FWIW I *finally* got around to figuring out what what going wrong with this.
Every time I added a .mp3 file to the flash drive a hidden 4K resource fork file was also created. So if the track was named "03 Alive.mp3" the fork file would be named "._03 Alive.mp3" etc. The mere presence of the resource fork files confused the car player so much that it was unusable and would jump all over the place trying to navigate the drive. Removing those files made all the difference. Odd that a new model Sony player would have issues with resource forks on a FAT32-formatted device, but, yeah. The odd thing with respect to iTunes is that if you have it "Create MP3 Version" of a 1411 kbps track, the highest it will create for you is 192 kbps (the setting is conveniently hidden in the "Import Settings" tab of Preferences). Some of the tracks have a slight "metallic" whine or ring to them so I was hoping to export with at least 256 kbps, but no dice. All in all its a tedious process but I really don't want to leave my iPod in the car (I've already lost one that way, fried). The end result with the flash drive is usable but not so user-friendly since you don't get any options of finding what you want to listen to (by artist/track/album/playlist etc) except by the fixed way you've ordered them on the flash drive. -Carl On Mar 20, 2014, at 9:33 AM, LuKreme <krem...@kreme.com> wrote: > > On 17 Mar 2014, at 11:43 , Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu> wrote: > >> But I seem to recall people having difficulty using iTunes to automatically >> export songs from their library (downconverting them in the process to mp3 >> bitrate files). Something about iTunes littering the target device with >> other hidden files that confuse the car stereo unit. > > Depending on the unit, you may have to go delete ._* > > Converting is a different issue. It will take time, but then you get more > songs on the unit. > > -- > Everybody hates a tourist, especially one who thinks it's all such > laugh. Yeah, and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath. > You will never understand how it feels to live your life with no meaning > or control, and with nowhere left to go. You are amazed that the exist, > and they burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why. > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
