Transferring folders containing audio files to an iOS device

Hello!

What you can do is to get the app fileapp from the App store.
the app acts like a Finder/explorer on your ios-device. That means that you can browse your folders and play the files as you wish.
You can transfer the folders by doing the following:
1. If you're on wifi and have your device and computer at the same network you can transfer via ftp. Just open your fileapp on the device, and find the button named: sharing. Doubletap this and make sure, that sharing is turned on.
Now look for the line where it reads an ip-adress. It might be: 192.168.1.15 or anything else.
Now on your computer open windows explorer, go to the addressbar and type the following
ftp://192.168.1.15:2121
replace 192.168.1.15 with the numbers fileapp shows you, but keep :2121 at the end.
Now you can connect to your phone and copy, paste as you normally do.

2. If ftp isn't a good way to go, you can use the iTunes sharing. This lets you copy and paste files and folders into certain apps like voicedream, fileapp etc.
I haven't done this for months, since I have other apps on my Mac that lets me do this work, so I can't remember the steps, but remember that sharing and syncing isn't the same thing, and you don't need to sync anything to share files and folders with Fileapp.

I hope this can help you out.

Best regards Thomas

I see that you said you don't want to use any cloud services to achieve your stated goal. May I ask why? My friend and I are collaborating on a music project and we use Dropbox to exchange sometimes rather large audio files. Dropbox works great and I have found it to be quite accessible. Cloud storage is pretty much the wave of the future and where everything is headed anyway, so why not get on board? If you absolutely need local file storage and retrieval and a cloud-based solution simply won't suffice, iOS devices are honestly not ideal for that use. I would look into something like the Olympus LS14. Not only is it a good audio recorder, it has 4gb built-in flash storage and accepts SD cards if you need more space. It can encode audio at up to 96khz / 24bit wav or up to 320kbps mp3 and has USB for transporting files to and from a computer. Plus it has voice guidance so it's accessible for all the major functions. It has gotten good reviews from some of the blind tech podcasts I follow, and it seems like a better match to your rather specialized needs. Good luck in whatever you decide on

the app bit torrent sync is very accessible on the iPhone. if you use windows i can provide you with the good accessible version that works and which you will need to put the files on your phone. i use it all the time to share files to voice dream it works a treat.
if you are not sure what bt sync is check this out for more info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_Sync
i do not know if there is a mac version and if it is accessible or not. let me know what you think.

Hi Chile, I am interested in BitTorrent Sink accessible for Windows for transferring files to iphone. Can you share the link?
Thanks

you download it at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/46436229/BTSync-1.3.109.exE
make sure to turn off automatic updates if it wants to update. you do not want 2.0 or higher version.
also, if you are using nvda grab the nvda addon for it here http://jeff.tdrealms.com/NVDA.htm. it makes it more accessible. if you are using jaws i believe it works, but i don't know how well.

Since you are not willing to use iTunes (me either), you need to chose an iTunes alternative like AnyTrans, TunesGo, CopyTrans. These tools help transfer songs and videos from computer to iPhone. Here is a tutorial tells you how to add music files to your iPhone: http://www.imobie.com/support/how-to-put-music-on-iphone-6-directly.htm

Some of the tools are not free but have free trial. AnyTrans allows you to transfer 50 items per day for free, I think it's enough for you.

If you have a Mac, you can Airdrop files to specific apps. I find this really handy. For example, if I want to transfer a foldero f audio files to Voice Dream, I zip the folder of files and then choose Airdropp from the share menu in the item context menu in the Finder. A table of devices should come up. If you're running El Capitan, press VO space on your device name. You will have to wait for the transfer to complete. When it does, you'll get a prompt on your iOS device asking where you'd like to send the file. If you don't have a Mac, ignore this message. I just thought it would help.

Hello Fiona:

I have downloaded AnyTrans to transfer music files to the iPhone but I'm having problems. I use Windows 7, JAWS for Windows to access my PC. It seems that AnyTrans is only partially responsive to any navigation I have tried. If you use a similar computer setup as I do, can you give me some tips so that I can actually use the software? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.