02-27-2014, 04:17 PM | #2 |
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It will not play FLAC or ALAC. Annoying because I had to go and convert all my files over to MP3 for the car. Now I have to maintain two file libraries. I believe the only way to play lossless is by connecting a device to the car through either the USB or input jack. That way the device is doing the D/A conversion and you are bypassing the limited BMW provided D/A.
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02-27-2014, 04:52 PM | #3 | |
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02-28-2014, 02:28 PM | #5 |
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Media Monkey works well for batch conversion on Windows machines. I converted my FLACs to 320 mp3s. They work fine. Dump them all into one directory and you can then do a random play across all of your music.
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02-28-2014, 06:02 PM | #6 | |
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If you separate the tracks into separate folders will they show as albums? The reason I ask is I don't have my X1 yet but it has been shipped from the factory and I'm hoping to pick it up the week after next so want to get my USB stick ready! |
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You may still want to put them in subfolders like "A-F", "G-M", "N-S", "T-Z" because "browse by folder structure" is easier when you have a lot of songs. It takes a couple of seconds to browse to "N-S" then "Pink Floyd", then "Wish You Were Here" than to scroll past 500 albums to get to the ones that start with W. Quote:
Also, be sure you either use all English characters everywhere, or convert file and folder names like "Motörhead" to CP850 - the BMW software doesn't handle Unicode in filenames gracefully. Last edited by Grovsnus; 03-02-2014 at 12:20 PM.. |
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