iPod sound distort

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felixtan

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hi there,is anyone here facing the same problem like me? my ipod sounds distort even with very low level of volume... but when i listen to that mp3 file from my pc, it sounds ok... :stupid:
 
cld be the ipod.
i have similar issues with some MP3s synced to my ipod. Listening to them on the PC is fine. I thought it was the ICE but using the JBL speaker / iPod dock revealed the same. I also got different volumes from different songs on the iPod.

Not too sure how to fix this. Sorry bro.
 
affan66;361344 said:
cld be the ipod.
i have similar issues with some MP3s synced to my ipod. Listening to them on the PC is fine. I thought it was the ICE but using the JBL speaker / iPod dock revealed the same. I also got different volumes from different songs on the iPod.

Not too sure how to fix this. Sorry bro.

thanks for your reply, bro...
yeah... i find out that the volume of the ipod is much softer than fm or cd...
hence, sometime really shock me when i switch to fm from ipod... :eek:
 
you can adjust your master volume on the ipod, have you tried that?
 
affan66;361344 said:
cld be the ipod.
i have similar issues with some MP3s synced to my ipod. Listening to them on the PC is fine. I thought it was the ICE but using the JBL speaker / iPod dock revealed the same. I also got different volumes from different songs on the iPod.

Not too sure how to fix this. Sorry bro.


when sync with itunes you can make all the music same volume level, it's in one of the options. it will stop the 'one song loud, one song soft' syndrome. choose this option especially if you're using ipod interface in the car..kalo tidak then can terkejut a bit sometimes
 
Its your 'master volume' on your iPod which can be controled by swivelling the dial.
 
okow;361432 said:
Its your 'master volume' on your iPod which can be controled by swivelling the dial.

master volume at the settings, not the music volume.
 
volume has no effect when connected to the ipod connector to the HU and not the headphone output.
 
thanks all, will try on these setting.. will post again for the result... thanks
 
hi sifu guru,
i've just checked my itunes setting, i've already tick the "automatically adjusts song playback volume to the same level" previously. and still the ipod sounds softer when compare to fm or cd.

and i couldn't find the "master level" on my ipod...

looking forward to your help
thanks.
 
felixtan;361482 said:
hi sifu guru,
i've just checked my itunes setting, i've already tick the "automatically adjusts song playback volume to the same level" previously. and still the ipod sounds softer when compare to fm or cd.

and i couldn't find the "master level" on my ipod...

looking forward to your help
thanks.

go to your ipod, at the settings should be a 'master volume' option, there you can set your master volume(which might be set to low). If it is near or at max then you may have other issues not related to volume settings.
could be poor quality mp3s ..could be wiring of the interface.. could be poor quality of interface(you can check this by trying friend's ipod)
btw..if you're using the 'radio fq' type interface then it's quite common that the volume is substantially lower than FM or CD.
let me know what happened
 
hi, sry for late replying... cos this forum was down last few months... now only i check back this forum... will check it and let u know... thanks
 
felixtan;361347 said:
thanks for your reply, bro...
yeah... i find out that the volume of the ipod is much softer than fm or cd...
hence, sometime really shock me when i switch to fm from ipod... :eek:

Are you using a fm modulator devise ? I had the same problem\.
This should not happen using the proper ipod connection supplied by BMW
 
How are you connecting your iPod to the stereo?

Is it via FM Modulator or AUX or iPod Interface?

If you say it is distorted even at low volumes, then it has more to do with the high level output from the iPod being connected to a low level input.

But if you say it is softer than the others, then the input is set too low. If you are using AUX, increase the AUX Volume on the head unit.
 
Actually as you mention the distort problem not only for ipod, the Head unit tem self if the frequency stronger frm outside also will distort too..

Sometimes distort will effected by frequency frm channel communication ...
But for me is small problem .. That's also reason why some of the transmitter selling price higher then the device.

As some member said the master vol. from ipod..
if transmit from ipod the most quality vol. are max 75% to 80% as i using exiting...

Hope this help.. just my suggest.

Rdgs,
 
i think it could also be due to the way the recording was transferred to itunes. In Itunes itself, there are some settings (if I am not mistaken) in terms of what would be the output volume would be.

I found my iPod had similar issues before because some CDs were not well recorded (hehe pasar malam ones or downloaded from the Net) but no issues with original ones. Changing the output volume on the iPod will not have any effect if you are using the iPod connector and not the headphone output. Last option is to check on the input level on the HU itself.
 
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