Ah, yes - modern technology. Today you can get creative in so many ways with all the options you have with huge files of music on your iPod, operating your PC from a distance, not to mention using a ringtone maker to have your phone make the sounds YOU want. A ringtone maker has become the new fad for young and old.

With a ringtone maker application you can use any personal favorite of a song or clip from any soundtrack and use it for your ringtone. It comes in a desktop application easy to download. You can store the ringtones you create for use at any time, any time you want. And since it's so easy to use, it becomes the fun way to create your own trademark sound. You can even download non-music sounds for ringtones.

With your own ringtone maker, you have a variety of choices with the files format: your existing files can be MP3, OGG, CD or WMA audio files. Next, determine which part of the larger sound-track you would like as your ringtone and listen to a preview of the clip. Now pick a sound quality for your ringtone quality, and save your work. Your newly custom created rigntones can be anywhere from 5-30 seconds long. And some applications have additional features enabling you to do more things like adding cool animations or adding special wallpaper.

Obviously, your cell phone needs to support adding your own ringtones and you also need to have an internet connection, ideally high speed. But you will not need special cables or subscriptions or memberships. The ringtone maker is all yours to make as many ringtones as you like.

If you don't live in the US, don't panic. Up to 60 other countries also allow the ringtones to work. And you can make literally thousands of ringtones for yourself and family and friends, no matter what occasion or event or mood to convey. A ringtone maker will enable you to give your loved ones special treats as well as to send them a special kind of message.

Of course, you still can use the free ringtones you can download from any one of hundreds of sites, but wouldn't it be fun to just make your own? You can have a wild scream during the Halloween season, play a unique Christmas tune during that holiday, or send a special song to your loved one on the anniversary of your meeting. Every time his or her phone rings, they will be reminded of you.

If purchasing some of the more sophisticated software, you will find some perks hard to pass up. One company allows you to send SMS messages for free. So shop around and get the best deal. If you want to get polyphonic ringtones from your midi files, you may have to download a converter to change your midis to MP3s.

With a very short learning curve, anyone can get a ringtone maker and have a ball making your own personalized message for your cell phone. Impress your family and friends with your creativity. Change them everyday according to your mindset at the time. It's up to you to make your fun with these ringtone makers!