MP3 problem

flyerz90 · 10-21-2006, 01:30 AM

okay so i burned an mp3 disc and popped it in and the screen only displayed 5 songs and when i tried to turn the idrive knob to scan for more songs i kept getting the resistance. so i pushed the knob down hoping it would give me more songs, still didn't work. the only way to skip to the next songs was to use the scroll buttons on my steering wheel or the scroll button next to the eject button.

starting to get a little frusterated with the idrive button.

Gary · 10-21-2006, 03:52 PM

I have an MP3 disk and it only shows five songs too. As to your problem, I can keep scrolling to all the songs. I hit the resistance but if you keep the knob turned it will continue on to the next five. In your post, you say you pressed down which is not what you should do - just keep the knob turned.

PS I like the sound quality and how the idrive displays song and artist for the song currently playing.

flyerz90 · 10-21-2006, 04:53 PM

now turning against the resistance won't damage the idrive knob?

Gary · 10-22-2006, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by flyerz90

now turning against the resistance won't damage the idrive knob?

you don't have to turn harder. Just turn it to the limit and keep it there.

Kris2 · 10-23-2006, 01:02 AM

Hi,

Got my e90 last week. Burned an MP3 CD and experienced the same problem with the resisting i-Drive controller when you scroll down further than 5 entries. Does anybody know a workaround for this? Maybe it is possible to burn the CD a bit differently (with a playlist or something). It would be wonderful if I could scroll through "25+ MP3 files" directories quickly...... Regards,

Kris

ilshim · 10-23-2006, 01:30 AM

can the car play .m4a format or any other files? or is it just mp3s?

MWcoupe · 10-23-2006, 03:23 AM

i have like 5 mp3 cd they all worked.
im using NERO CD/DVD burning program
with a mp3 disc... you have difference folders and the idrive screen will show the folders of mp3

mp3 disc is cool. its like having a disc changer

g8h3VZ6jFvYc63p7q88s · 10-23-2006, 05:41 PM

Have the same problem on my newly picked up E90 335i. All my discs with MP3s refuse to scroll without resistance from I-Drive.

Hopefully there's an update coming for this.

E91 Dude · 10-23-2006, 06:11 PM

My iDrive doesn't smoothly scroll over all the songs on an mp3 disc either. I thought the resistance from iDrive was normal(?). BTW, I have a 2006 325xiT built 12/05. Is there something wrong?

Gary · 10-23-2006, 07:15 PM

the "resistance" is the way its designed so we'll all just have to get used to it.

MWcoupe · 10-23-2006, 07:51 PM

ohh...i think you have to press on it and pick PLAY SONG. or you can change the songs on ur steering wheel.

babyfaby · 01-11-2007, 05:41 PM

I just get my 330D E92 and i ve got the same problem, when i m playing mp3 with cd i have to force the idrive to sroll down to next 5 songs... Is anyone aware of a solution at this problem now?

Thank you!

cool_indian · 01-11-2007, 09:45 PM

I tried many option using differnt burung softwares like Nero,Recordnow,iTunes etc at differnt speeds and Bit rates and still i cant play mp3's on my 2006 330i.Do you think i need a software update ? How would i know which software version I have now.

Thanks a lot guys

REB330D · 01-12-2007, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary

PS I like the sound quality and how the idrive displays song and artist for the song currently playing.

Do your song titles/artists etc show spaces - meaning do they show as "Taller In More Ways" (without the quotes) or do they appear as "Taller_In_More_Ways" i.e with "_" instead of a space?

A colleague has the CD changer (I don't) and he says that the single CD player displays spaces as "_" and the CD changer doesn't, i.e. it displays the space between words.

bakdraft · 01-13-2007, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by REB330D

Do your song titles/artists etc show spaces - meaning do they show as "Taller In More Ways" (without the quotes) or do they appear as "Taller_In_More_Ways" i.e with "_" instead of a space?

A colleague has the CD changer (I don't) and he says that the single CD player displays spaces as "_" and the CD changer doesn't, i.e. it displays the space between words.

Either player will display track names etc without the underscore... it's the options in the CD burner program that allow it to be displayed this way. iTunes is no good if you want a nice display with all characters displayed as they should be.

Nero is the most popular... but not the only one. There are many posts in this forum that give the settings for Nero etc...

Dave

acizek · 01-13-2007, 11:41 AM

help me!!!
I burned my mp3s and they play, however the 8th folder doesn't swho up at all and from my 7th folder I can see just one subfolder, although there are many more... anyone knows what to do???
thanks...

bakdraft · 01-13-2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by acizek

help me!!!
I burned my mp3s and they play, however the 8th folder doesn't swho up at all and from my 7th folder I can see just one subfolder, although there are many more... anyone knows what to do???
thanks...

Can you show us the folder layout.?

acizek · 01-14-2007, 02:14 AM

here you go... quite a lot of them... could it be a problem that I am using nero Express which cam with my burner and not Nero? this one doesn't let me set the depth of folders...

bakdraft · 01-14-2007, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by acizek

here you go... quite a lot of them... could it be a problem that I am using nero Express which cam with my burner and not Nero? this one doesn't let me set the depth of folders...

Looks fine to me..

I will be burning some 8Gb DVD's in a similar way once my iTunes database has finished converting over from AAC back to MP3, at that point I can comment further

However, I cetainly have had many more root folders than you have and had no problems...

acizek · 01-14-2007, 04:35 AM

are you using 2 layer dvd medium? which type?

bakdraft · 01-14-2007, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by acizek

are you using 2 layer dvd medium? which type?

