Creating Mp3 Music Files - Gateway Profile 4 User Manual

Chapter 6: Using Multimedia
To play a music CD in Windows 2000:
1
To have MusicMatch automatically list the album, artist, and track names
of your CD, connect to the Internet before inserting your CD.
2
Double-click the
opens.
3
Insert the music CD into the CD or DVD drive on your computer, then
click the
appear in the playlist area.
4
Click

Creating MP3 music files

Using MusicMatch, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your computer's
hard drive as MP3 files. MP3 (MPEG Layer 3) is a standard for digitally
compressing high-fidelity music into compact files without noticeably
sacrificing quality. MP3 files end in the file extension .MP3.
Important
To create (rip) MP3 files:
1
To have MusicMatch automatically list the album, artist, and track names
of your CD, then use that information for naming and storing your MP3
files, connect to the Internet before inserting your CD.
2
Insert a music CD into your CD or DVD drive.
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musicmatch JUKEBOX
tab in the MusicMatch window. The names of the music tracks
CD
(play).
Some music CDs have copy protection software. You
cannot copy tracks from these CDs.
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icon on your desktop. MusicMatch