how to rip your music

Before we get started, you'll need to download the iTunes software from http://www.apple/com/itunes/

Once you download and install iTunes, follow these easy steps:

Set up iTunes to Import (rip) music from a CD to your computer in .WAV format.

Open the iTunes program.
From the Menu Bar, select "iTunes" (PC users select "Edit") and select "Preferences."
It will pop up this window. Click the Import Settings button:
It will pop up this window:
Change the "Import Using" pulldown to WAV Encoder. Leave the "Setting" pulldown at "Automatic":
Click "OK" and you're ready for the next step.

Use iTunes to Import (rip) your music to your computer

Place your CD into your computer.
Once the iTunes software detects that the CD is in the computer (this may take a moment), it should automatically ask you if you want to import your CD. Click "Yes." The iTunes software will import (rip) the songs from your CD and move them to your computer in .WAV format.
OR, If iTunes doesn't ask, just wait until your CD appears in the "Devices" section in iTunes. Here's how it will look if your CD is named "Improvisations for Piano".
On the lower left corner of the iTunes software window, there is a button that reads "Import CD." Click "Import" and the iTunes software will import (rip) the songs from your CD and move them to your computer in .WAV format.
EITHER WAY, when your CD is ripped, you'll see this result in iTunes:
Note: your songs probably won't display their correct names automatically. You can click the song names in iTunes to rename them so that you can easily find them later.

DON'T SKIP THIS STEP!

Listen to your ripped music to check it.

Click the Music button on the left side of iTunes to go to your music library.
If you named your songs, the album and the artist, you will be able to find your songs quickly by typing just a few letters of the artist or album name in the Search box, in the top right corner.
Click each song to play it. Make sure it sounds the way you want ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

Congratulations! Your music is now ripped into .WAV Format on your computer!

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