How to Listen to a Music CD on a Mac

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If everyone at work has gone home, or if your roommates are away, you can crank up the Deep Purple on your Mac and rock out.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Press the button under the CD drawer to open it. Remove the CD on the tray, if there is one.
Step 2

Place your music CD flat on the tray and press the button under the CD drawer to close it.
Step 3

Click on the Apple menu and select Apple CD Audio Player. If it's not listed, use Find File or Sherlock (press Command-F) to locate it.
Step 4

See your CD show up on the desktop and in the Apple CD Audio Player window. Operate the controls with your mouse just as you would operate a CD player.
Step 5

Close the Apple CD Audio Player window with the close box, or switch to another application and continue working while you listen to music.

Tips & Warnings

Most recent Macs have built-in 16-bit, CD-quality, stereo (analog) sound output, but the internal speaker isn't that great. External speakers will improve the sound quality.

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