How to Change Music From a CD to .mp3
Mp3 is a popular music file format much smaller than the format used for CDs. The CDA format (music CDs) can fit approximately 70 minutes of a music or between 17 and 20 songs on a disc, depending upon the length of the songs. A disc using mp3 tracks can contain well over 100 songs. For this reason, many people prefer to turn their CD music into mp3 files. Doing this isn't difficult if you have the right software. Here's how you can change your CD music to mp3s.
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Instructions
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Insert a CD into your computer's CD drive and open Windows Media Player.
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Choose "Rip" from the toolbar and Media Player will offer a drop-down menu.
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Select the mp3 file format. Choose a folder in which to save the mp3 files. Select the quality you want the files to be from this drop-down menu. Windows Media Player will copy the CDA files off the CD and turn them into mp3 files.
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Burn your mp3 files to a disc or leave them on your computer. To burn them, go to the "Burn" menu and choose "Data CD or DVD" to ensure the file format you burn to is mp3.
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Tips & Warnings
Ensure that all of your CDs have been legally purchased and you are copying them simply for personal backup.
