Most of the reviews say they have not tried the USB convert to mp3 feature yet. Anyone who has speak to ease of doing so, and especially quality?
1480031
Does not work well. Not sure if it's the software type or the player, but it records ALL background noise as well so make sure it's quiet when you start. Other than that, the software is mediocre. You have to manually stop and start after each song or you'll have in giant mp3 file. It does not split your tracks for you.
944158
I don't have a MP3 player. You can always pull up the manual on line and check to see if it will work.
1553420
That sounds good. I am in the process of reripping the CDs that are WMA's - I knew the Ipod wouldn't play them, and I was worried about the sound quality with converted files. Thanks for the reply!
1539847
Go on line6 site and download farm,all your sounds are in that. it's USB just plug and play, but if you have trouble getting it to go, google it or YouTube it, how to set up, I did that and it works great
1382108
I don't know. I have not tried that. I only drop and drag mp3 files to my player....Have not tried it with anything else.
1965760
Unfortunately I have never used this feature, but I can offer some advice: rip the music into a 24-bit codec with the highest sample rate you can. (i.e, not MP3)
871988
I simply connect it to my PC via the USB cable, and it appears as a drive in Windows Explorer. You can drag and drop .MP3's to the device in this manner. I agree with ChefBum, the interface on this unit is clunky, but I love what it's capable of. I may have to check out the GB-10 myself!
2215707
I had the same problem. It turned out that some of the files were not MP3s but MP4s. Once the conversion was made to MP3s, I had no problems loading them on to an SD card.
2141976
I think if want to download audible files to it, you'll just have to convert it to MP3. Hope this helps!
2160888
I haven't tried that yet, but will ask my husband to do it tonight if he has a wall adaptor and then let you know. It won't play MP4's though, only MP3.
1201863
Well from what I've read it looks like it's bit rate is 128kbps.. I haven't listened to recorded music yet but I have tried hooking it up to my phone and they didn't communicate however from what I've read is that you plug a thumb drive/sd card or an mp3 player and it will work... I don't have an mp3 player so... I hope that helps
894639
Hi Mr.Scheuerman, truth is i don't know,what I do know is why rip high quality vynil to mp3 format? There are better machines to do this depending on your budget, this is just me,& I'm sure you'll find what you needSincerely Heriberto
1903446
Perused the manual under USB media..nothing is mentioned as far as music file formats...
1619922
I did not find it easy. The software doesn't seem to function properly. Instead, I got a Audio-Technica USB turntable and use the freeware Audacity to convert vinyl to mp3s.
709451
Thanks for your response, but I do not understand what MSC or MTP modes are or how to access them. :( Do I open windows media player and then plug in my sansa? Is there a step by step instruction anywhere for people who are totally computer and mp3 illiterate?
823354
No, it doesn't work like that. What you can do is to convert your files to MP3 using iTunes (if they not converted yet) then copy them to GB-10 memory card and play along. There are plenty of backing tracks on the net so you can be whoever you wish!
183760
I had the same exact issue. Everything else with this player has worked flawlessly for me so far. I called Icom's customer service number regarding this. The woman who answered (operator/receptionist) and the man she put me through to (tech guy) were both impatient. They spoke very quickly and sounded frustrated, like they had better things to do. Or as if they thought I was mentally challenged; or speaking in a foreign language. I thought they were a little rude. Anyway, I mentioned as quickly as possible that the USB played Mp3's perfectly fine, but when I tried playing video Mp4 clips, video would show up but no audio. I tried every audio setting imaginable, but still no luck. The tech guy looked into it and after a brief moment came back and said that the mp4 playback doesn't include/allow audio. I told him I thought that was strange and thanked him for his time. So supposedly we cannot get audio with mp4 videos through the USB on this particular player. I tried Jodi Waxman's (other poster who left comment on OP's question) vague advice and came up with nothing. I looked over the manual several times and tried all the audio settings (on the player itself as well as my receiver)... nothing. If someone that reads this had the same issue and can say they get audio with their mp4 video files, I would love to know what they did to get it to work.