Okay I give up!! (I want music!)
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DavidinCT (03-28-17)
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Ripping to the HD was really annoying. I did it exactly once and then installed this:
http://www.vaistech.com/product/mml-t1/
which lets you use USB, Ipod etc. Works like a charm with the iPod Classic I just leave in the car.
they also have this which works over Bluetooth:
http://www.vaistech.com/product/sl3b-l/
they have a couple different versions so tell them what car you have and they'll send you the right one.
I wired in the USB port from the 2010 into the center console so it looks pretty OEM. Details from the install:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9186242
http://www.vaistech.com/product/mml-t1/
which lets you use USB, Ipod etc. Works like a charm with the iPod Classic I just leave in the car.
they also have this which works over Bluetooth:
http://www.vaistech.com/product/sl3b-l/
they have a couple different versions so tell them what car you have and they'll send you the right one.
I wired in the USB port from the 2010 into the center console so it looks pretty OEM. Details from the install:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9186242
Thanks for asking this question, I've been thinking the SAME THING. I should be getting my 2007 LS460L with ML this week and I want to dump about 10-15 albums (I have in MP3 320kb) but, I know CD then rip...sigh...
Anyway to hack a USB drive in so we can use that for music like the newer ones can ?
Back to the topic at hand....When I burn a disc for the car, I assume when it's on the HD it will keep song name, time, etc. Will it pull data from CD text, or is it limited to the gracenote db ?
Anyway to hack a USB drive in so we can use that for music like the newer ones can ?
Back to the topic at hand....When I burn a disc for the car, I assume when it's on the HD it will keep song name, time, etc. Will it pull data from CD text, or is it limited to the gracenote db ?
#18
Lexus Test Driver
Dam, I so wanted this feature....sigh... Let's just hope it has some older CDs I have shows data.... Where does it pull this data from ? Is it the CD label ? If I take a album and burn the whole album to disc, will this work or does it need the orignal CD to work ?
So I have to spend $200+ to get a Navi upgrade so I can see Meta data on newer CDs ? sigh...
So I have to spend $200+ to get a Navi upgrade so I can see Meta data on newer CDs ? sigh...
to make it recognize a burnt disc, you must use something like XLD (mac) to burn and have your music in a particular format (e.g. .flacs + .cue file made using accuraterip technique).
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Ripping to the HD was really annoying. I did it exactly once and then installed this:
http://www.vaistech.com/product/mml-t1/
which lets you use USB, Ipod etc. Works like a charm with the iPod Classic I just leave in the car.
they also have this which works over Bluetooth:
http://www.vaistech.com/product/sl3b-l/
they have a couple different versions so tell them what car you have and they'll send you the right one.
I wired in the USB port from the 2010 into the center console so it looks pretty OEM. Details from the install:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9186242
http://www.vaistech.com/product/mml-t1/
which lets you use USB, Ipod etc. Works like a charm with the iPod Classic I just leave in the car.
they also have this which works over Bluetooth:
http://www.vaistech.com/product/sl3b-l/
they have a couple different versions so tell them what car you have and they'll send you the right one.
I wired in the USB port from the 2010 into the center console so it looks pretty OEM. Details from the install:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9186242
#20
Racer
it's not 'metadata' as such. gracenote is a database of disc signatures attached to corresponding disc data (track list etc).
to make it recognize a burnt disc, you must use something like XLD (mac) to burn and have your music in a particular format (e.g. .flacs + .cue file made using accuraterip technique).
to make it recognize a burnt disc, you must use something like XLD (mac) to burn and have your music in a particular format (e.g. .flacs + .cue file made using accuraterip technique).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-Text
Does it pull from this data, or can it ? I don't own a MAC, so I am not sure what XLD is.. If anyone else has done this, what PC program would do this ?
What EXACTLY is the audio system looking for to know what CD it is and what it can pull from ?
Ripping to the HD was really annoying. I did it exactly once and then installed this:
http://www.vaistech.com/product/mml-t1/
which lets you use USB, Ipod etc. Works like a charm with the iPod Classic I just leave in the car.
http://www.vaistech.com/product/mml-t1/
which lets you use USB, Ipod etc. Works like a charm with the iPod Classic I just leave in the car.
At $250 and if it does a nice music setup, if its easy to use and find music, it might be a no brainer seeing that the built in one already has a lot to be desired and I don't eve have the car yet.
Last edited by DavidinCT; 03-28-17 at 03:11 PM.
#21
A CD standard is called CD Text, it's been like this from the mid/late 90's. A lot of modern cars even before 2007 used the CD text feature to show artist and track names.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-Text
Does it pull from this data, or can it ? I don't own a MAC, so I am not sure what XLD is.. If anyone else has done this, what PC program would do this ?
What EXACTLY is the audio system looking for to know what CD it is and what it can pull from ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-Text
Does it pull from this data, or can it ? I don't own a MAC, so I am not sure what XLD is.. If anyone else has done this, what PC program would do this ?
What EXACTLY is the audio system looking for to know what CD it is and what it can pull from ?
If you burn the CD out of iTunes (Audio CD not MP3 CD) it can embed the codes and the system can read them.
Can I take like 20gb on a 32gb USB drive full of music and leave it in there ? Or do a need a "i" device to do this ? (btw not an apple fan) Or is there a device that will do that ?
At $250 and if it does a nice music setup, if its easy to use and find music, it might be a no brainer seeing that the built in one already has a lot to be desired and I don't eve have the car yet.
In operation (with an iPod) it comes up as an additional CD changer; with a single MP3 disk. Inside that disk are folders, which correspond to the playlists on the iPod. You can also change to Artist and Album mode which would populate those into the 'folder' list respectively.
I've have a Vaistech box in my LS430 for over 10 years; and it's worked pretty seamlessly; so adding it to this car was a no brainer. The ability to have 100+ albums in the car at all times is pretty amazing; I just bring them in occasionally to sync them up whenever I buy new music; although with phones getting to the point where I can put all my music on them I might go Bluetooth.
I think the behavior with a USB drive is a little different; it might just read the folders off the stick. The manual is here:
http://www.vaistech.com/download/11399/
and they have some videos on Youtube that detail some of the operation.
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