USB, Music Files, Best way to transfer from iTunes?

[Martini]

Can't you just make playlists for the internet radio instead of using your own data?

 

[spatterso911]

Can't you just make playlists for the internet radio instead of using your own data?

No. No playlists available for the slacker radio. The car is not fully compatible with Slacker premium.

 

[Merrill]

So based on the previous discussions I assume that the model s supports FLAC. Who out there has downloaded music using FLAC and put it on a flashdrive and found it worked.

 

[andrewket]

So based on the previous discussions I assume that the model s supports FLAC. Who out there has downloaded music using FLAC and put it on a flashdrive and found it worked.

Many of us. I'm using a 128gb usb2 flash drive with just FLAC.

 

[Merrill]

Thanks Andrewket, just wanted to make sure it will work before I convert all my cd's.

 

[martinfkelly]

No. No playlists available for the slacker radio. The car is not fully compatible with Slacker premium.

I've been able to set up playlists for slacker and play them... try logging out and back into slacker.

 

[kendallpb]

So if I wanted to download 75 albums to a flashdrive the Model S would not be able to handle that amount of music?

If it's on your flash drive, I don't think there's a limit, though I wouldn't be surprised if there were some performance issues if you had a million tracks or whatever. ;-)

The capacity quoted by Tesla is internal storage in the car, which isn't accessible yet.

 

[kevincwelch]

You can convert them using SoundTaxi. Works just fine.

 

[JohnQ]

I upgraded my laptop drive a few years ago and am using the original 250 Mb drive for my music storage in the S. No issues so far. Just takes some time to load up the file directory the first time it's plugged in.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

So am I to understand that the stereo will not recognize an iPod or iPhone plugged in via USB? In my current car I have a dedicated iPod with all of my music permanently plugged in to my stereo.

 

[dsm363]

So am I to understand that the stereo will not recognize an iPod or iPhone plugged in via USB? In my current car I have a dedicated iPod with all of my music permanently plugged in to my stereo.

It will via Bluetooth but not via USB yet.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

It will via Bluetooth but not via USB yet.

I guess that will have o do, but I don't like draining my phone battery just to play music in the car.

 

[bollar]

I guess that will have o do, but I don't like draining my phone battery just to play music in the car.

You can certainly charge the phone via USB while it's playing via Bluetooth.

 

[dsm363]

I guess that will have o do, but I don't like draining my phone battery just to play music in the car.

I keep my iPhone plugged into USB to charge when I'm using it to keep this from happening. It will still charge which is nice.

 

[ZBB]

I've been using my iPhone for Bluetooth streaming in my current car for the past 2 years, usually podcasts so the 3G connection is frequently active. My commute is ~35 min each way, and the streaming impact on the phone battery is negligible - maybe 10%. I just charge the phone at home every night and rarely have less than 40% battery remaining at the end of the day, including that streaming time.

 

[Merrill]

Can anyone tell me if the flashdrive uses electricity when the car is parked. I went out to the garage and noticed that it is flashing even though the car is locked and off.

 

[gregincal]

Can anyone tell me if the flashdrive uses electricity when the car is parked. I went out to the garage and noticed that it is flashing even though the car is locked and off.

It might use a tiny amount, but it would be so minuscule as to never be noticed.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I am fine with Bluetooth for my music collection, but when will you be able to scroll through those playlists on the ms touchscreen. Right now you have to look at the phone to change playlists. The dealer told me it should be coming in an update eventually. But he also seemed to think that eventually it would support transfer of songs from iPhone. After all, of course this is a widely used format and people aren't going to want to convert music to flash drives to listen in their $90k car.

 

[spleen]

I am fine with Bluetooth for my music collection, but when will you be able to scroll through those playlists on the ms touchscreen. Right now you have to look at the phone to change playlists. The dealer told me it should be coming in an update eventually. But he also seemed to think that eventually it would support transfer of songs from iPhone. After all, of course this is a widely used format and people aren't going to want to convert music to flash drives to listen in their $90k car.

Agreed it would be nice to be able to access playlists from the Model S touchscreen. But in the meantime, you do know that you can play playlists on your iPhone by using Siri, yes? Hold down the home button on your iPhone for a few seconds. If your iPhone is Bluetooth connected to the Model S, you'll hear the typical two boings of Siri activating and then you can tell Siri "play playlist 'name of playlist'". It should start playing on the stereo.

 

[Merrill]

Question for the audio group, I have my CDs on a flashdrive and when it is loaded to the media the album art comes up. Sometimes it is the full size of the square on the display and sometimes it is a 1/4 of the size. Anyone know why and can that be changed to always be full size.