| Transfering Mp3s.
1. If you have an IR, just activate your 6600 IRs and your computer should detect the connection. You can either click on the IR icon (bottom-right on your task bar) and a window will pop-up allowing you to browse for the file; or just locate the file via windows explorer, right click on it, goto Send to and an option of "Send to a nearby computer" will be visible. Once done your Mp3 would be in your inbox and to move it would require you to have FExplorer or SeleQ installed earlier on on your mobile.
Launch your SeleQ/FExplorer and goto C or E:\system\ mail\00001001_S\*.
Go through the folders 0 - 9, a - f and you should find the Mp3 you just sent..
Choose Options>Edit>Cut and then when you have located your Mp3 folder (e.g. E:\Sounds\Digital) and Option>Edit>Paste.
A lengthy process but if you dont have BT or MMC reader, its the only possible way.
2. If you rather prefer to send by IR via the PC Suite, as mention up there, make sure you goto the Control Panel and untick the conversion that you dont require under File Transfers. This is a much more easy process you can assign directly to which folder you want the Mp3 to be.
3. For BT owners, its a much more simpler procedure, its just a matter of pairing your phone and your PC and then launching your BT client browser. Although if you send it not using the PC Suite, you will have to do the Cut & Paste procedure as described in option 1.
4. By far the easiest and the fastest way to transfer your Mp3s is via the MMC reader. Just slot-in the MMC to you reader, which is connected to you PC ofcourse, then dump all the your Mp3 into the specific folder you prefer.
So thats the possible option (that I can think off) on how to transfer your Mp3. The best player I've seen/heard is the Ultramp3 & Mp3player only and its both not free. As for the bit rate settings, thats upto you, but theres no need for high cd quality file, as the 6600 or 7610 only has mono speakers.
Mp3 as ringtones for the 6600?
Yes people on the old firmware (v3.42.1) can actually play mp3 files that is converted to/with Ogg codec on your phone as ringtones the way you would do for midi or wav files! All you have to do is find an mp3 song and convert it to/with Ogg format/codec. The mp3 would then have an .ogg extension. The best FREE mp3 converter is the dBpowerAMP, its a must have if you havent got it yet. Its easy to use and theres a good 'How to' section on the main website.
Those on firmware v4.09.1 can now have Ogg files as the ringtones by downloading the Oggplay-S60-MMF-1.6.1. This is what is new in the v1.6.1 release.
What's new in Release 1.6.1: --
- Ogg files can now be reliably used as ringing tone. Support for bluetooth headset. This adress a feature of previous versions where ogg files could be set as ringing tone, but they were simply not ringing when call was received. This has been fixed. And as expected, when using ogg as ringing tone, vibration will work, if enabled. Proper functionality of ringing tones has been verified on 2 different firmware versions of 6600, and on one 7610.
Version v1.6.2 released! A much more stable version and now it allows those on frimware v5.27.0 can have ogg files as their ringtones too! Download the Oggplay-S60-MMF-1.6.2. HERE. This is what is new in the v1.6.2 release.
The ogg plugin can be used as a "random" ringing tone: everytime a phone call is received, the ringing tone played will be randomly choosen from the list of available .ogg files in the device. The file ReadMeFirst.html gives the instructions for creating the ramdom ringing tones.
Fixed the crackling & popping sound (most notably on 6600, but also heard on some other phones as well) that was introduced in release 1.6.1. This release will only work on Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620 and Nokia 7610.
Note: Make sure to uninstall OvController (if you have it) on your phone before installing v.1.6.1.
Mp3 Editor.
The two free ones that is recommended is Mp3Trim & Mp3 CD Doctor 2004. Also DietMp3 will let you compress the Mp3 file into a much more compact size without sacrificing the quality. Personally I use Cool Edit Pro, Acid Pro etc, which is not free....unless you know where to look.
Recommended Bitrate.
64kbps quality, mono sound and 16000 Hz sampling rate (though I think the quality set at 45kbps is also all right) - with this, an mp3 file that was 3MB in size was coded to an ogg file of 600+ and 800+ kb for the 45kbps and 64kbps sampling rate respectively. Of course the size will vary depending on the instruments and voices (ie the frequency present) in the song.
Anyways, install the ovcontroller.SIS to your C drive of your 6600 and thats about it. You wont see any icon for it on the menu page at all. Then just send the .ogg sound file to your phone via BT or IR and when you open it, it will play in the default Recorder of the 6600. Save it and then when you choose ringer tones for your profile, it will be listed and played like any other file.
Installed Ogg Player so u can play tracks right through without stopping when phone goes on standby mode. By the way use 48kps, 16000hz for the ogg files. Seems pretty much fine.
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