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With a mass of 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 how to free your music from its computer prison is the real question. 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) |
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Before you start, you'll need to gather these elements:
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Follow these simple steps |
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Step one
Download and install iTunes. All popular audio programs allow you to burn audio CDs. We've chosen iTunes because Apple's iTunes Music Store is so popular and its shoppers don't get a physical CD.
Step two
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 three
Configure your settings. Select Edit > Preferences, and click the Burning tab. Select your preferred speed--typically Maximum Possible. If you burn a disc and find it doesn't play perfectly, try selecting a slower burning speed. Make sure that the Audio CD button is selected and choose how long of a gap should be inserted between songs. If you have a continuous mix of DJ music, make sure there is no gap between songs.
Step four
Insert the blank disc in your computer.
Step five
Select your playlist and click the Burn icon in the upper-right corner twice (once to activate the session and again to start the burn).
Step six
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 jingle, letting you know that your new disc is ready to go out and rock the world.
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Record an Internet radio show
Ever wish you could set up a timed recording for a radio show as you would for a TV show? If your favorite radio programs are available online, you can.
bit rate - In essence, a measure of how many bits describes each sound in an audio file. A low bit rate means lower quality and a smaller file size, while a high bit rate means better quality and larger files. The standard bit rate is 128Kbps.
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