How to Convert an MP3 to an Audio CD on a Mac

Burning songs to a CD enables you to listen to quality music wherever you go.

Burning MP3 music to a CD enables you to enjoy music in your car or home CD player. CDs can support up to 74 minutes of high quality music. In Mac OSX operating systems, you can burn music to a CD using iTunes-the default media player installed by default on the operating system. As long as your computer has a CD/DVD burning drive, within no time, you can create playlists and burn your favorite tunes to a CD.

Things You'll Need

• CD-R/CD-RW disc

Instructions

1. Click iTunes on the dock to launch the media player. Click the "Music" tab under "Library." You should see the songs that you uploaded to the iTunes library. If you want to upload more songs, click the "File" menu and click "Add to Library." Locate the MP3 songs from the folder that you saved them in and click "Open" to import them to the iTunes library.

2. Click the "iTunes" menu button located on the top and click "Preferences." Select the "Burning" option. Select "Audio CD," and click "OK."

3. Click the "File" menu and click "New Playlist" to create a new playlist. Type a name for the playlist. When you finish, click the "Music" tab under "Library" again. Drag songs from the library to the playlist you just created. When you finish adding songs, click the playlist. Set the playback order by dragging the songs up or down in the playlist.

4. Click the "Burn CD/Disc" button located in the lower right side and insert your blank CD-R/CD-RW disc into the CD/DVD-ROM drive on your computer. iTunes automatically recognizes the empty disk and displays it in the left pane under "Devices." Click "Burn CD/Disc" again. iTunes burns the songs on your disc. When the process completes, you should see a confirmation message. The CD/DVD-ROM drive opens automatically.

References

• macinstruct.com: How to Burn a Music CD in iTunes