Burn an Audio CD on Mac OS X
Most Macintosh computers now can burn CDs. It is fairly easy and straightforward to burn a data CD, but it is sometimes more difficult to burn a music CD. With iTunes and a rockin' playlist to burn (the methodology outlined below), you'll have CDs for a fraction of the cost in a fraction of the time it used to take to get your music.
Steps
- Open up iTunes.
- Create a new playlist by clicking the + button in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, N, or File>New Playlist.
- Name your playlist.
- Click and drag your selected songs from the library into the playlist.
- Change the order by dragging the songs around if desired. (The box at the top of the numbers column must be highlighted to do this.)
- Insert a blank CD.
- Click on the "Burn" button in the bottom corner of the screen.
- Some versions of iTunes don't have this option. For those, pull down the File menu and go to the "Burn playlist to disc" option.
- Choose your settings.
- Wait patiently. iTunes will burn the music you put in the playlist onto the CD. This may take a while, depending on the speed of your drive. When the CD is done, an audio CD with the tracks you put on it will pop up in iTunes. You can now eject the CD and it will be ready for use.
Tips
- Most CDs top out at 18-20 songs or 80 minutes or so. iTunes will warn you if the file size is too large, but try to aim for that many anyway.
- This will only work if your computer has an optical drive that can burn CD's.
