• Top Toolbar - used to navigate through media files on your computer and apply effects to the files on the Timeline.

• Source Panel - used to show the files on your computer hard disk to let you select the ones you need to apply effects and upload.

• Timeline - used to represent the media file so that you could see the file duration, details and the place of the desired music in the file

• Player Toolbar - used to playback the media file to listen to the changes made and estimate them.

  To start working with the media files you will need to:

  1. Choose the folder that contains media (music) files.
  2. Choose the media files from the selected folder.
  3. Place the files to the Timeline to start working with them.
  4. Apply some effects to the file (optional).
  5. Save and upload the file to a portable device.

The Top Toolbar is placed in the upper part of the AVS Ringtone Maker:

The function buttons are used in the following way:

Button	Caption	Description
	My Computer	Use this button to switch to My Computer folder to start browsing the drives and folders with files that you have on your personal computer.
	My Music	Use this button to switch to My Music folder in case you would like to edit and upload some media files located in this folder. My Music folder is created automatically with the Windows installation and is situated in the folder with the user's documents.
	My Ringtones	Use this button to switch to My Ringtones folder to start browsing the ringtone files that you put in that folder. The folder is created automatically on the program first run and is placed into My Music folder of the user's documents.
	Level up	Use this button to go to the folder that is located a level higher than the current one. That is if you are now in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Music\My Ringtones\ after pressing the Level Up button you will get to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\My Music\.
	Views	Use this button to change the way of the files list representation. The possible Views are: Thumbnails, Icons, List and Details - they correspond to the Windows standard file list representation modes.
	Help	Use this button to open the AVS Ringtone Maker Help file.
	Zoom out	Use this button to zoom the music file timeline out. You might do this to find the next specific place in the music composition to apply an effect to it or to return to the actual file length representation.
	Full zoom	Use this button to to return to the actual music file length representation. You might do this to find the next specific place in the music composition to apply an effect to it or to return to the actual file length representation.
	Zoom in	Use this button to zoom the music file timeline in. You might need this to find a specific place in the music composition file to apply an effect to it. If you selected a part of the file with the mouse, this button will zoom in this exact part of the file. Otherwise the whole file will be zoomed in.
	Amplify	Use this button to add Amplify audio effect to your file to increase or decrease the amplification of the sound in the media file.
	Fade in	Use this button to add Fade in audio effect to your file or a part of it.
	Fade out	Use this button to add Fade out audio effect to your file or a part of it.
	Normalize	Use this button to add Normalize audio effect to your file to achieve the greatest amount of amplification that will not result in clipping.
	Reverse	Use this button to add Reverse audio effect to your file.
	Flanger	Use this button to add Flanger audio effect to your file mixing a signal with a slightly delayed copy of itself.
	Chorus	Use this button to add Chorus audio effect to your file adding a single delayed signal (echo) to the original input.
	Delay	Use this button to add Delay audio effect to your file replaying the sounds of the selected audio portion after a certain period of time.
	Phaser	Use this button to add Phaser audio effect to your file giving a "synthesized" or electronic effect to natural sounds.
	Vibrato	Use this button to add Vibrato audio effect to your file cyclically changing a certain frequency of the input signal.
	Reverb	Use this button to add Reverb audio effect to your file of the sound that stops but the reflections continue, decreasing in amplitude, until they can no longer be heard.
	Time Stretch	Use this button to add Time Stretch audio effect to your file changing the tempo, but keeping the pitch the same throughout.
	WahWah	Use this button to add WahWah audio effect to your file altering the resonance of musical notes to extend expressiveness.
	Pitch Shift	Use this button to add Pitch Shift audio effect to your file shifting the frequency spectrum of the input signal.
	Trim	Use this button to keep the highlighted part of the music file and to delete the unselected part.
	Delete	Use this button to delete the highlighted part of the music file and to keep the unselected part.
	Undo	Use this button to undo the changes you have made to the media file.
	Redo	Use this button to repeat the changes you have made in case you have undone them.

After you double-click the selected file you can start editing it right away.

If you want to apply the effects to a part of the file you need to select that specific part with your mouse.

If you want to apply the effects to the whole file you might select the whole file timeline or leave everything unselected.

It is also possible to record the music from an external device connected to your personal computer (to the line-in jack or to the microphone input jack) or from a software (hardware) playback device installed on your computer - software player or TV/FM tuner.

To do that you will need the following:

• connect an external device or a microphone to your personal computer;
• run AVS Ringtone Maker;
• configure the input device that you would like to use clicking the Configure button - ;
• on the Player Toolbar press the Record button - ;
• start the playback of the external device, or start speaking into the microphone, or start the playback of the software player or the hardware tuner;
• to stop the recording process press the Record button once again.

After the recording is complete you can apply effects to the output file just as if it were a common media file.

To facilitate your control of the modifications you can use the following buttons:

Button	Description
	Used to playback the media file.
	Used to continuously repeat the selection or the whole media file.
	Used to stop the media file.
	Used to start the recording.
	Used to configure the input device.

