Even if they seem to be out of fashion, on many cars it is still possible to listen to a good Audio CD or a CD full of MP3, so that you can always have your music collection on your PC at hand. How to make these discs on PC "> Extract music from an audio CD and convert it to MP3 (CD Ripping)
1) Windows Media Player
With Windows Media Player (integrated in every version of Windows still supported) you can burn MP3 files to a CD easily.
The burn function is on the right of the program interface and you can just drag the files onto the column called Burn as soon as you insert a blank CD.
From the options that appear by pressing the small button at the top right of the column we can choose whether to create a normal audio CD or a data CD to be filled with MP3.
You can also do the reverse operation and turn the tracks on a CD into mp3 files to keep on your computer or upload to your MP3 player. To do this, just insert the CD into the drive, open Windows Media Player and select the option to copy the tracks to your computer.
By clicking on the Other Burning Options item, you will get a panel where you can configure every aspect of the burn, from the speed to the leveling of the volume among all the tracks chosen, so as to obtain a high quality Audio CD even starting from files with different volumes and qualities.
2) InfraRecorder
A good program for quickly burning Audio CDs and MP3 CDs is InfraRecorder, available for free download from here -> InfraRecorder .
To make a standard Audio CD just click on Audio Disc, while to make an MP3 disc we will have to click on the Data Disc item.
Now insert the empty disc and drag or load the tracks we intend to burn, paying attention to the limits (with audio CDs about 18 tracks, while with MP3 CDs the limit is hundreds of tracks).
This program also allows you to fully copy an already made Audio or MP3 disc (using the Copy Disc item) and to import the songs saved on a disc thanks to the Read Disc item.
The rewritable discs will be managed automatically, so just insert them and open the program to choose whether to simply overwrite them or delete them before proceeding.
3) DVDVideoSoft
DVDVideoSoft provides a valid and light program to create the audio CD to be heard with any CD player; we can download the free program from here -> Free Audio CD Burner .
Once installed it allows you to create an audio CD by copying over 15 or 20 MP3 files depending on the length and to manage burning in a very simple way.
This program does not offer many settings, we can only choose the maximum burning speed (which we recommend keeping it as low as possible for maximum compatibility) and the volume leveling for tracks from numerous sources and with different qualities.
4) Ashampoo Burning Studio Free
A good complete program to manage every aspect of burning, including music CDs, is Ashampoo Burning Studio Free, available for free download from here -> Ashampoo Burning Studio Free .
During installation it requires the insertion of a license, however obtainable for free by entering a valid email address.
Once the free license key has been entered we can burn Audio CDs and MP3 CDs by clicking on the Music menu and using the Create Audio CD items for a classic music CD or Create MP3 or WMA disc to create a data CD with your favorite MP3s.
There are also many other functions related to CD burning but also to audio in general, such as the possibility of extracting an audio CD to obtain high quality tracks, the possibility of extracting tracks on a PC and managing rewritable CDs as well that you can reuse them more frequently.
5) CDBurnerXP
CDBurnerXP is the best program to burn discs and can be downloaded for free from here -> CDBurnerXP .
This program is excellent for burning an Audio Disc to make a classic CD or a Data CD with MP3 files inside so that you can carry all the music collection saved on your PC.
More information on the program can be found in the CDBurnerXP guide , the best program for burning CDs, DVDs, ISOs and Blu-ray on Windows .
6) Starburn
If we are looking for a portable program that does not require installation (so you can also bring it on a USB stick) to burn an Audio CD or an MP3 CD on the fly we can use the Starburn program, whose portable version can be downloaded for free here -> Starburn .
Once extracted in the desired folder or on the USB stick, simply click on the icon of the executable or the link in the portable installation folder to start this small but fast program.
In order to make the standard Audio CDs we will have to use the Burn Audio voice, to make the CDs with MP3s we will have to use the Burn Data voice.
Excellent other features related to burning and audio such as tools to erase rewritable discs and the system to extract audio tracks from Audio CDs already inserted.
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