iPod vs SD card
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2017
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From: Jacksonville FL
I do all my MP3 work on my PC and then copy the files to the USB drive for my car and a second USB drive for my wife's van. My working directory on my PC is the main storage and the USB is only the portable version.
Last edited by JaxC7; Jul 26, 2017 at 08:02 AM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: JACKSONVILLE fla
USB Stick here... SanDisk Cruzer 128GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
It holds thousands of MP3 files and resides in the behind the dash USB port. I only take it out to add new content to it. So far I've had no issues with it in the dash out in the Florida sun. Heat doesn't seem to bother it.
It holds thousands of MP3 files and resides in the behind the dash USB port. I only take it out to add new content to it. So far I've had no issues with it in the dash out in the Florida sun. Heat doesn't seem to bother it.
Pro
Joined: Apr 2015
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From: Clarksville Tennessee
I use one of these short USB, loaded with thousands of songs, & won't get in the way...
https://www.amazon.com/Lexar-JumpDri...hub%2Busb&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/Lexar-JumpDri...hub%2Busb&th=1
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Burning Brakes
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From: The Villages FL
I use one of these short USB, loaded with thousands of songs, & won't get in the way...
https://www.amazon.com/Lexar-JumpDri...hub%2Busb&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/Lexar-JumpDri...hub%2Busb&th=1
Same here. It works great. Also use on in my boat and other cars!
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8th Gear
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So in the 2015 you can just stick an SD card in the console slot for audio files. I think they removed it for later years, if I'm not mistaken.
Is there any downside to using an SD card rather than a full device like an iPod? Do you lose any functionality like playlists and so on? Anything else I've not thought of?
Now that Apple Music makes iTunes hard to sync an iPod, I'm thinking maybe I should just be doing an "xcopy" of my music to a card rather than disabling Apple Music, syncing iPod, turning Apple Music back on, all of that.
But I'm not sure what the feature differences are between an iPod and an SD card (or USB stick for that matter). Anyone happen to know if there are downsides?
Is there any downside to using an SD card rather than a full device like an iPod? Do you lose any functionality like playlists and so on? Anything else I've not thought of?
Now that Apple Music makes iTunes hard to sync an iPod, I'm thinking maybe I should just be doing an "xcopy" of my music to a card rather than disabling Apple Music, syncing iPod, turning Apple Music back on, all of that.
But I'm not sure what the feature differences are between an iPod and an SD card (or USB stick for that matter). Anyone happen to know if there are downsides?
8th Gear
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So why can't I just use my iPOD? Is that so hard? It has playlists that I worked hard to create and now they are useless to me since the 2017 won't work well with an iPod. Sucks....
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2015
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From: Bentonville AR
I've had the same experience with my '17. It worked great in my 2013, but mine also gets "stuck" and will not shuffle all the music. It seems like it will only shuffle 20 or 30 songs, unless you go back to the list and start in another place in the music file.
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Melting Slicks
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I have a two year old IPod. I've used it in my '16 extensively with no issues. Two 4000 mile road trips, and no hick-ups, with one exception. Sometime it takes the infotainment unit a few minutes to recognize the IPod when I first plug it in.
I love the memory stick option. Use it all the time around town, or short drives. However, agree with you. The IPod does allow me to create and enjoy more options on road trips.
Hope you get it solved.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2015
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From: Sammamish Washington
I've been trying to use Export for iTunes to get my music onto a thumb drive and the songs transfer just fine. Only problem I have is I'm obviously an idiot, because I can't get my playlists to work. Until I sit down and figure out how to get my thumb drive to look like my iPod (playlists and sorting), I'll keep the iPod plugged in.
Mike
Mike
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From: Jacksonville FL
I've been trying to use Export for iTunes to get my music onto a thumb drive and the songs transfer just fine. Only problem I have is I'm obviously an idiot, because I can't get my playlists to work. Until I sit down and figure out how to get my thumb drive to look like my iPod (playlists and sorting), I'll keep the iPod plugged in.
