With numerous online music stores to choose from,
it's simple enough to amass a huge collection of music on your
computer's hard drive. And from that library you can assemble
the perfect playlists to fit any occasion. But the question
remains how to free your music from its computer prison. The
most versatile way to make your music mobile is to burn it onto
a trusty audio CD. You'll find a CD player just about anywhere
you can play music: your car, your living room stereo, or the
local bar.
Required attention span: 1 minute (plus about 5 minutes while the computer burns the disc)
Before you start, you'll need to gather these
elements:
- Digital music on your computer (Mac or PC)
- CD-recordable (CD-R) or CD-rewritable (CD-RW) drive
- Blank CD-R
- Apple iTunes (Mac or PC)
Follow these simple steps
Step 1: Download and install
iTunes
All the popular audio programs allow you to burn an audio CD.
We've chosen iTunes
because it is so popular, but there are many
others to choose from and they will have similar set
ups.
Step 2: Assemble a
playlist
To make a new playlist click the plus (+) symbol in the
lower-left corner or select File > New Playlist. Drag and
drop music from your library into the new playlist.
Step 3: Configure your
settings
Select Edit > Preferences and click the Burning tab. Select
your preferred speed; typically, you'll use Maximum Possible.
If you burn a disc and find it doesn't play perfectly, try
selecting a slower burning speed. Ensure that the Audio CD
button is selected. Choose how long a gap should be inserted
between songs. If you have continuous mix DJ music, make sure
there is no gap between songs.
Step 4: Insert the blank disc
in your computer
Step 5: Select your playlist
and click the Burn icon in the upper-right corner
twice
Step 6: Wait while the CD is
burned
The window in iTunes will display a progress bar along with an
estimated time to completion. You'll hear a distinctive
completed jingle letting you know that your new disc is ready
to go out and rock the world.
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