How to Burn MP3 Songs on Windows Media Player

You can use Windows Media Player to burn MP3s to a disc.

In addition to being a media player, Windows Media Player can also burn audio files, including MP3s, to CDs and DVDs. Windows Media Player can create a regular audio CD that can be played in most stereos and computers, and it can also create a data CD or DVD that can hold many more songs. While those discs cannot be played in most stereos, they are a convenient way to store a large number of songs.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Blank recordable media

Instructions

Creating an Audio CD

1. Insert a blank recordable CD in your disc drive and launch Windows Media Player.

2. Click on the "Burn" tab on the right side. Drag the songs you want to burn in the "Burn List." The songs can be dragged in from the Windows Media Library or from Windows Explorer. Since you're making an audio CD, you cannot create a playlist longer than 79 minutes.

3. Click on the check mark icon under the "Burn" tab and make sure that "Audio CD" is checked.

4. Click on "Start Burn" to burn the songs to disc.

Burning a Data CD or DVD

1. Put a blank CD or DVD in your disc drive and launch Windows Media Player.

2. Click on the "burn" tab and drag the songs you want to burn into the "Burn list." The list must be less than 700 MB for CDs and less than 4.7 GB for DVDs.

3. Click on the box with a check mark under the "Burn" tab and make sure that "Data CD or DVD" is checked.

4. Click on "Start Burn" to burn the files to disc.

References

• Microsoft: Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Media Player

Resources

• Microsoft: Windows Media Player 12