PM

Sorry, did not realize it was a print out thing.

thanks.

didnt click on enough links lol, im so dumb.

mikeyrogers · Jan 19, 2007, 09:16 PM

Just set the MP3 on my Nokia as a ringtone. I can't wait to throw it out for the real thing!

ChrisA · Jan 20, 2007, 12:02 AM

Back when cell phones were new and expensive it was a status-thing to own one. They called them "car phones" then because you couldn't really use them unless plugged into something to size of a car battery. Ok back then they actually sold fake "car phones" so you could have one in the car to impress people. History repeats itself.

Doctor Q · Jan 20, 2007, 01:16 AM

I compared the MIDI version to what we heard when the phone rang during the keynote. It's a pretty good match, but didn't sound exactly the same. Maybe that's as close as it can be with MIDI.

iMeowbot · Jan 20, 2007, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Q

I compared the MIDI version to what we heard when the phone rang during the keynote. It's a pretty good match, but didn't sound exactly the same. Maybe that's as close as it can be with MIDI.

The built-in QuickTime instruments are kind of lame

With the marimba samples in the Apple orchestra jam pack it's a very good match.

ATG · Jan 20, 2007, 02:44 AM

Haha @ paper iPhones! Apple should start selling them instore, they'd make a killing!

Quote:

The built-in QuickTime instruments are kind of lame With the marimba samples in the Apple orchestra jam pack it's a very good match.

Yeah, I agree with that. Please update the quicktime instruments for leopard, apple!

scmacdaddy · Jan 20, 2007, 03:43 AM

already on my nokia

kemck · Jan 20, 2007, 04:17 PM

So how do I get this gem on my BlackBerry?

O and A · Jan 21, 2007, 02:47 AM

i'll stick with my metal gear "codec" ringtone

dernhelm · Jan 22, 2007, 09:19 AM

This is a riot!

I shudder to think how much the hype will be out of control by the end of May...

Almost wish I could justify one. But I can't.

NorCalLights · Jan 22, 2007, 02:35 PM

Yep. Totally set this as my ring on my Treo. It'll have to hold me over until I can get out of my Verizon contract in 18 months. Until them I'm fine being a poser. It's actually the first ring I've liked... ever...

QuarterSwede · Jan 22, 2007, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorCalLights

It's actually the first ring I've liked... ever...

I agree. It's actually quite nice.

Billy B · Jan 22, 2007, 07:15 PM

Those guys at Sneakmove.com have a contest going right now to see who can mix the best beat up from the iPhone ringtone mp3. The example posted on the page is pretty great--I bet they get some good ones.

http://www.sneakmove.com/2007/01/iph...challenge.html

what to do:
• download the iphone ringtone mp3
• mix it up into a killer beat
• email the mp3 by next thursday (jan 25) at midnight pst.

Jan 19, 2007, 03:49 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple iPhone Interfaces and Ringtones For the excited masses who are unable to wait for an iPhone, some individuals have been busy... to the ire of Apple Legal. Infoworld reports that two skin makers for the Palm and the Pocket PC were sent cease and desist letters for posting iPhone-skins for their respective platforms. For those who don't own a PDA, this paper cutout of the iPhone can keep you occupied until the June comes, and now, you can even pretend you are getting phone calls... Gizmodo posted an MP3 of the iPhone ringer from the keynote address... but perhaps more impressive is Andy Neesley's transcription of the iPhone ring tone (midi audio): Last edited by arn : Jan 19, 2007 at 03:59 PM.

Jan 19, 2007, 03:58 PM	#2
Peel macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle	That's hillarious! I can just see all the poseurs now, with their paper cut-out iPhones, making fake phone calls. __________________ 24" Aluminum iMac 2.8GHz/4GB/500GB+1.5TB External HD MacBook Black C2D 2GB/160GB 8GB iPhone

Jan 19, 2007, 04:15 PM	#4
Detlev_73 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Roswell, GA	Hmmm...that tune is very Mexican. It's very reminiscent of a marimba: a Mexican sort of xylophone. Very catchy and distinctive. __________________ 24" 2.4 GHz iMac (2007), MacBook (2009), iPhone 3GS 32 GB "Dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende gar auch Menschen" - Heinrich Heine