So, once you export your playlists in M3U format, copy them to the root (top level) of your USB drive. You then have to edit them using notepad or another text editor to make sure the paths to the files in the playlists represent the file and folder structure on your USB drive. If your USB drive has files in folders like:
Artist
--- Album
--- --- files.mp3
--- Album
--- --- files.mp3
Artist
--- Album
--- --- files.mp3
--- Album
--- --- files.mp3
The entries in the playlist M3U files need to be: artist\album\file.mp3
Note that the entries don't have a drive letter or leading '\' character.
Last edited by JaxC7; Nov 7, 2017 at 07:37 AM.
Safety Car
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Dear lord, you all must be deaf. Music streaming from a phone? The only thing that will sound worse is streaming via bluetooth.... Talk about lousy quality.
Don't believe me? GO ahead and play an actual (good quality, not a cheap Compilation of the best of....? digitized by a pair of rocks...lol) CD Not mp3, no lossless... Play that through the aux in... Then listen to the same song off your phone, or Ipod... Switch between the two... Completely different sounds.... I really miss cd's. Yes they were a hassle, but...
If you listen to music with your earbuds... Never mind, you've already lost. There's an entire generation that doesn't know what good sound sounds like... It's a shame.
Don't believe me? GO ahead and play an actual (good quality, not a cheap Compilation of the best of....? digitized by a pair of rocks...lol) CD Not mp3, no lossless... Play that through the aux in... Then listen to the same song off your phone, or Ipod... Switch between the two... Completely different sounds.... I really miss cd's. Yes they were a hassle, but...
If you listen to music with your earbuds... Never mind, you've already lost. There's an entire generation that doesn't know what good sound sounds like... It's a shame.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: By The Hook NJ
Dear lord, you all must be deaf. Music streaming from a phone? The only thing that will sound worse is streaming via bluetooth.... Talk about lousy quality.
Don't believe me? GO ahead and play an actual (good quality, not a cheap Compilation of the best of....? digitized by a pair of rocks...lol) CD Not mp3, no lossless... Play that through the aux in... Then listen to the same song off your phone, or Ipod... Switch between the two... Completely different sounds.... I really miss cd's. Yes they were a hassle, but...
If you listen to music with your earbuds... Never mind, you've already lost. There's an entire generation that doesn't know what good sound sounds like... It's a shame.
Don't believe me? GO ahead and play an actual (good quality, not a cheap Compilation of the best of....? digitized by a pair of rocks...lol) CD Not mp3, no lossless... Play that through the aux in... Then listen to the same song off your phone, or Ipod... Switch between the two... Completely different sounds.... I really miss cd's. Yes they were a hassle, but...
If you listen to music with your earbuds... Never mind, you've already lost. There's an entire generation that doesn't know what good sound sounds like... It's a shame.
It's become a matter of convenience instead of quality to most.
In the car it really doesn't matter that much to me cause of the noise and cabin size.
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 157
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From: Jacksonville FL
What I listen to in my car is just rips of my much more extensive music library at home. I like my tunes in my car while I'm out driving, but I'm under no misconception about the quality of the listening environment there (or just about any vehicle for that matter). That's not to say that I don't try to get the best quality I can given the environment. I don't stream music over Bluetooth or Apple Play, but I'm happy enough with the quality I get from high bit rate MP3 files on a USB stick.
Edit: I do really wish the system would play FLAC files...
Edit: I do really wish the system would play FLAC files...
Last edited by JaxC7; Nov 8, 2017 at 10:11 AM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Wilmington Ma
I've had no problems moving my Itunes music to a USB stick for my Vette. The only problem i have is that the Playlists I create get duplicated every time i update the stick with new music. Even playlists i have deleted are still there in the Vette. I've tried reformating the stick and starting new but the problem is still there. Have not figured out a way to clear the memory in the vette.