SD card format for music transfer?
06-27-2011, 10:24 PM
#1
Audi Forum - Posts like an A1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 20
SD card format for music transfer?
hello - will be transferring music from my macbook (itunes) to an SD card to load in to the MMI system on my Q5. Any tips or suggestions on transfer type and format etc when transferring music? THX
06-27-2011, 11:07 PM
#2
Audi Forum - Posts like an A1
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mississauga
Posts: 26
Re: SD card format for music transfer?
SD card will work if you have the slots.
Just plug it in, go to import>select SD card
Personally found the SD card transfer to be better than the other ones.
Mainly because you don't need any cords or so on.
But if you have USB cords then plug it to the slot in the glovebox then it should work.
Also, you cannot transfer music from your iPod to MMI cuz of the iPod doesn't support it, but you can still hook it up and listen to it.
You can also burn a DATA DVD and transfer it.
Just plug it in, go to import>select SD card
Personally found the SD card transfer to be better than the other ones.
Mainly because you don't need any cords or so on.
But if you have USB cords then plug it to the slot in the glovebox then it should work.
Also, you cannot transfer music from your iPod to MMI cuz of the iPod doesn't support it, but you can still hook it up and listen to it.
You can also burn a DATA DVD and transfer it.
06-28-2011, 03:44 PM
#4
Audi Forum - Posts like an A1
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
Posts: 42
Re: SD card format for music transfer?
iTunes purchased music has copy protection, so I am not surprised. I am interested to know if it will play the iTunes Plus ones though, because they do not have copy protection.
06-29-2011, 05:49 AM
#5
Audi Forum - Posts like an A4
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Toronto
Posts: 126
Re: SD card format for music transfer?
If you ask your PC to treat your iPod/iPhone like an external drive (i.e. let them "talk" directly, rather than via an Apple app on the PC), are you able to transfer data (i.e. music) directly to the PC then transfer that PC data to an SD card? Of course if this method is successful, which I'm sure it is, please respect copyright laws etc.....
Have fun!
Have fun!
06-29-2011, 09:28 AM
#6
Audi Forum - Posts like an A1
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
Posts: 42
Re: SD card format for music transfer?
If you ask your PC to treat your iPod/iPhone like an external drive (i.e. let them "talk" directly, rather than via an Apple app on the PC), are you able to transfer data (i.e. music) directly to the PC then transfer that PC data to an SD card? Of course if this method is successful, which I'm sure it is, please respect copyright laws etc.....
Have fun!
Have fun!
Worth a shot, I will try it out next week when I get the car. I just don't know how to fool the SD card unit to think it's an iPod.
Last edited by realitybytes; 06-29-2011 at 11:53 AM.
06-29-2011, 11:50 AM
#7
Audi Forum - Posts like an A4
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Toronto
Posts: 126
Re: SD card format for music transfer?
I've actually dug into the file system of the iPod, and they really weird things inside it. I once tried to replicate this on a USB key to try to "fool" the deck to think it's an iPod shuffle, but no dice.
Worth a shot, I will try it out next week when I get the car. I just don't know how to fool the SD card unit to think it's an iPod.
Worth a shot, I will try it out next week when I get the car. I just don't know how to fool the SD card unit to think it's an iPod.
07-04-2011, 11:10 AM
#8
Re: SD card format for music transfer?
Convert the itunes tracks to mp3 and put it on the SD, I do it and works fine. You can convert within iTunes.
07-06-2011, 05:29 PM
#9
Audi Forum - Posts like an A4
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 145
