| CREATE VOICETONES FOR YOUR SPRINT PCS PHONE |
| I hope to make this as easy as possible. Note: you will be converting file formats, editing files, creating new files, and uploading these files to your phone. All of the programs I have listed on this page are free and pretty eazy to use. I personally enjoy using other sound editors but they require a purchase. Nevertheless, this step-by-step tutorial should be painless. |
| Introduction: Purevoice is a technology developed by Qualcomm CDMA used to create the voicetones for your cell phone. The voicetone files in your sprint phone are qcp files. They are not wave/wav files or mp3 files. Being that most people store mp3 files on their computers we will start from there. We will take an mp3 file and convert it into a wav file. Then, we will take the wave file and convert it into a qcp file. Lastly, I will point you to a website where you can upload this qcp file and save it to your phone. |
| Programs you will need: 1. dBpowerAmp Music Converter 10.0 (download it here) You will need to download and install this program. 2. Audacity 1.2.1 (download it here) You will need to download and install this program. 3. PureVoice Converter 3.0 (download it here) This program comes in a zip file. Unzip the files and put them in a folder on your desktop. 4. PureVoice Player v1.3.2 for windows (download it here or here) You will need to download and install this program. |
| Once you have downloaded and installed the programs listed above you are ready to begin. |
| STEP 1. Converting to a wave file format. |
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| I have put all of the files on my desktop to make it easier to understand what you are looking at. You can see that the dBpowerAmp has installed an extra program, dMC Audio CD Input, designed for ripping song directly off CDs. I have put two mp3 files on my desktop to work with. |
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| First, we will open the dBpowerAMP program. This is the program we will use to convert our mp3 files into wav files. When you double click on dBpowerAmp the program will promt you to select the file you want to convert. Here, I have selected the ciara - goodies mp3 file. |
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| The next window you will see is the conversion window with the wave settings. The only setting you should have to chane is from "stereo" to "mono". You can now press the convert button. This setting is important for when you later create your qcp (voicetone) file. |
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| As you can see, the program has created a new wave file that looks like your mp3 file. You are now finished with that program. |
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| I would recommend re-naming your newly created wave file (i.e. my goodies) so that you don't later confuse it with your already existing mp3 file. |
| STEP 2. Editing your wave file. |
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| Next, open the Audacity program. We will use this program to edit your newly created wave file. This program will allow you to select and cut out the parts of the song you don't want. I recommend this process because turning the "entire" song into a qcp file creates a really large file for your phone. Most cell phones don't have enough room to hold such a large file. Taking a part of the song is more practical. |
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| Click on file > open. Select and open the file you want to edit. |
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| You should now see your song in a wave visual. Here we are going to find the part in the song that we want to use in our voicetone and simply cut off the rest of the song. I only want the chorus, so I am going to cut off everything before it and after it. |
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| Here I have found the spot where the chorus starts and have selected everything before it. You can simply click your mouse curser (arrow) at the designated spot. Click, hold, and drag your curser to the beginning of the song. You can see the scissors on the left side of the screen. Click on them to remove the first part of your song. If you make a mistake you can always press the back arrow to reverse your actions. |
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| Repeat these steps by selecting the part right after the chorus and deleting it. |
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| Your result should look something like this. |
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| Click on file > Export as Wav. Once again, re-name your wave file (i.e. goodies) so that you don't confuse it with your other wave file. Save the file. You are now done with Audacity and can close the program. |
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| I now have four music files on my desktop. Two are mp3 files and two are my newly created wave files. Goodies is the one I'm going to use to create my qcp file. |
| STEP 3. Creating your qcp file. |
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| Finally, open your PureVoice Converter folder that has the files you extracted from the zip file. |
| Click and drag your wave file (goodies) directly over the "pvconv" icon and let go. |
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| You will notice that the program has created a qcp file on your desktop. Congratulations, you have just successfully created your first voicetone! |
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| Lastly, open your PureVoice player to listen to your voicetone. You want to make sure it sounds good before you put it on your phone. |
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| Now, if it sounds good, upload your file to your phone here. |
| Note: This site that allows you to uplaod files to your phone does not belong to me. |
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| Disclaimer: This is purely designed as a "help" tool. Any issues that may or may not arise due to the use of these steps or programs, etc. is the sole responsibility of the user. Be informed that it is a "use at your own risk". |
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| Watch the tutorial on video! |