Ringtone file size too large!!??!?

[hockeyplayer2004]

ok so normally when i download ringtones they are downloaded in a .dm format at 15 seconds long... my phone will allow mp3 format or wav format for ringtones but when i cut out my 15 seconds or even 10 seconds of ringtone, my phone says the file size is too large... is there a way i can make the file size not so large but yet still be 15 seconds????

[waxcylinder]

Yes, you can try reducing the exported bitrate of the MP3 - Audacity default is 128 (which is the minimum for proper music). For a ringtone you should be ok going a bit lower.

Go to Edit > Preferences > File Formats - you should see a drop-down which will let you reset the MP3 bitrate.

WC

[hockeyplayer2004]

i see where its set at 128 bit rate but it doenst let me click it and have the drop down... i dunno why...

[waxcylinder]

In order to re-set the rate in the dropdown (and indeed to export MP3) you need to have LAME installed properly and have Audacity pointing at it.

WC