iMelody is a non-polyphonic ringtone exchange object format, used for mobile phones [Extension: .imy], defined by Ericsson and Sony Ericsson together with other manufacturers and is based on Ericsson's proprietary eMelody format. The iMelody format was made because the eMelody had some musical limitations.
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Transferring melody to mobile phones
In order to transfer these ringtones to a mobile phone, one could simply send an SMS message with the iMelody/eMelody text as the text of the message, or one could make a plain text file containing the iMelody/eMelody text and using the extension of either .imy for iMelody or .emy for eMelody and transfer the file to the mobile phone by bluetooth, IrDA (infrared), or by a data cable. The file could also be attached to an MMS message or an e-mail message.
iMelody
MIME: "text/x-iMelody" or "audio/iMelody"
Extension: ".imy"
Here is an example of an advanced ringtone in the iMelody format, this is a silent ringtone that only makes the phone's vibrating motor vibrate constantly:
BEGIN:IMELODY VERSION:1.2 FORMAT:CLASS1.0 BEAT:25 MELODY:vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeon (r2vibeonvibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2vibeonr2ledonr2vibeonr2vibeon END:IMELODYAnother example of an advance ringtone, which makes the vibrating motor vibrate constantly, the backlight of the phone's display blink and plays a simple tone:
BEGIN:IMELODY VERSION:1.2 FORMAT:CLASS1.0 BEAT:900 STYLE:S1 MELODY:(vibeonbackoff*6c5ledon*6d5ledoff*6e5ledon*6f5ledoff*6g5ledon*6a5ledoff*6b5ledon*6a5ledoff*6g5*6f5*6e5*6d5*6c5backon*6d5*6e5*6f5*6g5*6a5*6b5*6a5*6g5*6f5*6e5*6d5@0) END:IMELODYeMelody
MIME: "text/x-eMelody" or "audio/e-melody""
Extension: ".emy"
Here is an example of a ringtone in eMelody format:
BEGIN:EMELODY VERSION:1.0 NAME:Test melody 1 COMPOSER:John Smith MELODY:+f+a+fa(b)bdcC+GA+d+#c+dfg+daea+d+#c+e+f+e+fa(b)bdC+EA+d+#c+dfgba+d+#C END:EMELODY