Today, as the use of some of the most popular music streaming platforms increases among users, as the use of mobile devices to listen to music wirelessly increases, it is true that audio CDs are becoming increasingly popular. it is usually less common.
Even though vinyl records seem to be making a comeback after the arrival of authentic digital vinyl record players just a few years ago, it seems that the end of the CD is getting closer and closer. Especially if we take into account that, today, digital music accounts for more than 58 percent of the global revenues of the entire industry, with streaming being one of the undisputed leaders in this regard.
However, it is true that there is still some magic when we insert the CD of our favorite singer in the micro system and, suddenly, the music begins to play. Thus, the reality is that recording music to an audio CD is useful when, for example, we want to have all our favorite songs in one place , instead of having to switch between different albums, separately.
Therefore, this time we explain how you can easily burn your own audio CD, both in Windows and in macOS.
Burning an Audio CD with Windows Media Player (Windows)
We will start by inserting a blank CD into our computer’s disk drive . We must make sure, yes, that the drive is CD-RW or DVD-RW. The ‘W’, without going any further, means that the unit supports disc burning.
Although in most cases you will be able to find the type of drive printed on the front of it, you can also see this information if you access the Control Panel , click on Device Manager , and finally on Disk drives .
Now we must open the Windows Media Player . It is, as you probably know, the media player that is traditionally supplied with Windows.
Click on the Record button, which you will find located on the right, which will open a panel to generate a recording list. Then we must drag and drop the audio files in the recording list , which must be compatible with the application (usually .mp3, .mp4, .wav or .aac).
Remember that audio CDs are limited to a maximum playing time of 80 minutes, or a storage capacity of 700 MB, although the latter measure is mainly used when burning a data CD (and not a CD). Audio).
Click on the Burn panel menu, and select Audio CD from the menu. Finally, we will have to click on the Start recording button, after which the CD recording process will begin. When finished, the disc will be ejected automatically.
Burning an Audio CD with iTunes (macOS and Windows)
This option is also available not only for macOS , but for Windows , as long as we have iTunes installed on our computer. We just have to open the application in question, and create a playlist . To do this, we must go to File and New Playlist . We have to add a name to our list, and then drag and drop the songs we want it to contain.
Now we must insert a blank CD in the disk drive, click on File and select Burn Playlist to Disc .
Once the recording panel is open, it is necessary to choose the Audio CD option from the list of formats, and choose the most appropriate option. Finally, we click on Record , and the recording process will begin.
