Just bought a Sandisk SDHC 8GB card.

Formatted to FAT 32. I have loaded some music on which plays back fine on the computer.

It has used approx 50 per cent of the memory.

Put it in the Yeti with Amundsen system which says that the SD Card is empty....which it is not.

Probably finger trouble at my end!!

Any help would be much appreciated .

Car is a Yeti Elegance 140 4x4 Jan 2012.

Thanks

JB

Converted your music files to mp3?

Bobby, I am not very computer literate!!

How does one convert music files to mp3?

Thanks,

John

If you right click on the file, select "Properties", the "File Type" should be listed.

I had to convert all of mine to mp3 before they'd work with my Bolero SD player. You can do so by downloading a piece of software from the internet (just Google "mp3 convertor"), or if you're using iTunes it can be done in there.

No need to download anything on a common or garden PC - Windows Media Player will 'rip' CDs to either MP3 or WMA (either should work - no way am I getting into an argument over which is best! :peek: )

As above must be in mp3 format, I use a folder structure to organise my music, with the Artist as the folder name and then in each artist folder either more folders if numerous albums or simply the tracks.

I always number the tracks like 01,02,03 etc because Windows often resorts them and puts 1, 10, 11 etc which messes things up

As above must be in mp3 format

According to manual:

– MP3 files (.mp3) with Bit rates of 48 to 320 kbit/s or a variable bit rate.

– WMA files (.wma) up to 9.2 or to 10.0 mono/stereo without copy protection.

– Audio files in the OGG-Vorbis and MPEG4 AAC formats.

– Playlists in the PLS, B4S, ASX and WPL formats.

– File names and paths not longer than 256 characters.

– Folder structures with a maximum of eight levels.

– Max. 2048 folders and a max. of 15000 files on audio data CDs.

I've used San Disk SDHC cards in my Bolero, didn't format them before use. Ripped CD's using Windows media player and transferred the WMA files to the SD card and they play without a problem.

If you need to play other formats, I found the iPod Touch links to a Bolero via bluetooth. Or music on my Android phone, again via bluetooth.

According to manual:

– MP3 files (.mp3) with Bit rates of 48 to 320 kbit/s or a variable bit rate.

– WMA files (.wma) up to 9.2 or to 10.0 mono/stereo without copy protection.

– Audio files in the OGG-Vorbis and MPEG4 AAC formats.

– Playlists in the PLS, B4S, ASX and WPL formats.

– File names and paths not longer than 256 characters.

– Folder structures with a maximum of eight levels.

– Max. 2048 folders and a max. of 15000 files on audio data CDs.

Indeed it does, but just trying to keep it simple for the OP, who has already stated he isn't entirely computer literate. But yes it will take a multitude of formats. Personally, I stick to mp3. Cheers

Having been able to give advice on this issue before, I am currently pulling my (remaining) hair out.

I previously used sony media player to rip my music which is stored on my PC as AAC?(itunes) onto a SD card without needing to replicate tracks into MP3 versions on my hard drive, it worked great, all the music on the card. But a while back I wanted to create a playlist that contained 'car music' to fill the 16GB SD card. So formatted the card, and added the music using the same technique, and now only music saved on my PC as MP3 will play, despite all the tracks being on the card.

It's driving me mad, I have been bluetooth streaming my entire music off my S3, but it's not as easy to select tracks on the smaller screen(obv I don't do either when in motion)

And to add to my frustration, Kasper(my Yeti) has decided not to understand my voice commands anymore. Just when I have a bunch of longer journeys to undertake...

Thanks for all the replies I shall have another bash at it tomorrow!

Just bought a Sandisk SDHC 8GB card.

Formatted to FAT 32. I have loaded some music on which plays back fine on the computer.

It has used approx 50 per cent of the memory.

Put it in the Yeti with Amundsen system which says that the SD Card is empty....which it is not.

Probably finger trouble at my end!!

Any help would be much appreciated .

Car is a Yeti Elegance 140 4x4 Jan 2012.

Thanks

JB

I do remember that when I put the music onto a SD card on my Columbus unit, that a minimum of class 10 SD card was required.

