Better MP3 player on K3

walle1357 · 04-02-2012, 08:31 AM

It turns out, amazon offers a really nice stock interface for playing MP3s. But it's hidden. Here is what to do:

Make a new collection on your Kindle. Call it "Music" or something similar.
Connect your Kindle to your computer.
Open the "audible" folder, and create a new folder inside of it. It doesn't matter what the new folder is named.
Take your music MP3s, and drag them into the new folder.
Disconnect your kindle. The new MP3s should appear on your home screen.
Add them all to the "Music" collection you made on your Kindle earlier.

Simple as that. Now, you can go to the "Music" collection and you get a nice list of the MP3s in the folder. If they are tagged with artists etc, those are shown too.

giorgio130 · 04-02-2012, 12:58 PM

I think that this way though you can't listen and read at the same time, am I right?

walle1357 · 04-02-2012, 01:29 PM

No, you have a point there. But you can listen to the music when the Kindle is locked.

terencek · 04-03-2012, 09:48 AM

The alternative of course, for anyone not aware of it, that if you don't put your MP3s in the Audible folder you can indeed play them while you are reading -- but you have little control over them because they play in consecutive order.

Sourcing them in the Audible folder gives you a bare-bones interface with which you can control playback -- though my own experience is that the Kindle doesn't always 'remember' your place, which is a nuisance if your MP3s are longer podcasts.

walle1357 · 04-03-2012, 02:17 PM

The fact that it is an interface at all is nice though

As for the MP3s playing in consecutive order in the music folder, you can Alt-F to skip.

jmseight · 04-03-2012, 10:05 PM

Hi,

I found this by accident yesterday too.

But I found that it only plays one song and does not go to the next song when finished.

Thanks,
James

NoHolyGrail · 05-30-2012, 05:30 PM

Awesome trick, thanks! The best part is it takes almost no time to set up.

susan_cassidy · 05-30-2012, 06:31 PM

That is because it is the setup for Audible books, which is well-documented.

Jessica Lares · 05-30-2012, 06:58 PM

The K3 is my favorite MP3 player now. No weird static noise. Kinda funny that an e-reader does playback better than most MP3 players.

RainingLemur · 05-30-2012, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

The K3 is my favorite MP3 player now. No weird static noise. Kinda funny that an e-reader does playback better than most MP3 players.

It's certainly better than I expected it to be, that's for certain. I'd still rather use my Sanza for music. But, I probably use the Kindle more often overall. Podcasts work great off of it.

04-02-2012, 08:31 AM	#1
walle1357 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G	Better MP3 player on K3 It turns out, amazon offers a really nice stock interface for playing MP3s. But it's hidden. Here is what to do: Make a new collection on your Kindle. Call it "Music" or something similar. Connect your Kindle to your computer. Open the "audible" folder, and create a new folder inside of it. It doesn't matter what the new folder is named. Take your music MP3s, and drag them into the new folder. Disconnect your kindle. The new MP3s should appear on your home screen. Add them all to the "Music" collection you made on your Kindle earlier. Simple as that. Now, you can go to the "Music" collection and you get a nice list of the MP3s in the folder. If they are tagged with artists etc, those are shown too.

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04-02-2012, 12:58 PM	#2
giorgio130 Time Waster Posts: 422 Karma: 289160 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kobo Glo and Aura HD	I think that this way though you can't listen and read at the same time, am I right?

04-02-2012, 01:29 PM	#3
walle1357 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G	No, you have a point there. But you can listen to the music when the Kindle is locked.

04-03-2012, 09:48 AM	#4
terencek Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1010944 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The African bush Device: Kindle 3	The alternative of course, for anyone not aware of it, that if you don't put your MP3s in the Audible folder you can indeed play them while you are reading -- but you have little control over them because they play in consecutive order. Sourcing them in the Audible folder gives you a bare-bones interface with which you can control playback -- though my own experience is that the Kindle doesn't always 'remember' your place, which is a nuisance if your MP3s are longer podcasts.

04-03-2012, 02:17 PM	#5
walle1357 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G	The fact that it is an interface at all is nice though As for the MP3s playing in consecutive order in the music folder, you can Alt-F to skip.

04-03-2012, 10:05 PM	#6
jmseight Zealot Posts: 130 Karma: 10000 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle 3G, Kindle Touch 3G, iRiver Story HD, Sony Reader	Hi, I found this by accident yesterday too. But I found that it only plays one song and does not go to the next song when finished. Thanks, James

05-30-2012, 05:30 PM	#7
NoHolyGrail Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 3 (previously owned PRS-500, PRS-600)	Awesome trick, thanks! The best part is it takes almost no time to set up.

05-30-2012, 06:31 PM	#8
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	That is because it is the setup for Audible books, which is well-documented.

05-30-2012, 06:58 PM	#9
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	The K3 is my favorite MP3 player now. No weird static noise. Kinda funny that an e-reader does playback better than most MP3 players.

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