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Camaro RS · 09-03-2015, 08:20 PM

I was wondering what would happen if I leave the flash drive in all the time? Does it take energy from the battery? I don't know much about flash drives and this is the first time using it in a car.

blakjak55 · 09-03-2015, 08:20 PM

No. You can leave it in forever and it'll be fine.

SS376 · 09-03-2015, 08:59 PM

Mine's been in for 2 years. No issues.

Backyard Buddy · 09-03-2015, 10:10 PM

Good to know!

elmayimbe · 09-04-2015, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS376

Mine's been in for 2 years. No issues.

Whats a flash drive for our cars ? New here. thanks

blakjak55 · 09-04-2015, 12:01 PM

Putting music files on a USB thumb drive and inserting into the USB slot in the console to listen to through the radio.

yzark99 · 09-04-2015, 09:41 PM

4 years no problems.

tazman · 09-05-2015, 07:51 PM

In my car when I turn it on and it was playing something else it will switch to the thumb drive on its own. Has anyone else seen this problem?

You Won't · 09-06-2015, 04:21 AM

Has anyone figured out a way to get good sound quality from a thumb drive? I get the best sound quality from the I Pod but I can't switch the songs unless I do it on the I Pod itself. I would much rather use a thumb drive. It is just not as loud. Example using the same song downloaded to the thumb drive, to the I Pod, and on a CD. All downloaded or copied from the same source with the same settings. I set the stereo to 10, for example, and the I Pod and CD sound just fine but with the thumb drive it only sounds like it is on 4 or 5. Does that make sense? Hopefully everyone is not confused and any help would be greatly appreciated.

yzark99 · 09-06-2015, 09:42 AM

I would start with trying another brand of flash drive. Sandisk seems to deliver the best results for audio and/or video. If that fails to make a difference, it may be that GM has different settings for flash drives vs the other sources.

A decent aftermarket amplifier will allow you to compensate for this. I rarely have to turn my volume up past 20 for it to sound fantastic. YMMV.

jshaf · 09-11-2015, 07:59 PM

flash drives don't have batteries so not a huge concern for me, MP3 players like an Ipod worry me, had one plugged in last summer for a while but just don't feel comfortable leaving it in there with scortching hot tempts

thirdleft152 · 09-13-2015, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jshaf

flash drives don't have batteries so not a huge concern for me, MP3 players like an Ipod worry me, had one plugged in last summer for a while but just don't feel comfortable leaving it in there with scortching hot tempts

I'd never leave any portable electronic device in a car. Your just asking for a battery to explode.

On a different note has anyone figure out the best way to store/organize music on the flash drive? Including audio encoding types and all? I'm trying to get the highest quality music I can in my car, and for the MP3's I can't re-rip to lossless i'm ok with that, but all the CD's I do have I'd like to get full quality with WAV/FLAC/ALAC. I'd also like to figure out the playlist thing. I can't seem to get playlists I create on my computer to work. Only ones I create in the car.

yzark99 · 09-13-2015, 12:53 PM

Rip your music to 320k mp3. The best sounding encoder for mp3 is LAME (which isn't): http://lame.sourceforge.net/

Even golden-eared audiophiles

can't tell the difference between 320k LAME and 1440k cd audio rips in double-blind testing. It also appears that GM has made it impossible to play aiff or wav files from any usb drive (at least in 2010-12 models).

There is a post on C5 which explains how to get playlists working on windoze. Here's the Mac version that I figured out:

_ Open iTunes
- Export Playlist As ... choose M3U
- Open the file with textedit and remove the address of mp3 all that is before the folder / volumes / nome_usb /

EXAMPLE: to:
/ Users / Tim / Music / iTunes / iTunes Media / Music / Nightwish / Century Child/01 Bless The Child.mp3
to:
Nightwish / Century Child/01 Bless The Child.mp3
(you can change them all via the "Find and Replace" in TextEdit,
looking for: / Users / Tim / Music / iTunes / iTunes Media / Music /
and replacing with "nothing")

EXAMPLE:
#EXTINF:304,TI03 Wine Of Aluqah - Therion
Therion\4 Vovin\TI03 Wine Of Aluqah.mp3

- Replace / with \
(you can change them all via the "Find and Replace" in TextEdit,
looking for:
and replacing with \)

- Save
_ Put the. M3u file on the USB drive (not inside any folders)

test it

jeffa · 09-13-2015, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yzark99

Rip your music to 320k mp3. The best sounding encoder for mp3 is LAME (which isn't): http://lame.sourceforge.net/

Even golden-eared audiophiles

can't tell the difference between 320k LAME and 1440k cd audio rips in double-blind testing. It also appears that GM has made it impossible to play aiff or wav files from any usb drive (at least in 2010-12 models).

There is a post on C5 which explains how to get playlists working on windoze. Here's the Mac version that I figured out:

_ Open iTunes
- Export Playlist As ... choose M3U
- Open the file with textedit and remove the address of mp3 all that is before the folder / volumes / nome_usb /

EXAMPLE: to:
/ Users / Tim / Music / iTunes / iTunes Media / Music / Nightwish / Century Child/01 Bless The Child.mp3
to:
Nightwish / Century Child/01 Bless The Child.mp3
(you can change them all via the "Find and Replace" in TextEdit,
looking for: / Users / Tim / Music / iTunes / iTunes Media / Music /
and replacing with "nothing")

EXAMPLE:
#EXTINF:304,TI03 Wine Of Aluqah - Therion
Therion\4 Vovin\TI03 Wine Of Aluqah.mp3

- Replace / with \
(you can change them all via the "Find and Replace" in TextEdit,
looking for:
and replacing with \)

- Save
_ Put the. M3u file on the USB drive (not inside any folders)

test it

On my 2014 My Link will play wave files with no problems.

