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How to Burn Itunes Music to Mp3 Cd for Stereos and Cd Players

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By Kari Livingston
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More and more people are turning to iTunes to buy their music. Buying music from home is convenient, but don't despair if you don't have an iPod. Most CD players can now play mp3 CDs and it's easy to transfer your mp3 files to a disc.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

iTunes
Blank CDs
Computer with a CD burner

Burning an Mp3 Player with iTunes

Step 1

Open iTunes and create a playlist. Most CDs can hold over 100 songs, but such CDs can take a long time to burn and are more likely to produce a burn error. Try to limit your mp3 CD to no more than 50 songs.
Step 2

Go to "Edit" > "Preferences" > "Advanced" > "Burning" on the iTunes menu bar at the top of the window. Select "mp3 CD" as your format.
Step 3

Choose the playlist that you want to burn to disk. Each song should have a check box beside it. Make sure that all of the songs have a check inside the box.
Step 4

Put your blank CD inside your CD burner drive.
Step 5

Select the "Burn CD" button at the bottom of the iTunes window. iTunes will automatically burn your CD for you.

Tips & Warnings

Remember that each playlist can only be burned seven times if it contains DRM-protected music that was bought from iTunes.
Use CD-R discs instead of of CD-RW discs. Most audio systems won't recognize a rewriteable disc.
Do not distribute copyrighted music without the authorization of the copyright holder. This includes making CDs for friends and families.

Who Can Help:

Resources

Apple iTunes

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on 6/29/2008 I used to burn CDs in iTunes then ripped them into plain formats which could be played elsewhere, like Zune, PSP, mobile phone, etc.

Now, I want to recommend a good tool to get unprotected music formats without wasting real CDs. It's NoteBurner.

For my PC, NoteBurner is always the best choice to convert such DRM music. The interface is lite and simple, while the function is powerful and the speed is wonderful.

Besides, it's the first choice for the TopTenREVIEWS editors, please check this page http://audio-converter-software-review.toptenreviews.com/noteburner-review.html (other converters are only for unprotected music). Please check and enjoy!