All sorted.....eventually

Converted files to MP3 which came out as MPEG4 which the Yeti would not recognise.

I ended up deleting my iTunes library and reloading all the Cd's in MP3 format which the Yeti recognised!!!!

Thanks for all your input.

No doubt I shall be back for more help as I discover more about the car!

Glad you got it sorted.

I do remember that when I put the music onto a SD card on my Columbus unit, that a minimum of class 10 SD card was required.

I've used Class 2 & 4 (equivalent) SD (not SDHC) cards successfully in my 2010 Columbus.

Class 10 is deemed the minimum speed for video transfer (recording on cameras) and has been mooted on this forum several times as the recommended minimum for Columbus / Bolero units in order to notice the difference in read / load speed.

Unfortunately, I don't see there is enough difference (a second perhaps on an 8Gb card) to justify buying a faster, more expensive class of card just for the Columbus.

Glad the OP has his issue sorted.

It is possible to copy CD's into iTunes in whatever format you prefer and then, manually, create MP3 versions in the same folder using iTunes. These can then be 'moved' to a folder on the SD card. Tedious having to make two copies of each track, but it saves using any third party software and keeps higher quality files on your home system.

I use a 16Gb SDHC class 4 card with no issues, I also rip all my cd's ti iTunes but have the preferences set to mp3 so it's automatic. ( I find this gives the ability to transfer the files between devices so much easier than ripping in aac.)

Interestingly you don't always get what is indicated on the side of the SD(HC) card, in terms of speed, some bands advertise high read / write speeds and are very poor.

All sorted.....eventually

Converted files to MP3 which came out as MPEG4 which the Yeti would not recognise.

I ended up deleting my iTunes library and reloading all the Cd's in MP3 format which the Yeti recognised!!!!

Thanks for all your input.

No doubt I shall be back for more help as I discover more about the car!

You could have just copied them straight to your HDD...... if you have a Columbus......

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You could have just copied them straight to your HDD...... if you have a Columbus......

Copied from where? The CD?

It's not possible to copy from CD to HD on the Columbus or Bolero. You have to use a computer to 'rip' the CD files to MP3.

You can copy from SD card to HD on the Columbus though.

Copied from where? The CD?

It's not possible to copy from CD to HD on the Columbus or Bolero. You have to use a computer to 'rip' the CD files to MP3.

You can copy from SD card to HD on the Columbus though.

I thought I had done so a long time ago. Maybe not.

I just use the SD card or more often than not, BT stream.

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Interestingly and to add to the general melting pot, the Bolero unit also plays .wav files but I dont get any of the extra info, such as track title etc. But that may be down to how the files were ripped initially on my part.

.WAv files are much bigger, roughly 10 times the size of .mp3, these have no compression and are the best match aurally to the original file on the CD!

.... are the best match aurally to the original file on the CD!

Is it really possible to tell, in an in-car environment? Just asking....

Is it really possible to tell, in an in-car environment? Just asking....

Ditto. I've never understood the quest for high quality sound in a car - I always found cassette tapes just as good as CDs. Unless you're listening to chamber music, why do you need to go to such lengths?

I tend to not listen to any extraneous noise when driving. At my age, I need all my concentration on avoiding all the other nutters on the roads

I do like the sound of engines and gears though

Is it really possible to tell, in an in-car environment? Just asking....

No of course not, the point I was making was that files of that type can be played, if you already have them there is no need to convert them to mp3.

Over the years I have spent far too much money on expensive Hi Fi equipment, and I would love to go back to good old vinyl, and my Thorens TD160 deck with SME arm and fancy cartridge, the pay off with digital is that a large library can be accomodated in (very) small space !

All sorted.....eventually

Good man, tunes a plenty in the Yeti now.

Whilst on the subject of SD cards - I doubt this is possible, but is there a way to reduce the gap between tracks? Some of the albums I listen to, the tracks continue on from one to another and the gap of c1-2 secs is somewhat annoying? Suspect it isn't possible aside from physically putting all the tracks together into 1 large track.