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Questions tagged [mp3-player]

Questions about using/connecing your MP3 player with your computer. Any questions about the MP3 player itself are off topic.

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Linux friendly MP3 player devices

I currently have a Creative Zen MP3 player, which I'm finding increasingly painful to use. I have to use the (shoddy) Windows based software to transfer files, I cannot mount it under Linux as a USB disk, and I've tried mtp-fuse but sometimes the…
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Is it safe to use any USB charger for charging any USB device?

I have an apple USB AC charger which is rated to provide 5V, 1A output and a Sony mp3 player NWZ B143F. I don't know the spec of Sony audio player. But I have another mp3 player from Transcend which is rated to take 5V, 1A input voltage. So, is it…
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Transfer files to a portable media device

I have a sony walkman and I am making a music manager to make so it would be able to sync to the device. i have tried to go into the storage device and have found that the path is: Computer\WALKMAN\Storage Media\MUSIC. I have tried the dos command:…
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Display song lyrics in iTunes (from ID3 tags)

I've added lyrics to all the songs in my music library. Now, I'm looking for a way to display those lyrics in iTunes, and falling pretty short. I've seen a few widgets, but they all seem to focus on getting the lyrics from the internet based on…
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Origin of USBMS packets referring to MS-DOS

I've been messing around with traffic interception over USB (using Wireshark) when I noticed that one MP3 player was sending some odd packets in response to read request on the first block of the mass storage. Around 4Kb in size, with SCSI payload…
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How to sort files in exFAT drive alphabetically?

I have an MP3 player that uses a micro SD card as storage. The SD card is formatted in exFAT. When I browse files in the MP3 by folder location, the order of album tracks is not in alphabetical order but instead the files are in the order in which…
Jorge Luque
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How to access an unrecognized MP3 player

I have a Genex MP3 player and when I switch it to storage mode and connect it to my computer I see a popup message informing me that the USB hardware is unrecognized. How do I get my computer to recognise the device correctly?
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Is there a way to enforce shuffling / randomizing of mp3s on a usb stick, without of shuffle support from the playing device?

I have a sonivox speaker for travelling... it can read USB sticks and memory cards. But: Whenever I enter the USB stick, it will always start with the same song. Changing a song takes about 4 seconds. So skipping only 40 songs is gonna take you a…
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"No more space" when transferring files from a Creative Zen MP3 player (but there is space)

I own an old 20 GB Creative Zen jukebox (all external screws are gone on it - LOL), and I would like to transfer files back to my PC to get them on my new iPod. The problem is, no matter what software I use (Winamp, Creative MediaSource or Windows…
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Linux: Portable MP3-Player syncing on commandline

I'm searching a console-application which helps me managing my portable mp3-player. The player is a simple mountpoint so nothing special here. My Wish-Application would work as following: I provide a folder where I symlink all media-files I want on…
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How can I convert a .amr file to a .mp3

My phone records in .amr and my mp3 player can't play them, what's the simplest way to convert them? Phone is Nokia C3-10 and mp3 player is an iPod classic, but I can easily get files off and on those two, I just need a nice simple bit of software…
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MP3 Program for bedtime mp3 player reading?

Is there any mp3 player which can be set to play a certain playlist of mp3s, and when the playlist ends, it turns the computer off? That way it could be used to play something while I sleep, and I don't have to worry about the computer staying on…
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Playing music from a network drive

I have a collection of music that is stored on a network drive. Are there any music players that can play these songs, without modifying them, and without me having to manually add songs to some kind of library before they show up (like iTunes)?
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MP3 player says "Flash Error, To Format" after reformatting it on a Mac

I currently have 2 MP3 players I had formatted my MP3 player to MS-DOS(FAT32), the other one is MS-DOS(FAT32) as well, but that one hasn't been formatted. I tried uploading a song to it, and when I turn on the formatted MP3 player, it says "Flash…
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MP3 Player on Mac which can display the music label?

Is there a music (mp3) player on Mac which is able to display the ID3-TPUB (Music Label) tag in list view? For me the label is as important as the artist, so I would like to view them side by side without having to go to an ID3 edit-window or…
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