Yes... they work fine...

Philips DVD +R

acizek · 01-14-2007, 06:28 AM

well I'll try burning it again and with different layout... let me know how your burning goes

10-21-2006, 01:30 AM	#1
flyerz90 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 335ci Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: long beach iTrader: (0)	MP3 problem okay so i burned an mp3 disc and popped it in and the screen only displayed 5 songs and when i tried to turn the idrive knob to scan for more songs i kept getting the resistance. so i pushed the knob down hoping it would give me more songs, still didn't work. the only way to skip to the next songs was to use the scroll buttons on my steering wheel or the scroll button next to the eject button. starting to get a little frusterated with the idrive button. __________________ all show and go.... REMOVED for NWS
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Gary Private 8 Rep 61 Posts Drives: 2007 Arctic 335I Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norcal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330XI [0.00]	I have an MP3 disk and it only shows five songs too. As to your problem, I can keep scrolling to all the songs. I hit the resistance but if you keep the knob turned it will continue on to the next five. In your post, you say you pressed down which is not what you should do - just keep the knob turned. PS I like the sound quality and how the idrive displays song and artist for the song currently playing.
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flyerz90 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 335ci Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: long beach iTrader: (0)	now turning against the resistance won't damage the idrive knob? __________________ all show and go.... REMOVED for NWS
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Kris2 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: E90 318d (ordered) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0)	Scrolling through MP3 directories.... Hi, Got my e90 last week. Burned an MP3 CD and experienced the same problem with the resisting i-Drive controller when you scroll down further than 5 entries. Does anybody know a workaround for this? Maybe it is possible to burn the CD a bit differently (with a playlist or something). It would be wonderful if I could scroll through "25+ MP3 files" directories quickly...... Regards, Kris
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ilshim Private First Class 4 Rep 156 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: So. California iTrader: (0)	can the car play .m4a format or any other files? or is it just mp3s?
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MWcoupe 24k GOLD 148 Rep 1,453 Posts Drives: Mineral White M4 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: BROOKLYN NY iTrader: (0)	i have like 5 mp3 cd they all worked. im using NERO CD/DVD burning program with a mp3 disc... you have difference folders and the idrive screen will show the folders of mp3 mp3 disc is cool. its like having a disc changer
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g8h3VZ6jFvYc63p7q88s Enlisted Member 1 Rep 48 Posts Drives: :( Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Planet Happy iTrader: (0)	Have the same problem on my newly picked up E90 335i. All my discs with MP3s refuse to scroll without resistance from I-Drive. Hopefully there's an update coming for this. __________________ E90 335i \| Black Sapphire \| Black on Burl \| All Canadian Options Added: Hardwired V1 \| PIAA Rings \| Xenesis Fogs \| OEM CF Lips \| OEM Spoiler \| Blacklines
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E91 Dude First Lieutenant 52 Rep 318 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Location iTrader: (2)	My iDrive doesn't smoothly scroll over all the songs on an mp3 disc either. I thought the resistance from iDrive was normal(?). BTW, I have a 2006 325xiT built 12/05. Is there something wrong?
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Gary Private 8 Rep 61 Posts Drives: 2007 Arctic 335I Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norcal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330XI [0.00]	the "resistance" is the way its designed so we'll all just have to get used to it.
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MWcoupe 24k GOLD 148 Rep 1,453 Posts Drives: Mineral White M4 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: BROOKLYN NY iTrader: (0)	ohh...i think you have to press on it and pick PLAY SONG. or you can change the songs on ur steering wheel.
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babyfaby Private 15 Rep 97 Posts Drives: 530D G30/Z4 E86 3.0SI/320i E30 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Paris iTrader: (0)	I just get my 330D E92 and i ve got the same problem, when i m playing mp3 with cd i have to force the idrive to sroll down to next 5 songs... Is anyone aware of a solution at this problem now? Thank you!
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cool_indian New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boston,MA USA iTrader: (0)	I tried many option using differnt burung softwares like Nero,Recordnow,iTunes etc at differnt speeds and Bit rates and still i cant play mp3's on my 2006 330i.Do you think i need a software update ? How would i know which software version I have now. Thanks a lot guys
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acizek Second Lieutenant 78 Rep 247 Posts Drives: F90 M5, G30 M550d, F01 750i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Prague iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 330d [0.00]	help me!!! I burned my mp3s and they play, however the 8th folder doesn't swho up at all and from my 7th folder I can see just one subfolder, although there are many more... anyone knows what to do??? thanks...
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acizek Second Lieutenant 78 Rep 247 Posts Drives: F90 M5, G30 M550d, F01 750i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Prague iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 330d [0.00]	here you go... quite a lot of them... could it be a problem that I am using nero Express which cam with my burner and not Nero? this one doesn't let me set the depth of folders... Attached Images
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acizek Second Lieutenant 78 Rep 247 Posts Drives: F90 M5, G30 M550d, F01 750i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Prague iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 330d [0.00]	are you using 2 layer dvd medium? which type?
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acizek Second Lieutenant 78 Rep 247 Posts Drives: F90 M5, G30 M550d, F01 750i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Prague iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 330d [0.00]	well I'll try burning it again and with different layout... let me know how your burning goes
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