How to Burn More Than One Piece of MP3 Music in a 700 MB CD

Burning multiple MP3s on a 700MB disc

You can find a variety of software that will burn MP3s onto a disc. But you do not need additional software to do that task. Most operating systems are capable of burning MP3 discs for you. It's easy, fast and most important, doesn't cost you anything. A 700 MB CD can hold up to 100 MP3s depending on the size of each song. The instruction changes if you plan on burning an audio CD with .cda extensions that are playable on an ordinary CD player. In such cases, you can fit no more than 8-10 songs in one disc. You would also need an external software like Windows Media Player or MusicMatch to complete the task. This process will burn a data disc containing MP3s and not an audio CD.

Things You'll Need

• Blank disc

Instructions

Windows XP users

1. Insert the blank CD.

2. Wait until your operating system displays an Autoplay dialog box. It should ask the following: "What do you want Windows to do?"

3. Select "Open writable CD folder using Windows Explorer." A window representing your blank disc should appear on your computer screen. Minimize this window.

4. Create a new folder on your desktop and drag all the MP3 songs that you want to burn on the blank disc.

5. Copy these MP3 files and paste it on the CD folder that you minimized on Step 3.

6. Go to 'My Computer" and double click on the CD/DVD drive. Make sure to check that all the MP3 files are displayed under "Files Ready to Be Written to the CD."

7. Click on "Write to CD" under "CD Writing tasks." Follow the prompts to finish burning the MP3 disc.

Windows Vista users

1. Insert the blank disc.

2. Select "Burn files to data disc" in the "Burn a Disc" dialog box that should pop up as soon as your computer reads the blank disc.

3. Type a title for your disc in the "Burn a disc" dialog box. Click on "Next." You should see an empty folder that represents the blank disc.

4. Minimize the the blank disc folder. Locate the folder that contains the MP3s you want to burn.

5. Drag and drop these files into the blank disc folder. Unlike Windows XP, Vista copies all these files automatically when you drag and drop them into the folder. Push the eject button on your CD/DVD drive to finish the task.

Mac OS-X users

1. Launch Mac Finder by pressing the Cmd+Tab. Click on the "File" and select "New Burn folder." A new folder should appear immediately on your desktop.

2. Double-click to open the folder. Drag and drop your MP3s into this folder.

3. Click on the "Burn" button on the top right-hand corner. Mac OS-X should prompt you to insert a blank disc.

4. Insert the blank disc. Mac OS-X should prompt you to name of the disc. Type a title relevant to its contents.

5. Select "32X (faster)" from the "Burn Speed" drop-down menu. Hit the "Burn" button. A dialog box will show you the status of the burning process. Once the task is complete, your MP3 disc should appear on your desktop.

References

• Microsoft Support: How to copy information to a CD in Windows XP
• Macinstruct.com: How to Burn a Data CD in Mac OS X
• Microsoft.com: Burn a CD or DVD