You can configure your input devices right from the AVS Ringtone Maker, without need to go to the windows Control Panel. To do that you can click the Configure button in the AVS Ringtone Maker main window. The form that will let you change the device settings will appear:

Here you can:

1. select the device that will be used for sound recording. Press the drop-down combo-box and select the necessary device from the list, if you have more than one input device installed on your computer;

2. select the input jack active on the device. The following input jacks might be available depending on your input device configuration:

   • Mono Mix - allows you to record the sound from a program player or a hardware tuner connected to your personal computer in mono mode;
   • Stereo Mix - allows you to record the sound from a program player or a hardware tuner connected to your personal computer in stereo mode;
   • SPDIF - allows you to record the sound from any external device connected to the digital input jack of your computer sound card;
   • Aux - allows you to record the sound from any external device connected to the Aux (auxiliary) input of your computer sound card;
   • CD Player - allows you to record the sound from a laser audio disc in you computer CD/DVD-ROM drive;
   • Line In - allows you to record the sound from any external device connected to the Line In input of your computer sound card;
   • Microphone - allows you to record the sound from a microphone connected to the Microphone input of your computer sound card;
   • Phone Line - allows you to record the sound from an external device connected to the Phone Line input of your computer sound card;

3. set the device Balance - the difference of the sound volume between the right and the left channel;

4. set the input device Gain - the loudness of the device input;

5. test the device pressing the Test button to make sure that the device is in working order and the Balance and Gain are set correctly;

6. for some devices it is also possible to change some advanced settings clicking the Advanced... button. The Advanced Properties window will pop up to let you configure the advanced device settings. You should consult your hardware documentation for more details on this settings:

After you select all the settings for your input device you can click the OK button to accept the changes made and go on recording the sound from the selected and configured device.

The Timeline represents the media file so that you could see the file duration, details and the place of the desired music in the file.

In the lower part of the Timeline you can see file duration information expressed in hours: minutes: seconds. milliseconds, so that you could see the real-time correlation between the Timeline of the media file and the place of the music fragment in the file.

Note: the timeline will represent different number of separate channels depending on the music file: two channels for a stereo music file, one common channel for a mono music file and six separate channels for a 5.1-channel file. Moreover, you can select and edit any of the channels using the Ctrl button. Hold the Ctrl button and select the necessary channel with the mouse. After that you can edit the selected channel leaving the other channels unchanged.

To select a part of the file for applying effects you need to highlight it with the left or the right mouse buttons:

After you selected a part of the file you might start applying effects to it.

If you would like to apply effects to the whole media file you can leave it not highlighted and it will be selected automatically.

You can apply the following effects before uploading the file to your mobile device:

• Amplify
• Fade in and Fade out
• Normalize
• Reverse
• Flanger
• Chorus
• Delay
• Phaser
• Vibrato
• Reverb
• Time Stretch
• WahWah
• Pitch Shift

Note, that you can select the effects presets clicking the right mouse button on the selected effect button and choosing the necessary preset from the opened list.

Besides, it is possible to Trim the selected part of the audio file and to Delete it:

• Trim - Use this effect to keep the highlighted part of the music file and to delete the unselected part. After you press the Trim button only the selection will be left and all the other fragments of the music file will be cut off.

• Delete - Use this effect to delete the highlighted part of the music file and to keep the unselected part. After you press the Delete button the selection will be cut off and all the other fragments of the music file will be kept.

Amplify effect is used to increase or decrease the amplification of the sound in the media file. If you select a part of the file with the mouse, this button will amplify or attenuate this exact part of the file. Otherwise the sound of the whole file will be amplified or diminished.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Amplify effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

Use this button to fade in the sound in the media file. If you select a part of the file with the mouse, this button will fade in the sound of this exact part of the file. Otherwise the sound of the beginning of the file will be faded in.

Use this button to fade out the sound in the media file. If you select a part of the file with the mouse, this button will fade out the sound of this exact part of the file. Otherwise the sound of the end of the file will be faded out.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Fade in or Fade out effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

Use this button to achieve the greatest amount of amplification that will not result in clipping. If you select a part of the file with the mouse, this button will amplify the highlighted selection to the percentage of the maximum level. Otherwise the sound of the whole file will be normalized.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Normalize effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

The Reverse effect reverses the existing audio data.  If you select a part of the file with the mouse, this button will reverse this exact part of the file. Otherwise the whole file will be reversed.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Reverse effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

The Flanger effect is one of the other elaborated audio effects that is created by mixing a signal with a slightly delayed copy of itself, where the length of the delay is constantly changing. With the Flanger filter you can "shape" the sound through controlling how much delayed signal is added to the original. Use it if you want to create the "whooshing" sound effect in some fragment of your audio track.

