

If you’d like iTunes to rip just selected tracks, uncheck the tracks that you don’t want to rip. iTunes will begin ripping the CD and adding the tracks to the iTunes library. If you click No and later wish to import the tracks from the CD, select the CD in iTunes’ Source list and at the bottom-right of the iTunes window click on the Import CD entry. Would you like to import the CD “name of CD” into your iTunes library?Ĭlick Yes to import all the individual tracks on the CD or No if you’d prefer to not import the tracks at all (or do it at another time). For those CDs that don’t have track names automatically added, you can click on individual titles and add names manually.Īlso, by default, a window appears that reads: If the CD’s track names don’t appear it either means that your computer isn’t able to communicate via the Internet (which is how iTunes obtains album, artist, and track names) or the CD is one that’s not recognized by iTunes (a “mix tape” CD a friend has created, for example). By default, iTunes will launch, the CD’s name will appear in iTunes’ Source list and be selected, and the CD’s track names will appear in iTunes’ main window. Insert a music CD into your Mac’s media drive. In the resulting Import Settings window you can choose AAC Encoder, AIFF Encoder, Apple Lossless Encoder, MP3 Encoder, or WAV Encoder from the Import Using pop-up menu.

By default, iTunes will import (or rip) CD tracks using the AAC encoder at 256 kbps. If you’d like to change the encoding settings-either to save more space by choosing a smaller bit rate such as 128 kbps or to get a higher quality file by choosing a lossless encoder such as Apple Lossless or AIFF-choose Preferences from the iTunes menu and click the General tab.To change the import settings, click on the appropriately named Import Settings button.
