How to Burn a CD with iTunes: 15 Steps

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This article shows you how to burn a music playlist to a CD using iTunes.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Creating a New Playlist

Step 1. Launch iTunes

It features a multicolored music note icon on a white background.

If you are prompted to update iTunes to the latest version available, press the button Download iTunes and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

Step 2. Access the File menu

It is located in the upper left corner of the program window (on Windows systems) or the screen (on Mac). A drop-down menu will appear.

Step 3. Choose the New option

It is one of the first items on the menu File appeared. A small submenu will appear to the right of the first one.

Step 4. Select the Playlist item

It is one of the options in the new menu that appeared. This will create a new empty playlist on the left side of the program window.

Step 5. Name the new playlist

Without selecting any element or point in the window with the mouse, type the name you want to assign to the playlist and press the Enter key. In this way the playlist will be identified with the chosen name.

Step 6. Add the songs you want to the newly created playlist

Select the individual audio files from the iTunes library and drag them to the name of the playlist you want to add them to which appears in the left part of the program window. Once you have completed the playlist with all the songs you want to put on the CD you can move on to the burning phase.

Remember that a normal audio CD can hold a maximum of 80 minutes of music

Part 2 of 2: Burning a Playlist

Step 1. Make sure your computer has a CD / DVD burner

In order to create an audio CD, your system must be equipped with a burner drive. The simplest way to verify this prerequisite is to look at the outside of the cart or optical drive for the "DVD" and "RW" logos.

If your computer does not have a burner or does not have an optical drive at all, you will need to purchase an external USB one that you will need to connect to the system using the appropriate cable.
If you are using a Mac, you will most likely need to purchase an external optical drive. Make sure you buy an Apple-certified one with a USB-C cable, as your Mac most likely doesn't have standard USB ports.

Step 2. Insert a blank CD-R into your computer's optical drive

Remember to insert it with the side intended for the cover (or on which you can write by hand) facing up.

The CD-R must be blank (ie it must never have been used) otherwise you will not be able to use it for this procedure.
In this case, avoid using a CD-RW (rewritable multiple times), as this type of media is not always compatible with all normal CD players.

Step 3. Close all windows that appear after inserting the CD into the drive

Depending on your computer settings, as soon as the system detects the blank CD it may automatically display the "AutoPlay" window. If so, close it.

Step 4. Select the playlist to burn

Simply click the relative name that appears inside the left bar of the iTunes interface.

Step 5. Access the File menu

It is located in the upper left corner of the iTunes window. A drop-down menu will appear.

Step 6. Choose the Burn Playlist to Disc option

It is one of the items in the drop-down menu File. A new window will appear.

Step 7. Make sure the "CD Audio" radio button is selected

If not, just select the "Audio CD" option. In this way you will be sure that the CD you are going to create can be played without problems by any CD player.

If you need to archive the selected songs on optical media without the need to play them with a normal CD player, then you can select the "Data CD or DVD" option

Step 8. Hit the Burn button

It is located at the bottom of the window. This way the playlist will be burned to the disc.

The process of writing the data to the CD should take about a minute for each track, so be patient

Step 9. Eject the CD from the drive when the burning phase is finished

Once the CD is ready, simply press the "Eject" button on your computer's CD / DVD drive (if you're using a Mac you'll find it directly on the keyboard), then take the disc out of the drive.

In some cases the disc will be automatically ejected as soon as the burning process is finished

Advice

Burned audio CDs can be played on most commercial players.
It is quite normal for an audio CD to hold a maximum of 70-75 minutes of music instead of the 80 minutes stated on the packaging.

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