How to Download Music From a CD & Burn it to Another CD

It is easy to rip and burn CDs on your computer.

Burning and ripping music from CDs has become so commonplace, that your operating system (OS) likely includes a native burner and burning utilities. If you're using an OS that doesn't include one, you can download a copy of program that supports burning, from the OS support site. And with the help of your operating system's burning utility you can rip your CDs, and then burn a copy of the ripped files to another CD.

Things You'll Need

• CD Burner
• Blank CD

Instructions

Windows Media Player

1. Insert your CD into your computer's CD/DVD-ROM drive. Windows Media Player should launch automatically. If another audio utility launches, close it and launch Windows Media Player.

2. Click on the "Rip" heading in Media Player, and then select the "Rip" option. The files will be copied to your music folder, but should remain in Media Player. If not, open the music folder containing the files, then copy them into Media Player's playlist.

3. Insert a blank CD into your computer's CD/DVD-ROM drive, and then click "Burn" in Windows Media Player. Click "Start burn" to begin burning your CD.

Mac Disk Utility

1. Insert your audio CD into your Computer's CD/DVD-ROM drive, and launch the Mac Disk Utility (Application > Utilities > Disk Utility). After the program launches, your audio CD will appear in the program's left panel.

2. Click on "New Image", located in the program's menu bar. Enter a name for your disk in the "Save As" field in the menu that pops up, and then click "Create." Disk Utility will begin copying your disk. After the process is complete, the program will return to the main menu.

3. Insert a blank CD into your computer's CD/DVD-ROM drive, and then click on the newly created image file in Disk Utility's left panel.

4. Click "Burn" in the program's menu bar, and then select "Burn" in the pop-up menu which appears.

References

• iClarified: Mac OS X - How to Copy a CD or DVD Using Disk Utility