Create an MP3 CD That Will Play in Any CD Player
The MP3 music file is a common format for music. MP3's can be downloaded directly onto MP3 players or burned onto a CD disc compatible with CD players. This article will discuss making an MP3 CD for playing in CD players. Downloading music online from sharing networks is illegal so you would have rip an audio CD that you own into MP3 file format and then burn them into a CD disc. Do not ditribute these CDs as this is also illegal. This tutorial is for the purpose of personal use only. An audio program like Musicmatch Jukebox will do the job.
Instructions
1. Download and install Musicmatch Jukebox available at musicmatch-10.com to your computer by following the installation instructions.
2. Run Musicmatch Jukebox by clicking on the program icon on the desktop.
3. Insert an audio CD into your computer's CD/DVD drive.
4. Click the "Stop" button, which is the square button located at the top of the screen to stop playing the audio CD which Musicmatch starts automatically.
5. Click "Options," then "Settings" and go to the "CD Lookup/Connectivity" tab. Check "Enable CD Lookup service" box and "Ok" to get the CD title and song information from the Internet.
6. Click "Tools," "Settings" and the "Recorder" tab in the title bar. Under the "Recording Quality" section, select "Recording Format" drop menu to choose "MP3," then "CD Quality (128 kbps)."
7. Click "Tracks Directory" and the "New Tracks Directory Options" prompt will appear.
8. Click the "…" button under the "Copy Music to this Location" section to select the location where the ripped music files will be placed. Click "Ok" and then "Ok" at the "Settings" prompt.
9. Click "Copy from CD" button and "Yes" at the "Musicmatch Jukebox" prompt.
10. Check the songs you are going to rip in the "Recorder" prompt and click the "Start Copy" button. The songs will be ripped in MP3 format in the location you chose in step 7. Eject your audio CD.
11. Insert a blank CD-RW into your CD/DVD drive.
12. Click the "Burn" button located under the playlist window.
13. Click the "Add" button in the "Burner" dialog box, and browse to the location of your newly created MP3 music files and click "Add" in the "Open Music" dialog box.
14. Check each song you want to burn and uncheck those you do not want to burn.
15. Click the "Burn" button in the "Burner" dialog box and a CD with your MP3 music will be burned and playable in any CD player.
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