How to Burn Songs on to a CD

Creating an Audio CD with iTunes

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   Make sure that you have an audio CD. Audio CDs differ from standard CDs in that they will automatically play audio when inserted into a CD player or stereo. When buying blank CDs, look for "recordable" or "audio" in the description.
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   Obtain a DVD drive if necessary. Most Mac computers and many Windows computers don't ship with optical drives (also known as DVD drives) into which you can insert a CD, meaning you might need to buy a USB optical drive. You can find these in tech stores and online.

   1. If your computer has an optical drive, look for the word "DVD" on or near the drive. If you don't see "DVD" there, the drive that you have cannot burn CDs and you'll still need to buy an external one.
   2. Make sure that your optical drive has burn capabilities. This feature should be mentioned in the product description.
   3. If you're using a Mac, you'll need a USB-C optical drive, or a USB 3.0 to USB-C adapter.
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   Insert the audio CD into the DVD drive. Place the CD face-up in the DVD drive's tray, then close the tray.
4. Open iTunes. Its app icon resembles a multicolored musical note on a white background.
5. Click File. This option is in the top-left corner of the iTunes window (Windows) or in the top-left corner of the screen (Mac). A drop-down menu will appear.
6. Select New. It's near the top of the File drop-down menu.
7. Click Playlist. You'll find this in the New pop-out window. A text field will appear in the iTunes sidebar.
8. Enter a playlist name. Type in your preferred name for your playlist, then press ↵ Enter. This will create the playlist in the left-hand sidebar of the iTunes window.
9. Add songs to the playlist. Click and drag songs from your library onto the playlist's title, then drop them there. You can do this one at a time, or you can select multiple songs by holding down Ctrl or ⌘ Command while clicking songs.

   1. If you aren't in library view, click the Songs section below the "Library" heading in order to view a list of your songs.
   2. You can add up to 80 minutes of music to a standard audio CD.
10. Select the playlist. Once you've added 80 (or fewer) minutes of audio to the playlist, click the playlist to open it.
11. Open the "Burn" menu. Click File again, then click Burn Playlist to Disc near the top of the drop-down menu. A new window will appear.
12. Check the "Audio CD" box. It should be in the middle of the menu.
13. Click Burn. This is at the bottom of the menu. Doing so will prompt iTunes to begin burning your playlist's songs onto the CD.

    1. This process can take up to half a minute per song, so be patient.
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    Eject your CD. When the burning process completes, you can eject your CD from the optical drive and try playing it in a stereo (or another computer) to test it.