Samsung M510 midi support?

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Big Dave Smith - 08 Aug 2007 23:42 GMT

I recently purchased a Samsung M510 (which is awesome, by the way. I
love it) which claimed to have midi support. I copied some midi files
onto my phone, trying both .mid and .midi file extensions, and the
phone says it does not recognize the file type.

Can anyone suggest a solution for me? I have midi files I'd really
like to use as ring tones.

Thank you in advance!

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Daniel W. Rouse Jr. - 09 Aug 2007 20:56 GMT

> I recently purchased a Samsung M510 (which is awesome, by the way. I
> love it) which claimed to have midi support. I copied some midi files
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>
> Thank you in advance!

One suggestion would be to try using the .SMF (standard MIDI file)
extension, if .mid and .midi don't work.

Also, be aware of the differences between type 0 and type 1 MIDI files, in
case the phone requires a specific MIDI file format. (Basically, type 0
files have all of the MIDI data merged into one single track, while type 1
MIDI files have MIDI data stored in separate tracks. The choice between
creating type 0 or type 1 MIDI files is usually done within sequencer
software when saving a MIDI file.)

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Big Dave Smith - 10 Aug 2007 13:06 GMT

On Aug 9, 3:56 pm, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr." <dwrous...@nethere.comNOSPAM>
wrote:

> > love it) which claimed to have midi support. I copied some midi files
> > onto my phone, trying both .mid and .midi file extensions, and the
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> creating type 0 or type 1 MIDI files is usually done within sequencer
> software when saving a MIDI file.)

Thanks for the reply, Dan. I now know a lot more about midi!
Unfortunately, .smf didn't work either. I can only assume now that my
files are the wrong type (0 instead of 1, or the other way), but I
have no idea how to switch them. Are you aware of any kind of program
(Mac or PC) that I could use to modify the midi files? I am not a
music person, so I'm starting from the ground here.

Thanks again!

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Jack Ketch - 07 Sep 2007 18:04 GMT

>I recently purchased a Samsung M510 (which is awesome, by the way. I
>love it) which claimed to have midi support. I copied some midi files
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
>Thank you in advance!

This is a long way around, but it will work:

First, use a sound recording program to make a wav file from your mid
file. The Sound Recorder that comes with Windows works fine for this;
it only records 60 seconds, but that's more than enough for a
ringtone.

Second, go to a free website called Myxertones.com, create an account
for yourself, then upload your wav file. They will format it for your
phone and send it directly to the phone.

Caution: If you don't have unlimited data, Sprint will charge you for
the data transmission.

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