MP3 help
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: New Albany IN.
MP3 help
I have a 2008 with Nav.
I can not get a mp3 cd that I make to play. It has folders but no mp3 info. This should be easy but I can't make it work.
Using Itunes can someone walk me thru it or lead me to a step by step loc.
Thanks,
I can not get a mp3 cd that I make to play. It has folders but no mp3 info. This should be easy but I can't make it work.
Using Itunes can someone walk me thru it or lead me to a step by step loc.
Thanks,
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Ventura County, Calif
Your problem is probably file name lengths and "possibly" iTunes.
Study and understand the info in these threads before you start burning, especially the posts by FortMorganAl. It isn't quite as easy as 1,2,3:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...3-capable.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-playback.html
Study and understand the info in these threads before you start burning, especially the posts by FortMorganAl. It isn't quite as easy as 1,2,3:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...3-capable.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-playback.html
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Currently somewhere in IL,IN,KY,TN,MO,AR,MS,AL, or FL
ITunes is a real pain. I use either Nero (commercial version) or MediaMonkey (free). Both are far easier to learn and get working than ITunes, IMHO. You also can use AF5 to easily size the file names and ID3TagIt to get the correct ID3 tags for display. Both of these are also free.
Pro
Joined: May 2004
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From: Colorado Springs
Make sure you are burning nothing to the disc but MP3 files. Do not burn any album thumbnails, etc. Also, make sure your total filename length meets the requirements outlined in your stereo user guide and don't forget to include the filename extension as part of the total length. Also make sure all of your ID3 tags are in place so that they display properly on your NAV display and HUD (if equipped).
I like to use the randomizer a lot when playing MP3 discs but what I found is that the randomizer will only work within a given folder. If you have two songs in a folder, the randomizer will just play those two songs over and over again until you manually move to a different folder. I found it better for me to just have all of my songs in the root folder of a CD with no subfolders underneath. Then the randomizer works as I want it to.
I like to use the randomizer a lot when playing MP3 discs but what I found is that the randomizer will only work within a given folder. If you have two songs in a folder, the randomizer will just play those two songs over and over again until you manually move to a different folder. I found it better for me to just have all of my songs in the root folder of a CD with no subfolders underneath. Then the randomizer works as I want it to.
Instructor
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From: Bowie MD
