Transferring music to the HDD
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I had some of the same issues. I found this the easiest for copying music -
1. Don't have *any* other files on the USB stick other than music files (MP3s) - it will work with other files, but will take a LONG time to bring up the initial list.
2. I created folders with songs for each of the playlists I wanted - for example when I put the stick in my computer, I created 4 folders - pre80s, 80s, 90s, 2Ks. I then copied my collection into those.
3. when I get new songs that I want to add to my existing collection, I copy them into the folders on my computer, copy the entire folder to my usb stick, then put it in my truck. I *delete* the playlist from the truck's hard drive that I am adding new songs to, and I copy the whole folder from USB again creating the same playlist over.
That step three is stupid to have to do, but I have not found a way to add songs to an existing playlist on the mygig.
Also, I edited the "tag" on the song to have a Title of "Song name - artist" and the artist name also in the "Artist" section of the tag. since you can't change the mygig display to display both song title and artist, this was my way around, without affecting my ability to search for songs based on title or artist. I have about 1100 songs, and many have the same or very similar titles, so it is nice to see the title and artist in my opinion.
Also, one last thing - I have had best results using ID3v2.3 and below for the tag format.
Hope these tips help.
John
1. Don't have *any* other files on the USB stick other than music files (MP3s) - it will work with other files, but will take a LONG time to bring up the initial list.
2. I created folders with songs for each of the playlists I wanted - for example when I put the stick in my computer, I created 4 folders - pre80s, 80s, 90s, 2Ks. I then copied my collection into those.
3. when I get new songs that I want to add to my existing collection, I copy them into the folders on my computer, copy the entire folder to my usb stick, then put it in my truck. I *delete* the playlist from the truck's hard drive that I am adding new songs to, and I copy the whole folder from USB again creating the same playlist over.
That step three is stupid to have to do, but I have not found a way to add songs to an existing playlist on the mygig.
Also, I edited the "tag" on the song to have a Title of "Song name - artist" and the artist name also in the "Artist" section of the tag. since you can't change the mygig display to display both song title and artist, this was my way around, without affecting my ability to search for songs based on title or artist. I have about 1100 songs, and many have the same or very similar titles, so it is nice to see the title and artist in my opinion.
Also, one last thing - I have had best results using ID3v2.3 and below for the tag format.
Hope these tips help.
John
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Some of the Dodge Forum folks from the Avenger forum - especially "futil" - have setup a Great website with almost everything known about the MyGig.
Unofficial MyGig Information Site
(It's really helped me understand what the MyGig can and can't do...)
Unofficial MyGig Information Site
(It's really helped me understand what the MyGig can and can't do...)
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what type of file was the music that you transferred?? MP3 or wma?