How to Download Music to a Blank CD
You can download music from the Internet and place it on a CD via the CD burning process. Legally downloaded music files from sites such as Amazon.com or Apple iTunes (must convert to MP3 format first) can be easily burned to a CD using the Windows Media Player program. It is illegal to download music files from P2P sharing programs and to burn them. It is not illegal to burn legally downloaded music files provided it is for your personal use and not for selling or distribution.
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Instructions
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Insert a blank, recordable CD-RW disc into your computer's CD/DVD drive.
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Open the folder that contains your downloaded music files.
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Open and run Windows Media Player by clicking on its desktop icon.
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Make a playlist for Windows Media by selecting which downloaded songs you want on your burned CD and in what order. Do this by clicking the "Library" button and then the "Add to Library" button. You have different options in the menu, such as "Add Folder" or "Add File."
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Click the "Now Playing" button to open the list with all of the songs you want to burn on CD.
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Click the "Burn" button and select "All Music." Choose the songs you want to burn by checking them, leaving unchecked those songs that you do not want to burn.
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Check to make sure your music list does not go over the CD storage capacity. Most CDs have about 80 minutes of music space available. Windows Media will tell you if you go over.
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Select your blank audio CD in the right-hand drop menu and click the "Start Burn" button above the "All Music" menu to begin burning your downloaded music files to CD. After the CD has been burned, eject it from your computer.
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Tips & Warnings
Converting Apple iTunes files, which are in MP4 format, into MP3 is not illegal, so long as you do not intend to resell the files.
