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October 6, 2011 3:41 PM

It's a ring-tone! It's place-based community art! Well, you don't have to choose any more. In Locally Toned, artist T. Foley sources sound in the wild to create hundreds of unique ringtones.
posted by Miko (12 comments total)

Home of the G20 LRAD!
posted by box at 4:14 PM on October 6, 2011

Oh now that's just cool.
posted by eyeballkid at 4:27 PM on October 6, 2011

My Panasonic phone has only the normal ringtones. And I can't send texts with it. Oh well.
posted by clvrmnky at 5:24 PM on October 6, 2011

Are any of these not grating? I listened to three and found them all totally annoying. I wouldn't mind some that weren't an assault on the senses, but digging through clamor isn't something I am willing to do.
posted by cjorgensen at 5:55 PM on October 6, 2011 [1 favorite]

Are any of these not grating? I listened to three and found them all totally annoying.

The Kennywood Merry Go Round and Juma's Roar ones are neat and not grating.
posted by bluesapphires at 6:25 PM on October 6, 2011

There are some thumb piano, glockenspiel and organ ones in there that I like.

(Maybe the pinball ones too, though ymmv w/r/t clamor/grate/whatnot.)
posted by box at 6:29 PM on October 6, 2011

I also like the Museum Insel Accordion and the Glockenspiel (mainly because glockenspiel is fun to say).
posted by bluesapphires at 6:30 PM on October 6, 2011

I love thumb piano so will look again.
posted by cjorgensen at 7:12 PM on October 6, 2011

Also, you can submit one, so if you can think of some that aren't grating, maybe you could get them included.
posted by Miko at 7:34 PM on October 6, 2011

The pinball ones are neat.
posted by me3dia at 10:40 PM on October 6, 2011

Speaking strictly as a person with ears, I approve of this.
posted by shakespeherian at 6:57 AM on October 7, 2011

OMG! I met one of the people pictured this summer! Cool!!
posted by kuppajava at 8:04 AM on October 7, 2011