Nero: Burn a music CD - how it works

This practical tip shows you how to burn a music CD with Nero.

This is how you can create a music CD in Nero

The fastest and easiest way to burn a music CD is with "Nero Start Smart Essentials".

1. First open the "Nero Start Smart Essentials" tool. Also insert a recordable audio CD (CD-R) into your burning drive.
2. In the start screen, click on the "Burn audio" tab on the left.
3. Next click on "Audio CD"
4. Enter the title and artist in the appropriate fields above.
5. To add songs to the music CD, either click on the "Add" button above or add songs directly to the list using "drag-and-drop". To do this, click and hold the mouse pointer on the corresponding MP3 file and drag it into the free field of Nero.
6. When you have selected all the songs, click "Burn" to create the music CD.
7. As soon as the burning process is finished, the finished music CD is automatically ejected.

For this practical tip, Nero Smart Start Essentials version 9.4.11.61 was used. If you want to have more fun with the finished music CD, this practical tip shows you useful tips on how to extend the shelf life of CDs.