DJ Shadow, DJ Danger Mouse, DJ Punjami, DJ ATB, and now, ladies and gentlemen, you can be part of the fun. We've all messed around with GarageBand, making some sick drum kit and syth bass beats. Music to your ears...until you try to show it off to your friends. Don't worry, you're not bad, they just don't "understand" you.
And as for that sketchy microphone built into your computer...
"Is that you're awful singing?"
"No it's just my friend's voice...who kinda sounds like me."
Although your techno song that's in 13/5 time, has no apparent key, and uses an array of distorted cowbells, here's a chance to slice and dice mp3's and show it off honorably.
iTunes offers songs, e-books, sitcoms, movies, podcasts, and finally: Ringtones. Now while these are only available for iPhones (the rest of us can stick with the Mexican Hat Dance ring), the way Apple presents the rings is revolutionary.
$0.99 a ring is the going rate; any song you have already purchased from iTunes will work also. Not only do you get to choose from a multitude of songs, you get the opprotunity to edit the song to perfection. Love the chorus but hate the bridge? Tack the intro before the chorus. Or better, have it loop the chorus to your liking. Not a bad idea. Too bad it's for the greedy AT&T subscribers. A robot saying "Hello Moto" on my phone is way cooler anyway.
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