Sound help

[J4MMYz]

I've done a lot of research on what is the best sound quality and what the best sound settings are, even what is the best SD card which brings me onto this question:

I currently have a Sandisk Ultra micro SD that is in an adapter, for the car. I've been very underwhelmed by the Audi Sound System, until I tried my new iPhone 6 in the MMI and the sound in fact was much better than the SD card.

I remember reading on here, that Bluetooth audio is the worst quality, then the iPhone through MMI cable, and SD card is one of the best.

I haven't bought that SD card that @veeeight recommended me yet but I might do so, I'll also add that some of my songs end too early or skip, might be the adapter messing it around. I do like Sandisk however, I might buy the normal SD of it - or is there a card which would be best or is it just a get what you want thing?


Heres the one I was looking at, any good?
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MWXUVH0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=11J7S3SQTKH5H&coliid=IGYIKQ0PUZB5H&psc=1


or there is this one which might be over-kill...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005LFT3MA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=11J7S3SQTKH5H&coliid=IBP6L7963RVUN&psc=1

 

[JohnM100]

The advantage of a full sized card is that there is no adapter to work loose or be affected as the car goes over bumps, so full size card would be safer.

For this use, a card is pretty much a card so I wouldn't get too hung up on the brand or speed. As long as it isn't a knock-off....

Your problems may be related to the adapter, codec used to rip the tracks or method of copying tracks from computer to card. Using a program to check the integrity of the copied file may help as that would identify issues with the copy or SD card reader. Something like Carbon Copy Cloner.

 

[J4MMYz]

The advantage of a full sized card is that there is no adapter to work loose or be affected as the car goes over bumps, so full size card would be safer.

For this use, a card is pretty much a card so I wouldn't get too hung up on the brand or speed. As long as it isn't a knock-off....

Your problems may be related to the adapter, codec used to rip the tracks or method of copying tracks from computer to card. Using a program to check the integrity of the copied file may help as that would identify issues with the copy or SD card reader. Something like Carbon Copy Cloner.

Currently I put the music on to a memory card from my mac, take it upstairs to the old windows XP pc we have to then copy it onto a memory card. If I don't do it that way, the music doubles up - one working and one not, it's a problem with mac apparently.

How would you do it? Can I get that carbon copy cloner and what does it do?

 

[JohnM100]

As long as you have an SD card reader you can do it straight from the Mac and without the PC.

Format card in Disk Utility as FAT32
Download Carbon Copy Cloner (I think v3.4.7 is the last free version before they started to charge)
Select your folders and copy to SD card using CCC and it will verify file integrity of the copied tracks.
Use OptimUSB (from Mac App Store) to eject the card as that app deletes all the hidden Unix .filename files etc as it ejects it.

Put in MMI and enjoy!

I always reformat the SD card and copy everything onto the card even if adding only a few tracks as the MMI stores its index as a hidden file on the SD card and this process forces it to reindex and generate a new one, so it won't miss the new tracks.

John.

 

[J4MMYz]

As long as you have an SD card reader you can do it straight from the Mac and without the PC.

Format card in Disk Utility as FAT32
Download Carbon Copy Cloner (I think v3.4.7 is the last free version before they started to charge)
Select your folders and copy to SD card using CCC and it will verify file integrity of the copied tracks.
Use OptimUSB (from Mac App Store) to eject the card as that app deletes all the hidden Unix .filename files etc as it ejects it.

Put in MMI and enjoy!

I always reformat the SD card and copy everything onto the card even if adding only a few tracks as the MMI stores its index as a hidden file on the SD card and this process forces it to reindex and generate a new one, so it won't miss the new tracks.

John.

Thanks for that, i'll hunt around now and give it a go. My mac does have an SD card slot, should I still use the USB sd card adapter since the built in slot may be causing issues?

 

[J4MMYz]

My god, thank you very much it works perfectly, and sounds a lot better too. I must've been doing something pretty bad to make the files corrupts lol