Copying CDs to your iPod allows you to carry your entire music collection with you. There are several ways to copy them. Some are complicated and others are below
Download iTunes
Its a powerful software application thats equipped with a number of features. Once youve downloaded, install it.
Insert Your CD
Place your CD into your computers CD-drive. Close the drive and wait a few moments. Your computer will automatically recognize your CD and display a box with several options. One of those options will be labeled Import songs using iTunes. Select it and click OK.
Import Your CD Into iTunes
After youve clicked OK, your computer will automatically launch the iTunes software. It should also start the import process. While importing the songs from your CD to iTunes, theyll be converted into a format that iTunes can read. One quick note: on some computers, iTunes doesnt automatically begin importing the songs. If that happens, hit the Import CD button within iTunes. If your computer is relatively new, it will only take a few minutes for iTunes to import the entire contents of your CD.
Moving The Contents To Your iPod
By this step, youve imported all of your CDs songs into the iTunes software. They should be contained within the same library in iTunes. You can change the library, assign new folders and add information to your songs before transferring them to your iPod. Once youre ready, sync your iPod with iTunes. Its as easy as connecting your iPod to your computer via a USB cable.
Apple has designed iTunes to automatically update your iPod with new music that youve added to the softwares library. Once youve established the connection between your iPod and your computer, iTunes will begin transferring the songs directly to your iPod.
Time To Take Your Music With You
Before Apple released its iTunes software, a lot of iPod owners took it upon themselves to devise creative ways to copy their CDs to their iPods. While the procedures were inspired, they were usually complicated and often, problematic. Fortunately, iTunes has largely eliminated the need for those methods. When youre ready to copy your music from your CD collection onto your iPod, follow the simple steps above. You may be surprised by how easy it is.
