Nowadays, most people listen to MP3 songs since this format is smaller in size and it is compatible with several media players and devices. However, this does not mean that audio CDs are no longer used because they still are. This is because there are music players that do not read MP3 files. And for saving hard drive space and keeping the good condition of computer, many people want to convert MP3 to audio CD. Audio CD is a good way to share and collect good music for music fans.

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Before starting the conversion, prepare everything that you would need in the process. Firstly, you should collect your favorite MP3 files.  There are various ways on how to get these files including buying songs online or recording them using an application like Apowersoft Free Audio Recorder. And you will also need a blank CD where you will burn the songs, a CD writer drive where you will insert the CD and an MP3 to CD converter. In this article, we will discuss two methods on how to do this.

How to Create Audio CD from MP3

Method 1: Make Audio CD from MP3 Efficiently

The first software that you can use is Streaming Audio Recorder. This is the best MP3 to audio CD converter that you can get because it’s user friendly and offers several features. Aside from CD burning, it also features audio recording, audio converting, ID3 tag editing, CD ripping etc. Burning audio CD using this tool is not a problem with these very simple steps.

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  1. Insert a blank CD on your computer’s CD writer.
  2. Launch Streaming Audio Recorder.
  3. Click the “Tools” menu and select “CD Burner”.
  4. Click the “Add” button and select the MP3 files you wish to burn on CD. You can move the files up and down by selecting them and clicking the “Move Up” or “Move Down” button. Arrange the songs in the order that you want.
  5. Click the “Start” button to begin the burning process.
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The steps are very basic that you can do this even if you do not have prior experience to burn audio CD. In additional, this program offers other useful functions. It does a very excellent job in recording audio and extracting audio from online videos. You can convert audio files to desired format and edit them with ease.

Method 2: Free Create Audio CD from MP3 Files

By using Free MP3 to CD Converter&Burner, you can convert MP3 songs to CD within a few steps. This is a program that converts and burns various audio formats to CD including MP3. Other formats supported are ASF, WMV and WMA files. Burning songs to CD using this tool is easy. Choose your burning device on the DVD drive drop drown, add the MP3 files you wish to burn and click “Burn”. That’s how simple this application works.

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Method 3: Burn MP3 to Audio CD with iTunes

The third option for converting MP3 to audio CD is iTunes. iTunes, which often known as music files manager, can also be an efficient tool for purchasing music and enjoying radio, as well as burning audio CD, mp3 CD or data CD. And the steps on burning MP3 to audio CD are pretty easy to follow.

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Since iTunes only burns songs from playlists, so the CD burning begins by creating a playlist. Click the “File” icon to open the menu on main interface, then click “New” > “New Playlist” to create playlist. Next, you can drag the songs that you want to burn into the playlist. Next, click the gear icon on the bottom of interface, choose “Burn Playlist to Disc” from the menu. A window will show up and letting you make necessary settings. Once done, you can start to burn CD by pressing the “Burn” button.

While the three given methods would let you burn audio files to CD. The first method, which is using Streaming Audio Recorder, is better than the other two methods. The Free MP3 to CD Converter&Burner may not cost you any amount but it is limited on features. As for iTunes, the operations are not that flexible and sometimes cause confusion. Plus, both of the second and third methods only work well with DRM-free music. Thus if you are looking for a more effective tool that gives you more options to burn audio CD from MP3, then Streaming Audio Recorder is the best choice.

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