09-03-2015, 08:20 PM	#1
Camaro RS Drives: 2014 Chevy Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: CT Posts: 24 View My Garage	Flash Drive I was wondering what would happen if I leave the flash drive in all the time? Does it take energy from the battery? I don't know much about flash drives and this is the first time using it in a car.

09-03-2015, 08:20 PM	#2
blakjak55 drinks virgil's Drives: 2010 2SS M6 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Missouri Posts: 448	No. You can leave it in forever and it'll be fine. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS M6 - CAI Intake - Borla Stinger - VTC - 3.91's Eibach Sways - LG ZR28's - BMR Springs - 285/35 Squared

09-04-2015, 12:01 PM	#6
blakjak55 drinks virgil's Drives: 2010 2SS M6 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Missouri Posts: 448	Putting music files on a USB thumb drive and inserting into the USB slot in the console to listen to through the radio. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS M6 - CAI Intake - Borla Stinger - VTC - 3.91's Eibach Sways - LG ZR28's - BMR Springs - 285/35 Squared

09-04-2015, 09:41 PM	#7
yzark99 I run 2 catch cans... Drives: 2012 1LT SIM Auto Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: OR there Posts: 1,038 View My Garage	4 years no problems. __________________ Overkill tuned • Air Scoop • CAI • VMAX PTB • JacFab Laminator FX + Extendolator • SOLO Hi-Flo Cats + Cat-Back Exhaust View my top 3 LFX performance mods and more: .

09-06-2015, 09:42 AM	#10
yzark99 I run 2 catch cans... Drives: 2012 1LT SIM Auto Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: OR there Posts: 1,038 View My Garage	I would start with trying another brand of flash drive. Sandisk seems to deliver the best results for audio and/or video. If that fails to make a difference, it may be that GM has different settings for flash drives vs the other sources. A decent aftermarket amplifier will allow you to compensate for this. I rarely have to turn my volume up past 20 for it to sound fantastic. YMMV. __________________ Overkill tuned • Air Scoop • CAI • VMAX PTB • JacFab Laminator FX + Extendolator • SOLO Hi-Flo Cats + Cat-Back Exhaust View my top 3 LFX performance mods and more: .

09-03-2015, 08:59 PM	#3
SS376 Drives: 2013 1SS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 807	Mine's been in for 2 years. No issues.

09-03-2015, 10:10 PM	#4
Backyard Buddy Drives: Altima (for now) Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Wooster, OH Posts: 86	Good to know!

09-05-2015, 07:51 PM	#8
tazman Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 217	In my car when I turn it on and it was playing something else it will switch to the thumb drive on its own. Has anyone else seen this problem?

09-06-2015, 04:21 AM	#9
You Won't Nothin wrong with dreamin Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: All over the road Posts: 88	Has anyone figured out a way to get good sound quality from a thumb drive? I get the best sound quality from the I Pod but I can't switch the songs unless I do it on the I Pod itself. I would much rather use a thumb drive. It is just not as loud. Example using the same song downloaded to the thumb drive, to the I Pod, and on a CD. All downloaded or copied from the same source with the same settings. I set the stereo to 10, for example, and the I Pod and CD sound just fine but with the thumb drive it only sounds like it is on 4 or 5. Does that make sense? Hopefully everyone is not confused and any help would be greatly appreciated.

09-11-2015, 07:59 PM	#11
jshaf Montani Semper Liberi Drives: 2011 Black 2SS/RS w/ IOM stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Masontown, WV Posts: 4,841	flash drives don't have batteries so not a huge concern for me, MP3 players like an Ipod worry me, had one plugged in last summer for a while but just don't feel comfortable leaving it in there with scortching hot tempts __________________ Stainless Works 1 7/8 Long Tude Headers, Stainless Works High Flow Cats, Stainless Works Retro Chambered Catback, Z/28 Air Intake, RDP Tuned, FR41 Chrome Rims, 1100W stereo, 35% Tint

09-13-2015, 12:53 PM	#13
yzark99 I run 2 catch cans... Drives: 2012 1LT SIM Auto Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: OR there Posts: 1,038 View My Garage	Rip your music to 320k mp3. The best sounding encoder for mp3 is LAME (which isn't): http://lame.sourceforge.net/ Even golden-eared audiophiles can't tell the difference between 320k LAME and 1440k cd audio rips in double-blind testing. It also appears that GM has made it impossible to play aiff or wav files from any usb drive (at least in 2010-12 models). There is a post on C5 which explains how to get playlists working on windoze. Here's the Mac version that I figured out: _ Open iTunes - Export Playlist As ... choose M3U - Open the file with textedit and remove the address of mp3 all that is before the folder / volumes / nome_usb / EXAMPLE: to: / Users / Tim / Music / iTunes / iTunes Media / Music / Nightwish / Century Child/01 Bless The Child.mp3 to: Nightwish / Century Child/01 Bless The Child.mp3 (you can change them all via the "Find and Replace" in TextEdit, looking for: / Users / Tim / Music / iTunes / iTunes Media / Music / and replacing with "nothing") EXAMPLE: #EXTINF:304,TI03 Wine Of Aluqah - Therion Therion\4 Vovin\TI03 Wine Of Aluqah.mp3 - Replace / with \ (you can change them all via the "Find and Replace" in TextEdit, looking for: and replacing with \) - Save _ Put the. M3u file on the USB drive (not inside any folders) test it __________________ Overkill tuned • Air Scoop • CAI • VMAX PTB • JacFab Laminator FX + Extendolator • SOLO Hi-Flo Cats + Cat-Back Exhaust View my top 3 LFX performance mods and more: .