how do I burn a CD?

Submitted by glitchinglab t3_11e5h3g in Music

I don’t have a computer with a CD drive. My sister does, though—would it work to load songs purchased through iTunes onto a USB drive and then borrow her laptop, plug the drive in, and load them onto a blank disc?

And is any software required to burn a CD? Or can I just transfer them on? If my questions sound uninformed, it’s because I haven’t thought about burning CDs ever in my life until now! :D but I have a girlfriend I want to surprise. thank you in advance!

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AlanZero t1_jacgvz6 wrote

Oh god. This is like asking about operating a telegraph or something. It’s been so long since I thought about this, but I used to know how to do it.

Back in the day, you’d get Nero Burning ROM or some software like that, put a blank writeable cd in the burner (not the reader, if there are two drives) and then load the files into the program and make sure you burn it as a music cd otherwise there’s a chance your stereo won’t know what to do with it.

If the files are mp3’s you may have to convert them to wav or some other format first, on the off-chance that there still exist stereos that can’t read mp3’s even when you do burn it as a music cd.

I’m sure you can find a modern and comprehensive guide on YouTube these days.

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daehx t1_jacmsi2 wrote

I couldn't think of the name of the software there for a second but remembered the icon of the Colosseum on fire which led me to recalling it was called Nero. Haven't thought about that in over a decade.

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liquid_at t1_jacgbeo wrote

itunes itself should have a cd-burning-feature.

but there is plenty of software for all OSs available.

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glitchinglab OP t1_jacityq wrote

is it possible to log in to my iTunes and have access to my song library on a computer that isn’t mine? I was getting the impression online that this would be an issue (that is, getting access to my iTunes library somewhere that isn’t my computer)

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liquid_at t1_jacjfe5 wrote

I think even windows media player can burn CDs.

Just do a 20sec google search and you will find a billion ways to do it.

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bobatsfight t1_jachw1f wrote

The kids are getting old digital cameras and burning CD mixes. It’s wild!

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mgt_a t1_jaciwk1 wrote

I think you need to travel back to like 2006. It worked like a charm back then.

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ACDrinnan t1_jacgaj8 wrote

If you just transfer the files onto cd, it will save them as a data file and won't play on a lot of cd players.

You need to burn it as an audio cd. The software will then convert the file format to a file that players will be able to use.

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Ur4FartKn0ck3r t1_jack7ec wrote

Get an external CD burner, they're like $20 now.

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atomicitalian t1_jacglln wrote

You need software for it, of which I'm sure plenty free programs exist. More importantly though you need to make sure your sister's drive can actually burn a CD. Not all CD-ROM drives have the ability to write on black discs

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Lostdredd t1_jachxu3 wrote

Go on your sisters computer Go to I tunes Go to make new playlist Drag and drop songs on playlist Then go to burn playlist to disc Pop in a blank disc Hit ok Wait till it’s done Then eject

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