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To keep all your music, whether from CDs or your computer, in one place for easy access, creating a music library is essential. You can store music already on your hard drive, as well as tracks 'ripped' from CDs, or even music purchased from online stores. Follow these steps to build your very own music library.
The first step to building a music library is getting the music onto your computer. Here are two methods to do that.
- Rip CDs Windows Media Player 11 allows you to convert CDs into high-quality MP3 or WMA files. Simply insert the CD into your computer's CD or DVD drive, launch Windows Media Player, and click Rip. Within minutes, the music from the CD will be saved to your computer.
- Download Music You can buy individual songs online and download them directly to your computer. The benefit of purchasing music this way is that you don't have to buy an entire album if you're only interested in a few songs [source: Microsoft].
When transferring music, make sure to save it in Windows Media Player. This will automatically organize your music alphabetically in your library. To listen to your music from the library, simply follow these steps:
- Launch Windows Media Player.
- Click on Library from the toolbar at the top of the screen. Your entire music collection will be displayed alphabetically on the left side of the screen.
- Double-click the song you want to play, and it will begin to play [source: Saltzman].