Flanger is a special case of the Chorus effect: it is created in the same way that Chorus is created. In days gone by, flanging used to be created by sound engineers who put their finger onto the tape reel's flange, thus slowing it down. Two identical recordings are played back simultaneously, and one is slowed down to give the flanging effect.

Flanger gives a "whooshing" sound, like the sound is pulsating. It is essentially an exaggerated Chorus.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Flanger effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

The Chorus effect allows you to make your audio sound fuller. It can make a single instrument sound like there are actually several instruments being played. It adds some thickness to the sound, and can be described as 'lush' or 'rich'.

The Chorus effect is so named because it makes the recording of a vocal track sound like it was sung by two or more people singing in chorus. This is achieved by adding a single delayed signal (echo) to the original input.

The Chorus differs from the Flanger in only a couple of ways. One difference is the amount of delay that is used. The delay times in a Chorus are larger than in a Flanger. This longer delay doesn't produce the characteristic sweeping sound of the Flanger. The Chorus also differs from the Flanger in that there is generally no feedback used.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Chorus effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

The Delay effect allows you to create an echo effect of your audio track by replaying the sounds of the selected audio portion after a certain period of time. Applying of this filter can bring life to dull mixes, widen and fill out your instrument's sound.

You can use this function to create single echoes, as well as a number of other effects. Delays of 35 milliseconds (ms) or more will be perceived as discrete echoes, while those falling within the 35-15 ms range can be used to create a simple chorus or flanging effect. (These effects will not be as effective as the actual Flanger effects, as the delay settings will be fixed and will not change over time).

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Delay effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

The Phaser filter makes the selected portion of your audio thinner or fuller through mixing the automatically filtered and unfiltered audio signals. You can apply this filter to give a "synthesized" or electronic effect to natural sounds.

The Phaser achieves its distinctive sound by creating one or more notches in the frequency domain that eliminate sounds at the notch frequencies.

Phasing is very similar to flanging. If two signals that are identical, but out of phase, are added together, then the result is that they will cancel each other out. If, however, they are partially out of phase, then partial cancellations, and partial enhancements occur. This leads to the phasing effect.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Phaser effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

Vibrato equals to a cyclical changing of a certain frequency of the input signal. If you select a part of the file with the mouse, this button will apply the Vibrato effect to this exact part of the file. Otherwise whole file will be changed.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Vibrato effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

The Reverberation filter helps you to apply the particular effect when the sound stops but the reflections continue, decreasing in amplitude, until they can no longer be heard.

You can use this function to set Reverb effect that is used to simulate acoustic space, and consists of both early reflections and echoes that are so closely spaced that they are perceived as a single fading sound. Reverb is different from the basic echo function in that the delays are not repeated at regularly spaced intervals. Reverb function can create a wide range of high-quality reverb effects.

It is the sound you hear in a room with hard surfaces where sound bounces around the room for a while after the initial sound stops. Reverb is used to simulate the acoustical effect of rooms and enclosed buildings. In a room, for instance, sound is reflected off the walls, the ceiling and the floor. The sound heard at any given time is the sum of the sound from the source, as well as the reflected sound. An impulse (such a hand clap) will decay exponentially.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Reverb effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

The Time Stretch effect allows to change the tempo, but keep the pitch the same throughout. If you select a part of the file with the mouse, this button will change the tempo of this exact part of the file. Otherwise the tempo of the whole file will be changed.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Time Stretch effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

WahWah is the sound of altering the resonance of musical notes to extend expressiveness that makes the audio sound just like that guitar sound so popular in the 1970's. This effect uses a moving bandpass filter to create its sound, sounding much like a human voice saying the syllable 'wah'..

The WahWah effect automatically adjusts the phase of the left and right channels when given a stereo recording, so that the effect seems to travel across the speakers.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the WahWah effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

The Pitch Shift effect shifts the frequency spectrum of the input signal. It can be used to disguise a person's voice, or make the voice sound like that of the "chipmunks", through to "Darth Vader". It is also used to create harmony in lead passages, although it is an "unintelligent" harmonizer.

To apply the effect you should do the following:

1. Add the audio file to the Timeline.
2. Select a part of the file you would like to apply the effect to or leave it unselected to apply the effect to the whole file.
3. Click the Pitch Shift effect button on the Top Toolbar.
4. Adjust the effect parameters or select one of the available presets from the list. Note, that if you change the effect settings, you can save them as a preset to be able to use them afterwards.
5. Click the Preview button to make sure that the changes are correct.
6. Click the OK button to return to the audio file editing.

Use this option to finish the work with the music file and start uploading it to the mobile device connected to your personal computer.

After you press the Save and Upload button you will be prompted to select the format of the uploading file:

Press the Mobile overview button to see the table representing different mobile devices and formats, supported by them.

To change the folder where the file is going to be stored press the button and choose the new file location.

After you choose the format of the file and press the Upload >> button, the file will be saved and the AVS Mobile Uploader will be launched to begin the uploading process.