Jan 19, 2007, 04:30 PM	#5
crees! macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Springfield, VA	Rhythm and notes sound correct but the actual sample tone is not. __________________ The only thing that seems to increase over the years is that nonsense multiplies. NOSOCIALISM NOBAMA

Jan 19, 2007, 04:41 PM	#6
Clive At Five macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Paul, MN	Sad, yet hilarious. Yeah, you're right. The voice on the MIDI is incorrect. Marimba is a staple, too... usually the standard voice 13 if I'm not mistaken. -Clive __________________ My Mod: G4 Cube + Atom 330 CPU + Wiimote = Ultimate HTPC!

Jan 19, 2007, 04:03 PM	#3
aricher macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chi-il	Reminds me of the early days of cell phones when I would see yuppies "talking" on brick-sized cells in areas with no coverage (subways,etc.) Look at me - I'm cool & important!

Jan 19, 2007, 05:19 PM	#7
MattyMac macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NJ/NYC	Hahaha...thanks I now have my iPhone. Can't wait to show it off to my girlfriend tonight

Jan 19, 2007, 08:00 PM	#10
zakre.t macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Yukon	so i just put the midi on garageband and changed the track to marimba. now its all good.

Jan 19, 2007, 08:28 PM	#11
BigPrince macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2006	I could not find the price for the cut out anywhere, anyone else see it? I'd love to play a joke on my co-workers.

Jan 19, 2007, 08:38 PM	#13
BigPrince macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2006	Sorry, did not realize it was a print out thing. thanks. didnt click on enough links lol, im so dumb.

Jan 19, 2007, 09:16 PM	#14
mikeyrogers macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: El Paso, TX, USA	Just set the MP3 on my Nokia as a ringtone. I can't wait to throw it out for the real thing!

Jan 20, 2007, 12:02 AM	#15
ChrisA macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Redondo Beach, California	Back when cell phones were new and expensive it was a status-thing to own one. They called them "car phones" then because you couldn't really use them unless plugged into something to size of a car battery. Ok back then they actually sold fake "car phones" so you could have one in the car to impress people. History repeats itself.

Jan 20, 2007, 01:16 AM	#16
Doctor Q macrumors god Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the table with countless relatives	I compared the MIDI version to what we heard when the phone rang during the keynote. It's a pretty good match, but didn't sound exactly the same. Maybe that's as close as it can be with MIDI. __________________ "You've just been abducted, of course you need crepes!" -- Walter Bishop

Jan 20, 2007, 03:43 AM	#19
scmacdaddy macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: LA	already on my nokia __________________ Powerbook 12" 1.5ghz 1.25gb ram Leopard imac 20" 2.0ghz 3gb ram Leopard ipod Nano 2G 4gb blue nike+ ipod classic silver 80gb

Jan 20, 2007, 04:17 PM	#20
kemck macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2001	Blackberry So how do I get this gem on my BlackBerry?

Jan 21, 2007, 02:47 AM	#21
O and A macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York City	i'll stick with my metal gear "codec" ringtone

Jan 22, 2007, 09:19 AM	#22
dernhelm macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2002 Location: middle earth	This is a riot! I shudder to think how much the hype will be out of control by the end of May... Almost wish I could justify one. But I can't. __________________ Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind. --Terry Pratchett

Jan 22, 2007, 02:35 PM	#23
NorCalLights macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2006	Yep. Totally set this as my ring on my Treo. It'll have to hold me over until I can get out of my Verizon contract in 18 months. Until them I'm fine being a poser. It's actually the first ring I've liked... ever...

Jan 22, 2007, 07:15 PM	#25
Billy B macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2007	iPhone ringtone beat-making challenge Those guys at Sneakmove.com have a contest going right now to see who can mix the best beat up from the iPhone ringtone mp3. The example posted on the page is pretty great--I bet they get some good ones. http://www.sneakmove.com/2007/01/iph...challenge.html what to do: • download the iphone ringtone mp3 • mix it up into a killer beat • email the mp3 by next thursday (jan 25) at midnight pst.

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