How to Change a Music Format to Burn on a CD

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Music files such as MP3 or WMA are in a format that works on your computer. In order to get these formats into CDA, which is the format used on music CDs that work in a CD player, you'll need to use a program that can prepare and "burn" the files from your computer to a CD in the CDA format. You can use the native program Windows Media Player to get this done without needing to install any additional software.

Things You'll Need

• Blank CD-R
• CD Write Drive

Instructions

1. Open the program Windows Media Player by clicking on the "Start" menu in Windows, selecting "All Programs" and then choosing "Windows Media Player".

2. Click on the "Burn" tab. Click on the little arrow right under the Burn tab and select "Audio CD" from the choices that come up.

3. Insert your blank CD-R into your CD Write drive. Click and drag files from you computer's "My Music" folder to where it says "Drag files here".

4. Click "Start Burn" to begin changing and burning your audio format to the blank CD.

References

• File-extensions: CDA
• Microsoft: Burn Your Own CDs

Resources

• CNET Download: Windows Media Player