Streaming > Music, Podcasts, & Audio 55 55 people found this article helpful How to Copy a Music CD to iTunes Music ripped to iTunes is available on all your Apple devices By Mark Harris Mark Harris Writer University of Wolverhampton Mark Harris is a former writer for Lifewire who wrote about the digital music scene and streaming music services in an easy to understand, no-nonsense manner. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on October 8, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email In This Article Expand Jump to a Section How to Rip a CD to Digital Files How to Copy a CD Automatically Error Correction for Audio Problems What to Know Rip CD: Insert CD into PC > select Yes > Import CD, then import settings > select OK.To copy CD automatically, go to iTunes > Preferences > General > When a CD is inserted > Import CD.Error correction: iTunes > Preferences > General > Import Settings > Use error correction when reading Audio CDs. This article explains how to copy a music CD to iTunes using a computer with an optical drive or an external drive. Additional information covers how to instruct iTunes to copy CDs automatically and how to set up error correction. How to Rip a CD to Digital Files The fastest way to build your digital music library is to import your CD collection to iTunes. After converting your CD collection into digital music files, synchronize them with your iPhone, iPad, iPod, or another compatible portable music player. You need a computer that has an optical drive or an external drive. If you haven't installed iTunes for Mac or iTunes on PC, the best place to get the latest version is to download it from the Apple website. It takes about 30 minutes to rip an entire CD of music to your iTunes music library. Insert an audio CD into the computer's CD or DVD drive or an external drive connected to your computer. Wait for a few seconds until you see a list of tracks. You need an internet connection to pull in all the song titles and album art for the CD. If you don't see the information for the CD, select the CD icon at the top of the iTunes window. Select Yes to import all the songs on the CD. Select No to copy only some of the music on the CD and remove the check mark next to the songs you don't want to copy. (If you don't see any check boxes, choose iTunes > Preferences > General and select List view checkboxes.) Select Import CD. Select the import settings (ACC is the default) and then select OK. When the songs finish importing to your computer, select Eject at the top of the iTunes window. In iTunes, select Music > Library to view the imported CD contents. How to Copy a CD Automatically There are options you can choose for when you insert an audio CD into your computer. Select iTunes > Preferences > General. Select the When a CD is inserted drop-down menu. Select Import CD. iTunes automatically imports the CD. If you have several CDs to import, select the Import CD and Eject option. Error Correction for Audio Problems If you discover the music you copied to your computer has popping or clicking noises when you play it, turn on error correction and reimport the affected songs. It takes longer to import a CD with error correction turned on. Go to iTunes > Preferences > General. Choose Import Settings. Choose Use error correction when reading Audio CDs. Insert the CD into the optical drive and reimport the music to iTunes. Delete the damaged music. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit