[rdaneel]

What do the middle and left top buttons do?

 

[twister6]

  What do the middle and left top buttons do?

 
It's your customizable short cut buttons.  In the setup menu you can assign different functions to these buttons, like Explorer (file browser) or Now playing and many more.
 
I don't have L3 in front of me, just looked it up under my L5 Pro review since it's the same.  Should be a Key Settings where you customize individual C1 and C2 keys.

 

[nmatheis]

There is no now playing button to bring you to the playing file directory? 

If I'm understanding your question, you should just use the three software buttons near the top of the display screen.

 

[Whaleshark12]

If I'm understanding your question, you should just use the three software buttons near the top of the display screen.

No no, not that kind of now playing. I want the one like the DX90's which you press now playing and go back to directory and you get to know which folder or album the song is in. 

 

[Krayon]

Weird indeed, i had to transform the  files into another format.
Also, ogg files doesnt play corretly either.
Waiting for the update ;D

 

[rcoleman1]

Love this player but I'm sticking it in a drawer until the next FW upgrade.

 

[JohnYang]

  No no, not that kind of now playing. I want the one like the DX90's which you press now playing and go back to directory and you get to know which folder or album the song is in. 

 
That's a pretty neat idea, I would purpose this to Mr.Wan

 

[JohnYang]

  I have a couple of dozens of m4a files that played fine with my L3, weird.....

 
There are two main types of apple music files, AAC and ALAC. M4A is more of a container which can contain both AAC and ALAC. So the M4A file containing ALAC would be played by L3, but not the AAC ones. 
 
Or just convert to MP3/FLAC format when you find L3 can't play certain file.

 

[JohnYang]

 
Love this player but I'm sticking it in a drawer until the next FW upgrade.

 
What is stopping you from using it?

 

[Xamdou]

Thanks! I have totally no clue about this kind of stuff 

 

[nudd]

What is stopping you from using it?

Sometimes bugs and lack of functionality cam be the game breaker.

Some people just dont want to transcode, sometimes people would like fully parametric EQ, etc

I would suggest Mr Wan look at rockbox and implement every feature rockbox has.

 

[rcoleman1]

   
What is stopping you from using it?

 
It's a hassle for me to transcode my ALAC files. I have 2TB worth and most of my favorite albums are ALAC. Besides that it only plays a select few of my 24/192 FLAC files. I hate to say it but right now my iPhone 6 with Onkyo HF Player is serving me better.

 

[JohnYang]

   
It's a hassle for me to transcode my ALAC files. I have 2TB worth and most of my favorite albums are ALAC. Besides that it only plays a select few of my 24/192 FLAC files. I hate to say it but right now my iPhone 6 with Onkyo HF Player is serving me better.

 
I believe L3 supports ALAC files.

 

[Brooko]

   
I believe L3 supports ALAC files.

 
It plays redbook quality ALAC files just fine. Any high-res ALAC I've tried it chokes on - will play but at the wrong speed.  

 

[nmatheis]

I believe L3 supports ALAC files.

Pretty sure someone mentioned a page or two back that his ALAC files were t working. I walked him through transcoding to FLAC, and they worked. Can't vouch for it, since I avoid ALAC. Too many boutique DAPs I've used have issues with ALAC but are just fine with FLAC.

Friday night brainfart. It was an AAC issue, not ALAC, that I helped someone with.