Things You'll Need:
- MP3 player
- Desktop or laptop computer loaded with media software
- Music discs
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Step 1
Load a music disc in your computer's CD/DVD tray and close the tray.
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Step 2
Open the media software on your computer and click on the Rip tab at the top of the screen. If there is no tab on your particular player, choose Tools and select Rip, which is the universal term for the process of extracting files from a CD and storing them on a computer.
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Step 3
Select Format under the Rip menu and choose MP3 as the file type.
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Step 4
Click the Rip tab (or Rip selection from the Tools menu) again and check the box next to each track you wish to rip, then click the Rip tracks option (or click OK) at the top of the same menu.
Unless you specify a different folder, the tracks will be saved in the My Music folder on your computer under the name of the music disc you have ripped. -
Step 5
Attach the MP3 player to your computer by connecting the mini-plug to the Audio Out port on the back of the computer.
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Step 6
Wait for the New Hardware Detected message to appear on your computer monitor, indicating the computer recognizes the MP3 player.
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Step 7
Click the Library tab at the top of your media player screen (or open the My Music folder on your hard drive) and locate the tracks you wish to upload onto the MP3.
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Step 8
Choose the Sync or Audio Devices option on your media player. This alerts the computer that you will be transferring tracks to the attached MP3 player.
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Step 9
Click on each track you wish to upload and hold the mouse button while you drag the track to the Sync or Audio Devices list in the middle or right side of the screen. Release the mouse button to drop tracks into your list.
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Step 10
Click the Start Sync button (usually at the bottom of the track list on media players) to begin uploading music tracks to your MP3 player.
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Step 1
Be sure the Mac has iTunes installed. This is the free software that allows the Mac to transfer music tracks from a CD to the iPod. Download your copy by using the link in the resource section.
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Step 2
Insert the music CD into the Mac, which will automatically open and begin running iTunes.
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Step 3
Click Yes in the message box that asks, "Do you wish to import this CD into iTunes?" This will copy the disc onto the Mac for use at any time. When the import is completed, you will be prompted by a series of chimes.
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Step 4
Plug the iPod into the Mac, which will once again launch iTunes automatically, displaying a list of tracks and a window for compiling a list of tunes to be transferred to the iPod..
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Step 5
Click on the tracks you want to load on the iPod and drag them to the iPod window using the mouse.
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Step 6
Drag and arrange the tracks inside the list box to create your iPod playlist.
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Step 7
Click Export to transfer the music tracks to the iPod.
