Setting up sync to a USB drive?

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Setting up sync to a USB drive?

Post by pip_pill »

I have several GROM-USB3 MP3 car stereo adapter kits https://gromaudio.com/store/usb_adapters/ others are connected via USB to ipod classics, but due to a firmware coding error in the Grom, for playing random (RDM) tracks using an ipod within a playlist, specifically in a Mazda, I am having to use a USB thumb drive.

I have only experience of syncing ipods classics with Mediamonkey 5 and playing via Grom (which works great in the other Grom installs).

The music format in the USB thumb drive needs to be like this
https://gromaudio.com/docs/Grom_USB_Setup.pdf
this is an extract of the instructions to set up the drive
https://photos.google.com/u/1/photo/AF1 ... qyUQL_bFfr
IE the drive D:, has route folders that are playlists, have sub folders that are albums and songs in the album folders! (the system emulates as if the playlists are CD's in a CD changer, generally up to 6 CD's)

This is not how mediamonkey 5 formats a drive to synchronize music to it when using an ipod.

Is there anyway that Mediamonkey by syncing with the USB thumb drive, can create this folder structure? ie D: route= playlist/album/tracks
Maybe this is simple, but I have little experience of syncing to USB thumb drives.
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Re: Setting up sync to a USB drive?

Post by Lowlander »

You can control how files are stored on Sync using Masks. This includes the <Playlist> Mask to create Playlist folders.
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Re: Setting up sync to a USB drive?

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Lowlander wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 10:17 am You can control how files are stored on Sync using Masks. This includes the <Playlist> Mask to create Playlist folders.
Thanks, Im slowly discovering how to use this.
I have got to creating this \<Playlist>\<Album Artist>\<Album>\<Auto Number> <Artist> - <Title> and have synced to the USB in the format that its is recommended by "Grom' to apply playlists. IE

1-A The UK No1 Singles Collection 1980 to Today (1 Artists ie Various Artists, 1 album ie The UK No1 Singles Collection, 950 Titles)
2-M #1 Albums 80-89 - bad removed (129 Artists)
3-M #1 Albums 90-99 - bad removed (139 Artists)
4-A Now That's What I Call Music (1 Artists ie Various Artists, 47 album ie Now That's What I Call Music 1/2/3/4/5 etc, 950 Titles)
5-A Best of 1980 - today 2000 (2 albums)
6-Test (2 albums)

Problem is, plugging the USB drive into the Grom device and tying to play it....1) it isn't playing anything out of the speakers in playlist 1 lol 2) selecting playlist 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 switches off the Grom lol
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Re: Setting up sync to a USB drive?

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I'd recommend contacting the device manufacturer to learn more on the limitations of the device. It may be Path and/or filename length that is an issue.
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Re: Setting up sync to a USB drive?

Post by Peke »

pip_pill wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 4:11 pm Problem is, plugging the USB drive into the Grom device and tying to play it....1) it isn't playing anything out of the speakers in playlist 1 lol 2) selecting playlist 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 switches off the Grom lol
I would try to use this mark "\<Playlist>\<Auto Number:4>_<Title>-<Artist>" before contacting them.

EDIT: As for no sound check format and try to set MM to reconvert them before sync.
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