USB music and a Mac

[Philth]

Has anybody been successful in storing music on an external hard drive and/or USB drive with a Mac, then played it in their Genesis? The hard drive needs to be reformatted for a Mac to be able to write to it, and I'm wondering if there is compatibility issues with the car once this is done.

 

[waveman]

I use an iPod in my Genesis, but you can format any USB hard drive or flash drive in MS-DOS (FAT32) format on a Mac using Disk Utility and then write to it on a Mac.

 

[bradyb]

I use an iPod in my Genesis, but you can format any USB hard drive or flash drive in MS-DOS (FAT32) format on a Mac using Disk Utility and then write to it on a Mac.

confirmed that will work. I formatted a 265gig SSHD fat32.

 

[Raul69]

It works...I put my flash drive all the time

 

[Philth]

Sweet. Thanks. Now if I could just find a way to play iTunes purchased music without having to resort to an Apple device. :-/

 

[Bravo_Win_or_Die]

You can convert a song to a different file format (and keep a copy of the original). For example, you can save a copy of a compressed song file such as MP3 or AAC in an uncompressed song format (AIFF or WAV).

When converting from a compressed to uncompressed file format (for example, from MP3 to AIFF), you shouldn’t notice any reduction in sound quality. However, when converting between compressed formats (for example, MP3 and AAC), you may notice a reduction in the sound quality. For the best results, if you want your music encoded in a different file format, import the music again from the original source using the new encoding format.

Important: You can’t convert iTunes Store purchases unless they’re iTunes Plus songs.

To convert a song’s file format:
Choose Edit > Preferences, click General, and click Import Settings.

In the Import Using pop-up menu, choose the format you want to convert songs to, and click OK to save the settings.

Select one or more songs in your library and choose Advanced > Create Format Version.

The song in its original format and the newly converted song appear in your library.