I know there’s pretty split camps on the custom ringtones issue. One group loves having them and thinks it’s the coolest thing ever. The other can’t stand the trend and gets nauseous every time they hear one in the grocery store, Starbucks or even better, quiet restaurant or movie theater. But if you’re like me, you have a foot in both camps. See, what usually drive people like me crazy about custom tones is when they’re poorly executed. It’s a hip hop song or classic rock jam that’s so distorted it’s painful.
The magic of iTunes, Garage Band, and the stripping of DRM from purchased music is that you can create great sounding ones with finesse. This also takes into consideration having an Apple and an iPhone which makes the process seamless.
I’ve made plenty, splitting them up across my address book so I can identify a caller by sound alone, which is often very helpful. For this reason, I generally choose tracks that will stand out in the white noise so I can hear it. This has resulted in some that will make my son stop in his tracks and look around in earnest. Not to mention catch my often-jumpy wife off guard as well.
The White Flash by Modeselektor
Blue Blood Blues by The Dead Weather
Always Something Better by Trentemoller
