Richard A Thackeray
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How do I copy my CDs onto a SD Card, to play in the car??
Windows 10 laptop
Thanks in advance
How do I copy my CDs onto a SD Card, to play in the car??
Windows 10 laptop
Thanks in advance
@Richard A Thackeray , is this for a VAG vehicle? My wife's Audi has an inbuilt hard drive but the only way to load music to it is via an SD card slot so rather than using the common USB memory stick to transfer music we have to have a PC/laptop capable of writing to the SD card, luckily we do, but why they didn't just use USB like the rest of the world I don't know.Has the laptop got an SD drive or is it just a reader, I'd also look as to whether the stereo in the car has a USB port if so just plug an MP3 player in.
Traditional CDs (about 16-20 tracks on a disc) use a different format (WAV?) that takes up far more space than the MP3 files we are so used to now.
It's been a while since I last ripped anything from my CD collection as I also buy via amazon nowadays and get the physical CD as well as a downloadable, ready converted MP3 copy. Before anyone asks, I like to own the physical copy as security against me accidently killing the hard drive I have my music stored on. Sure I have multiple copies of many of the albums dotted about on various devices but sods law dictates that should the worst happen I am bound to lose a couple of the hardest to replace or most favourite albums.
When you rip (copy and convert to MP3) the album you need to select an appropriate quality or bit-rate to ensure good sound reproduction. Too low and you will have tiny file sizes that allow you to fit more on a device, but at the cost of quality. I think you can start as low as 64(bps?) and go up in steps to 128, 256, and maybe 412 or more. I usually plump for 256 as file size isn't as critical now we are not trying to store them on CDs or DVDs.
Hope this helps
EDIT: If you purchase via amazon I think the downloads remain available to access as long as you keep your account, so if you do lose your e-copy somehow you haven't lost it and can just download it again.
All I can say it has a slot for an SD card on the sideHas the laptop got an SD drive or is it just a reader, I'd also look as to whether the stereo in the car has a USB port if so just plug an MP3 player in.
@Richard A Thackeray , is this for a VAG vehicle? My wife's Audi has an inbuilt hard drive but the only way to load music to it is via an SD card slot so rather than using the common USB memory stick to transfer music we have to have a PC/laptop capable of writing to the SD card, luckily we do, but why they didn't just use USB like the rest of the world I don't know.
Could well have a built in hard drive then? If it does you need to use the SD card to transfer the music files and then copy/import them to the head unit. Once this is done you can remove the SD card. If there is no built in HD then the SD card will need to be fitted while playing music from it. Your car owners manual should explain it in a straightforward manner."Whoosh!!!!!"
That's most if it passing over my head
All I can say it has a slot for an SD card on the side
2011 Octavia, & has a SD card slot
(centre of CD slot)
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Is that a CD slot at the top though?
Yes, sorry, wasn't thinking straight
It's been quite a while since i loaded the CDs into it
(usually same 6 in)
Use windows media player to RIP them. Then copy to card.
(Don't ask because I don't know. It's what I was told to do and it worked for me!)