Ringtones suck . Not in theory but in practice . They exist for one cause and that is to notify ; this however , does n’t stop everyone and their grandma from using screechy loops of “ Ice Cream Paint - Job ” or else . Enter Cleartones byHugo Verweij .
Verweij makes his living as a sound technologist so you may suppose how much it hurts him to try your average adolescent ’s ringtone . These “ hand - made , minimalist ringtones for the serious substance abuser ” consist of short , clean bursts of unobtrusive sound designed specially for the iPhone ’s speakers . In his own words :
As a sound interior designer I pay a slew of attention to the sounds of our everyday life sentence and what they commune . We are hem in by electronic machine , almost all of which make heavy . But many time , the sound is not as well designed as the gadget itself . That ’s one of the reasons why I created Cleartones . A ringtone is oftentimes yokelish and pestering , while it should be unobtrusive yet functional . It should be light to it ’s possessor without trouble anyone else , that ’s the substance of a good ringtone , says Hugo Verweij , founding father of Cleartones .
There are 4 sample tones useable for your hearing joy on the product site with artsy names like “ Persistence ” or “ It ’s Time . ” The whole set of 50 tones is available now for $ 10 or you could get 4 for the price of a tweet . He ’ll also do custom requests by email . I wonder if he can whip up a chomp of “ put up this elbow room ” for me ! [ CleartonesviaDavid ReportandAnother Something ; Photo fromJoachim Baan ]
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