USB Music Question
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To answer my own question, it's easy to move your entire library and playlists to an SD card (which can be inserted inside my console) using Double Twist, which will import your iTunes library and playlists. When I got Double Twist, it was free for the basic version and it enables you to import an iTunes library and playlists to a non-Apple device. Once the SD card is installed in the car, you can access the playlists by using the "Search" feature of the car.
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wow indeed. it syncs iTunes with the usb stick, the same way as ITunes syncs an ipod.
2 things that I noticed though not a big issue:
it won't file "compilations" as iTunes does, but rather every artist shows up in the artist list.
It classes mp4 files under video.
2 things that I noticed though not a big issue:
it won't file "compilations" as iTunes does, but rather every artist shows up in the artist list.
It classes mp4 files under video.
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From: A Dutchy Living in Marseille, France
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my usb stick often freezes when i start the car, i then have to either
- choose another source (iPhone for instance) and then go back to usb stick, or
- restart the command
anyone else have sim probs?
this just adds to the long list of "it sort of works, but not quite"
I'm happy about how the car drives, but besides that there are too many things that don't work flawless...
- choose another source (iPhone for instance) and then go back to usb stick, or
- restart the command
anyone else have sim probs?
this just adds to the long list of "it sort of works, but not quite"
I'm happy about how the car drives, but besides that there are too many things that don't work flawless...
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How often is 'often'? Every other time? One time in ten?
What brand is your USB stick? How much music is on it?
I'm wondering if there are poor two-way communications between COMAND and your USB stick that might be worsened by slow I/O rates on the USB stick or a lot of music that has to be loaded.
I put my music on a high performance SD card (SanDisk Extreme Pro) the sort used by professional photographers). When I was optimistic about how well things would work I put nearly half my music collection on it (maybe 200 GB). That would give me problems, which I think is related to how much music has to get loaded. When I cut that back to about 120 GB I don't have problems.
At least you get to have music play in the right order. I have not been able to overcome THAT frustration!
What brand is your USB stick? How much music is on it?
I'm wondering if there are poor two-way communications between COMAND and your USB stick that might be worsened by slow I/O rates on the USB stick or a lot of music that has to be loaded.
I put my music on a high performance SD card (SanDisk Extreme Pro) the sort used by professional photographers). When I was optimistic about how well things would work I put nearly half my music collection on it (maybe 200 GB). That would give me problems, which I think is related to how much music has to get loaded. When I cut that back to about 120 GB I don't have problems.
At least you get to have music play in the right order. I have not been able to overcome THAT frustration!
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128 gb sandisk (Clé USB 3.1 SanDisk Ultra Fit 128Go upto 130Mo/s )
with abt 60gb of music
once out of 3-4 times I would say.
there is not mention anywhere in the manual of any limitations in speed or size, so it should work.
with abt 60gb of music
once out of 3-4 times I would say.
there is not mention anywhere in the manual of any limitations in speed or size, so it should work.
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Hmmm. That's a high quality USB device. You have a Mac, if I recall.
I found the Mac writes a few hidden files on my SD card. I think Double Twist also writes some files as well (it looks like some sort of database).
You might try finding the hidden files that aren't part of the Music files themselves. I think I read on another forum this was a problem for a person. I don't know why that would be, but its easy to try.
I found the Mac writes a few hidden files on my SD card. I think Double Twist also writes some files as well (it looks like some sort of database).
You might try finding the hidden files that aren't part of the Music files themselves. I think I read on another forum this was a problem for a person. I don't know why that would be, but its easy to try.
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I have a pc.. but will try deleting the DT data base.
only problem with that is that i'll have to resync from zero every time I connect to my pc
only problem with that is that i'll have to resync from zero every time I connect to my pc
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I have a Kingston Canvas 512GB media card (formatted = ~477GB) with about +7K flac files and plenty of playlists. It have not had any issues with hang, lag or other operational problems. It does take sometime to index and update the local database however just leaving it alone to do it's thing seems to be fine every time I have updated my media card library with new music. I did also elect to drop the jpg album artwork on the card also which resolved 99.5% of the missing artwork. I Use JRiver Media Center as my media manager.
What I haven't yet figured out is why a small number of titles are not being read correctly on the Search list (they show up as Track 01 - Title 1 instead of the tag information) but when playing they display correctly the artwork, artist, track & song title. Strange and maybe related to some tagging issue. I'll investigate when it really starts to bug me but the number is so low that I don't really care.
What I haven't yet figured out is why a small number of titles are not being read correctly on the Search list (they show up as Track 01 - Title 1 instead of the tag information) but when playing they display correctly the artwork, artist, track & song title. Strange and maybe related to some tagging issue. I'll investigate when it really starts to bug me but the number is so low that I don't really care.
