Ford Doctor Posted August 7, 2016 at 01:06 PM Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 at 01:06 PM Using a USB flash drive for my media library which contains complete albums with all of their songs. The only thing that is not to my liking is that the songs are indexed and play in alphabetical order instead of the order that they are arranged on the album. I searched around in the settings but found nothing related or did I miss something? Is there a way to change this easily? I am not using playlists at all. I always browse my media files by artist, select an album and play it. If I look at the folders and files, the file names are numbered in the proper order, there is also a track number field. Apparently the songs are being indexed by the title of the songs? I am I right on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_h Posted August 7, 2016 at 03:52 PM Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 at 03:52 PM More on this issue in the Sync forum, but doesn't look like anyone has found a solution - http://fordsyncforum.com/index.php?/topic/2310-usb-album-track-order/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordIVTteam Posted August 8, 2016 at 04:04 PM Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 at 04:04 PM Using a USB flash drive for my media library which contains complete albums with all of their songs. The only thing that is not to my liking is that the songs are indexed and play in alphabetical order instead of the order that they are arranged on the album. I searched around in the settings but found nothing related or did I miss something? Is there a way to change this easily? I am not using playlists at all. I always browse my media files by artist, select an album and play it. If I look at the folders and files, the file names are numbered in the proper order, there is also a track number field. Apparently the songs are being indexed by the title of the songs? I am I right on this? Hi Ford Doctor, This is correct! SYNC will automatically index your music in alphabetical order and this cannot be changed. Which SYNC system do you have? There are voice commands available for the system that allows you to select what you would like to hear without going through the menus. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Doctor Posted October 20, 2016 at 12:41 AM Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 at 12:41 AM Version 2. Voice commands? You are missing the point. There are many albums out there where songs go together, tell a story or one leads into another. There is music in my collection where a song ends with an intro to another and then the wrong song will play. I realize some people think I am nuts but for ME this is annoying. There are actually people out there that buy the whole record... and then listen to the whole record. You get used to them in the order hat you have always listened to them. Considering that SYNC is capable of indexing artists and albums I would think it would be simple to program settings for indexing. Alphabetical or Track Number? Most album files have this data and it can easily be added. Some of the file names of song titles in my collection start off with it's track number. Maybe this is something Ford could add in a future update or version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meyersnole Posted October 20, 2016 at 04:51 AM Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 at 04:51 AM Ford Doctor... I agree with you. As a programmer there are many things about the SYNC system that are troublesome. I still enjoy the system and the availability to play my music on random mix. The only realistic work around I could propose is to connect your phone by bluetooth and use it to play the album rather than the stereo/usb drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordIVTteam Posted October 20, 2016 at 06:58 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 at 06:58 PM Version 2. Voice commands? You are missing the point. There are many albums out there where songs go together, tell a story or one leads into another. There is music in my collection where a song ends with an intro to another and then the wrong song will play. I realize some people think I am nuts but for ME this is annoying. There are actually people out there that buy the whole record... and then listen to the whole record. You get used to them in the order hat you have always listened to them. Considering that SYNC is capable of indexing artists and albums I would think it would be simple to program settings for indexing. Alphabetical or Track Number? Most album files have this data and it can easily be added. Some of the file names of song titles in my collection start off with it's track number. Maybe this is something Ford could add in a future update or version? Ford Doctor... I agree with you. As a programmer there are many things about the SYNC system that are troublesome. I still enjoy the system and the availability to play my music on random mix. The only realistic work around I could propose is to connect your phone by bluetooth and use it to play the album rather than the stereo/usb drive. Hey Ford Doctor and meyersnole, Make your voice heard! Please share your opinions and ideas with Ford on indexing options at http://social.ford.com Cara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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