| Truetone ringtones produce an exact digital replication | | | | can then be saved as a computer file, edited, e-mailed, |
| of any song, or for that matter, any sound you would | | | | or reproduced in a hundred other ways. It is similar in |
| like to use as a ringtone. Because of their versatile | | | | that it takes a digital snapshot of sound. This allows a |
| nature, they are quickly becoming the most popular | | | | perfect reproduction of music or other sounds which |
| way to personalize your cell phone. | | | | can be edited, e-mailed, downloaded, uploaded, or |
| There are a million ways to customize the humble cell | | | | generally used in any way you would use any other |
| phone, but without a doubt, the most popular way to | | | | computer file. |
| personalize a phone is to select a custom tone that | | | | Because of the digital snapshot format that these ring |
| perfectly fits your mood, personality or even your job. | | | | tones provide, they are much more versatile. In fact, |
| Truetone ring tones make this easier than ever before | | | | they are not simply limited to reproducing music, |
| for a variety of reasons, not least of which is their | | | | although they do this very well. They can also |
| exact digital replication of any music or sound you | | | | reproduce speech or any other sound you throw at |
| choose. | | | | them just as easily. This means that your ringtones do |
| So what exactly makes them different from their | | | | not have to be "tones" at all; they could be punch-lines |
| earlier counterparts? Actually, the technology is an | | | | from favorite jokes, a strange sound you heard your |
| entirely different format from earlier monophonic and | | | | pet make, quotes from movies or TV shows, or pretty |
| polyphonics. Let's discuss the differences between the | | | | much anything else you can imagine. |
| different types, to give you an idea of why Truetones | | | | Because of their wonderful versatility, they are |
| are superior to other formats. | | | | considered to be the wave of the future in cell phone |
| In the beginning were the humble monophonic ring | | | | ring tone technology, and are becoming more and |
| tones. These could produce only one note at a time. | | | | more popular with phone buying consumers every day. |
| Obviously, this produced a very limited and unrealistic | | | | And because Truetones can be any sound at all, it is |
| reproduction of music or other sounds. But after a few | | | | also possible to create your own customized tone |
| years the polyphonic ring tone was introduced. | | | | from any audio source you choose. |
| Polyphonic tones were a huge step forward in that | | | | Most new phones include Truetone ringtone |
| they could reproduce many sounds at the same time. | | | | technology, allowing you to take advantage of the |
| For example, many modern polyphonics can produce | | | | wide variety of music, quotes and other sound effects |
| 32 or even 64 sounds simultaneously, providing a much | | | | currently available as ring tones. And if none of these |
| more realistic version of a song or other sound effect. | | | | options perfectly suit your personality or mood, you |
| But Truetone ringtones work and a completely | | | | can simply create your own from any audio source |
| different way. Think of it like this: a digital camera takes | | | | you desire. |
| a digital "snapshot" of a scene. This digital snapshot | | | | |