Ericsson Melody Creator and Translator

Ericsson Melody Creator and Translator is a tiny and portable software application designed for owners of older Sony Ericsson mobile phones. It lets them create MIDI melodies easily by resorting to a virtual piano, and translate the notes into keys supported by Sony Ericsson phones. It does not actually export the files to the devices, but lets users easily input the melody keys themselves.

Portability advantages

Since there is no setup pack involved, you can drop the executable file to a custom location on the disk and just click it to run. Another possibility is to save it to a removable storage unit (like a USB flash drive) to immediately launch it on any PC with minimum effort and no previous installers.
An important aspect worth taking into account is that the app does not modify Windows registry settings or create extra files on the disk, thus leaving no traces behind after its removal.

Plain-looking interface with simple options

The GUI is made from a small frame which includes a virtual piano, along with a predefined MIDI track whose notes are shown on the top part of the screen. You can either press piano keys or directly type them. Evidently, each key has its own sound that can be listened to.
The app integrates a button that can play the entire track. Once you are satisfied with the results, you can click the "Ok" button to immediately translate the notes into Sony Ericsson keys. There are no other noteworthy options available.

Evaluation and conclusion

We have not come across any issues in our tests, since the utility did not hang, crash or pop up error dialogs. It is very responsive to commands and remains light on the system resources, running on low CPU and memory. Although it has not been updated for a while, Ericsson Melody Creator and Translator works smoothly on later operating systems.