Getting CD Track Names With iTunes

I have big collection of CDs enough. And after MP3 format is so popular, I want to convert them all into MP3 format. So, I can bring them in my MP3 player. Usually, I use iTunes as my converter application to do that job. Because I have 200 CDs collection, to type their track name is a hard job and waste my time.

Thanks to CDDB.com that provides large database that contains CD track name from around world. And iTunes can to connect to CDDB.com to takes track name.

  1. Open iTunes and insert your CD audio into your CD-ROM drive.
  2. If you’ve been connected to internet, iTunes will connect to CDDB.com and get track name automatically. But if you don’t, CD tracks will name with Track and continued with its track number.
  3. iTunes will give you a confirmation to import CD tracks into iTunes library, it means iTunes asks you to convert CD audio to MP3 or AAC format (you can set it in its preferences). If you don’t get track names yet, just click No button.
  4. To connect to CDDB.com, you’ll need to connect to internet first (sure…)
  5. After you’re connected to internet, click Advanced -> Get CD Track Names menu.
  6. iTunes will query it.
  7. After connected to CDDB.com and get the right information, iTunes will get or download CD track names.
  8. And your tracks have name now.

I was try it on iTunes for Mac OS X but your can to apply this way to iTunes for Windows XP/Vista in the same way..

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