Playing CDs in Ranger

[DrRoger]

I believe that the basic Ranger has an "AUX" input jack but anything above that does not (SYNC). So, how (or what do I need) to play my CDs in the Ranger?

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[RedlandRanger]

I believe that the basic Ranger has an "AUX" input jack but anything above that does not (SYNC). So, how (or what do I need) to play my CDs in the Ranger?

I'd rip them to MP3s and play them from your phone via bluetooth. Save a lot of space on CDs. And a CD Player.

 

[DrRoger]

I'd rip them to MP3s and play them from your phone via bluetooth. Save a lot of space on CDs. And a CD Player.

I am OLD
Any suggestions how I "Rip" them to my phone (Android, Pixel2)? I do have "Android Auto" on my phone. Does that help any?

 

[t4thfavor]

I am OLD
Any suggestions how I "Rip" them to my phone (Android, Pixel2)? I do have "Android Auto" on my phone. Does that help any?

I'll find a CD (yeah, it's that bad) and see if I can take some screenshots of how to rip them.

EDIT: Nevermind, This should do for the first part.
https://www.online-tech-tips.com/co...dio-cd-and-convert-wma-files-to-mp3-for-free/

As for moving it to your phone, you just plug it into the PC, and drag the newly created MP3's to the phones Music folder.

 

[DrRoger]

I'll find a CD (yeah, it's that bad) and see if I can take some screenshots of how to rip them.

Thank you

 

[RedlandRanger]

I am OLD
Any suggestions how I "Rip" them to my phone (Android, Pixel2)? I do have "Android Auto" on my phone. Does that help any?

Google "How to Rip CD" - there are tons of tutorials. Here is one:

https://www.technipages.com/android-cd-copy

 

[DrRoger]

Google "How to Rip CD" - there are tons of tutorials. Here is one:

https://www.technipages.com/android-cd-copy

Thank you.
I am an "old dog" learning new tricks

 

[Floyd]

I believe that the basic Ranger has an "AUX" input jack but anything above that does not (SYNC). So, how (or what do I need) to play my CDs in the Ranger?

If you have a home computer with a CD slot and a USB port you can likely load a flash drive with several CDs, then play them through the port in your truck.
I also have a BlueTooth bicycle horn with a 32G card which holds music and I can play it via bluetooth through my TC's radio (don't have a truck yet its only the fifth month of waiting)
I'm officially OLD as well.

 

[RedlandRanger]

Thank you.
I am an "old dog" learning new tricks

I'm pretty old too, but Google and YouTube are great for learning new tricks....

Putting the ripped files on a flash drive and plugging into the USB port on the truck is another option (as stated above). I had not thought about that. Once you've ripped the CDs you'll wonder why you ever had the CDs - you can put SO MUCH MUSIC on a flash drive it is crazy.

 

[SRAces]

I'm pretty old too, but Google and YouTube are great for learning new tricks....

Putting the ripped files on a flash drive and plugging into the USB port on the truck is another option (as stated above). I had not thought about that. Once you've ripped the CDs you'll wonder why you ever had the CDs - you can put SO MUCH MUSIC on a flash drive it is crazy.

I have 2 flash/thumb drives plugged in the 2 USB slots on my ranger. On drive is called Albums and One is called Singles. I ripped my entire CD collection a few years back to a hard drive on the PC. So I transferred the album folders to my Album flash drive and just put a ton of singles on my Singles flash drive. Works great!

 

[RedlandRanger]

I have 2 flash/thumb drives plugged in the 2 USB slots on my ranger. On drive is called Albums and One is called Singles. I ripped my entire CD collection a few years back to a hard drive on the PC. So I transferred the album folders to my Album flash drive and just put a ton of singles on my Singles flash drive. Works great!

I went thru the trouble of converting some of my old vinyl to MP3s several years ago - makes it way more convenient. Had to pull my old turntable out of storage to do that!

I have some old VHS tapes I need to convert to digital formats too. Digital formats are great - just make sure you have at least one backup of the files - that is the downside - they are compact, but can disappear in a blink of an eye!

 

[SRAces]

I went thru the trouble of converting some of my old vinyl to MP3s several years ago - makes it way more convenient. Had to pull my old turntable out of storage to do that!

I have some old VHS tapes I need to convert to digital formats too. Digital formats are great - just make sure you have at least one backup of the files - that is the downside - they are compact, but can disappear in a blink of an eye!

I have about 500 vinyl albums in mint condition. Still have 2 tall racks of Pioneer, Yamaha and Akai rack mounted gear with 2 Pioneer reel-to-reels in my study...lol! Been a music buff all my life, Right now I have about 10,000 songs on those 2 flash drives in the Ranger and can easily add to it. If it was Billboard Top 40 from 1955 to 1985, I probably have it...lol!

 

[Ric]

Thank you.
I am an "old dog" learning new tricks

I’m an old dog too. It’s awesome that we can barter our wisdom for tech help. Traffic on the bridge between generations goes both ways.

 

[t4thfavor]

I went thru the trouble of converting some of my old vinyl to MP3s several years ago - makes it way more convenient. Had to pull my old turntable out of storage to do that!

I have some old VHS tapes I need to convert to digital formats too. Digital formats are great - just make sure you have at least one backup of the files - that is the downside - they are compact, but can disappear in a blink of an eye!

As opposed to degrading beyond recovery over time, and right under your nose . The best thing is that if you own it, you can easily source a new format, at least if SOMEONE has it still.

 

[rustic39]

If you have a home computer with a CD slot and a USB port you can likely load a flash drive with several CDs, then play them through the port in your truck.
I also have a BlueTooth bicycle horn with a 32G card which holds music and I can play it via bluetooth through my TC's radio (don't have a truck yet its only the fifth month of waiting)
I'm officially OLD as well.

Basic question: how should the thumb drive be formatted? I use a Mac system exclusively, but can format the drive and convert files to any type needed. Thanks -

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