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Creating WMA and MP3 music files
Important
Some music CDs have copy protection
software. You cannot copy tracks from
these CDs.
Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your
computer’s hard drive as WMA or MP3 files.
WMA
and
MP3
are methods for
digitally compressing high-fidelity music into compact files without noticeably
sacrificing quality. WMA files end in the file extension
WMA
, and MP3 files end
in the file extension
MP3
.
To create WMA or MP3 files:
1
Insert a music CD into your CD or DVD drive.
2
If a dialog box opens with a list of CD players, click
Windows Media Player
. Windows Media Player opens.
- OR -
If a dialog box does not open with a list of CD players, click
Start
, then
click
Windows Media Player
. The Windows Media Player opens.
3
Click
Tools
,
Options
, then click the
Rip Music
tab.
4
Click the arrow to open the
Format
list, then click either
mp3
or
Windows
Media Audio.
For more information on the differences between the two
types of files, click
Learn more about MP3 formats
.
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