How to Write & Protect an Audio CD for Copying

It's not hard to write and protect a CD.

In order to write and protect a CD, you will need two programs: one to first write the CD and another to protect it. Any CD writing program will work, and most computers come with one already installed. Any CD protecting program will work, but you will likely need to download one from the Internet. Fortunately, it's easy to find these programs online.

Things You'll Need

• Blank CD
• Audio writing software
• Copy protection software

Instructions

1. Insert your blank CD into your CD writing drive. Many computers have a CD drive for writing CDs, and a separate one for reading CDs. Make sure you insert your blank CD into the correct drive. You won't be able to write it otherwise.

2. Open your audio writing program and import your songs. Most computers will automatically open your audio writing program as soon as you insert the CD in the correct drive. If not, just click on it.

3. Import your songs into your audio writing program. To import songs, click on "File" and then choose to "Open" or "Import" songs. Navigate to your songs and click on the ones you want to import.

4. Arrange your songs in the order you would like them to appear on your CD. You usually do this by clicking and dragging each song into the position.

5. Click the "Burn" or "Write" button to write your audio CD.

6. Open your audio protecting program and then open the audio CD you just created. With your CD contents imported into the program, select to burn the protection data onto the CD. Each program is different, but most will use a similar process. You will usually see the "Protect" button on the main page of the program. If not, go into your "File" menu and scroll down until you find it.

Tips & Warnings

• Before you spend time downloading an extra program to copy protect your CD, make sure you absolutely need it. Every single copy protection can be bypassed by anybody who really wants to do so. Some may be harder than others, but with all the programs out there, every copy protected CD can be copied.

References

• WorldStart: How to Burn a CD