MP3 CD folder, file structure, or order on a CD..

Hello.

Finally got tired of just dumping mp3 files onto a disc and playing them, thought it might be nice to have multiple folders on a CD with tunes in those folders.

I have tried making folders in W7 and then putting a tune or two in them to test. Seems the OEM single disc player doesn't grasp the concept of folders with names. the folders I have made reside on the root of the CD, but that seems to stymie the player.

I'm using IMGBurn to make the discs, thought I saw it recommended somewhere. I also have Nero and have tried that with no success.

I have no place to plug in a USB thumb drive, the connection in the console is a miniplug not a USB. I also do not have an mp3 stand alone player of any sort, Maybe I should invest in a cheap one....

Am I beating a dead horse trying to do what I am doing? Just costing me some time I am using CD/ RW to test with.

Seems to me the file structure should be OK and it's the OEM player that's the issue.

Tnx,

"ES"

 

Bisco maybe it did mine is a 2011 Base Model..

 

I have seen posts from a few other 2011 owners that apparently have a USB connection. I only have a mini plug and 120 Watt cigarette lighter plug in my console nothing else.
Thanks,'ES'

 

grid,

I appreciate the posting but as you can see from my photo there is no USB under that rubber door.... are you suggesting that I take out the mini stereo plug to reveal a USB port?

My manual makes no reference to a USB just the mini plug, which I know works, since I plugged my cell phone into it to see what it would do.

The hole that looks like a USB isn't. It merely gives the rubber dust protector door something to attach to. If it can' be used as a USB as it is because it isn't one.

Please correct me if I am mistaken. Or I am looking at the wrong place perhaps?

Regards.

"ES"

 

Thanks gregrapt! I was wondering if there was such a thing. Now I know, many thanks.

'ES'

 

Hi n23,

Thanks for that info. I had/have an FM Xmtr and the darned thing drifts off freq. all the time. Clearly not acceptable, plus depending what area you're in you can be overloaded by a strong FM broadcast signal on the freq you've chosen. My Garmin GPS has the same trouble, with broadcast stations blowing it out of the water! But conversely if you are stopped at a light and the person in the next car is tuned to the freq you're using for GPS, they can hear the info too LOL!

You've given me some great ideas and I agree, fooling with the OEM head unit and it's inability to make sense of tracks and folders is a time waster..

Best wishes,

"ES"