Last edited by MikeO3; Jul 4, 2018 at 04:11 PM. Reason: Error on number of files... 7K not 17K
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new problem
doubletwist syncs ALL music to the usb, but non of the playlists are complete.
(IE: a playlist might have 1400songs, but in the car only has 700)
Q is: is it the car that doesn't read the playlist correctly, or was the playlist only partially synced?
is there a way to "read" (check) the playlist on the USB on my computer?
doubletwist syncs ALL music to the usb, but non of the playlists are complete.
(IE: a playlist might have 1400songs, but in the car only has 700)
Q is: is it the car that doesn't read the playlist correctly, or was the playlist only partially synced?
is there a way to "read" (check) the playlist on the USB on my computer?
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Code:
\Music\Sniff 'n' The Tears\A Best Of\18 Driver's Seat (12_Version).m4a \Music\Alvin Lee\Pump Iron!\01. One More Chance.flac \Music\Paul Simon\Graceland\05 Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes.flac \Music\Joan Jett & The Blackhearts\I Love Rock-N-Roll\01 - I Love Rock'n Roll.flac \Music\Jessie J\Sweet Talker\04 - Bang Bang.flac \Music\Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furi\Message From Beat Street\10 - White Lines.flac \Music\Compilations\Sample This from Pizza Pizza\01 - Tainted Love.flac \Music\Red Hot Chili Peppers\The Getaway\07 Go Robot.flac \Music\Rush\Moving Pictures\01 - Tom Sawyer (Album Version).flac \Music\Beastie Boys\Hot Sauce Committee Part Two\07 - Track 7.flac \Music\Bangles\Greatest Hits\05. Walk Like An Egyptian.flac \Music\Dan Desnoyers\Live at Pacha Club Egypt Sharm El Sheikh\11 - Again.flac
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sorry dely; I was holiday.
can't find the playlists anywhere on the USB. there are some files created by the software but unreadable.
thanks any case .
can't find the playlists anywhere on the USB. there are some files created by the software but unreadable.
thanks any case .
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new problem
doubletwist syncs ALL music to the usb, but non of the playlists are complete.
(IE: a playlist might have 1400songs, but in the car only has 700)
Q is: is it the car that doesn't read the playlist correctly, or was the playlist only partially synced?
is there a way to "read" (check) the playlist on the USB on my computer?
doubletwist syncs ALL music to the usb, but non of the playlists are complete.
(IE: a playlist might have 1400songs, but in the car only has 700)
Q is: is it the car that doesn't read the playlist correctly, or was the playlist only partially synced?
is there a way to "read" (check) the playlist on the USB on my computer?
I have about half my music from purchased CD’s or songs from iTunes Store and half from downloaded streaming service. Only the first half will play in playlist.
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i now synced only 1 specific playlist & this works, so i really can't figure out what the problem is when i sync everything .
before it worked like a charm.
i even reinstalled the software (ie deleted all traces, before reinstalling, but to no avail)
before it worked like a charm.
i even reinstalled the software (ie deleted all traces, before reinstalling, but to no avail)
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I started a thread on this topic on the W212 forum a few months ago. I've learned how to create playlists very easily using Windows Media Player... simply drag and drop tunes to create list, then save to an SD or USB stick. No need for manual editing of text files in Notepad.
See post #5 in this thread... https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...a-notepad.html
Also, I've learned that when using voice recognition to request a "Search for Playlist" the system will default search the SD drive first. So I copy all my playlists to the SD card
See post #5 in this thread... https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...a-notepad.html
Also, I've learned that when using voice recognition to request a "Search for Playlist" the system will default search the SD drive first. So I copy all my playlists to the SD card
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I am now using Isyncer to sync music & playlists to the USB
it works great, but also with this software the car does not read all playlist properly
For instance; one list has 1500 song & the car only shows 400.
I checked the playlist on my pc & it works fine, so somehow the problem is on the cars end.
anyone know what could cause this and/or how to fix?
it works great, but also with this software the car does not read all playlist properly
For instance; one list has 1500 song & the car only shows 400.
I checked the playlist on my pc & it works fine, so somehow the problem is on the cars end.
anyone know what could cause this and/or how to fix?
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I am now using Isyncer to sync music & playlists to the USB
it works great, but also with this software the car does not read all playlist properly
For instance; one list has 1500 song & the car only shows 400.
I checked the playlist on my pc & it works fine, so somehow the problem is on the cars end.
anyone know what could cause this and/or how to fix?
it works great, but also with this software the car does not read all playlist properly
For instance; one list has 1500 song & the car only shows 400.
I checked the playlist on my pc & it works fine, so somehow the problem is on the cars end.
anyone know what could cause this and/or how to fix?
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Thanks, this is definitely not the case for me, as it does play downloaded songs
And it USED to properly read the playlists, so don't understand what has changed.
And it USED to properly read the playlists, so don't understand what has changed.
