This wikiHow teaches you how to make a mix CD using music you've downloaded from YouTube videos.
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Part 1 of 4: Getting YouTube Music Address
Step 1. Open a text editing program on your computer
The main text editing program on Windows computers is Notepad. Meanwhile, on a Mac, you can use TextEdit. You will need to use a text editing program to collect the addresses of the videos whose music you want to download.
Step 2. Open YouTube
Visit https://www.youtube.com/ through your computer's web browser. After that, the main YouTube page will open.
If you want to download music that is limited to an audience over 18, you will need to sign in to your YouTube account. If not, click the " SIGN IN ” in the top right corner of the page, then enter your email address and password.
Step 3. Find the desired video
Click the search bar, type in the title of the song you want to download, and press Enter.
You can also type in the name of the artist/or album title if the song you want has a fairly popular title
Step 4. Select videos
Click the video with the song you want to download. After that, the video will be opened.
You can't always download music from videos uploaded by trusted sources, like Vevo. If the video doesn't download, try finding another user-generated video with the song you want (e.g. lyric video)
Step 5. Copy the video address
Click the video's address in the address bar at the top of your browser window, then press Ctrl+C (Windows) or Command+C (Mac).
Step 6. Paste the address in a text editing program
Open a Notepad or TextEdit window and click the page of text, then press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Mac).
Step 7. Repeat this process for other videos
After pasting the addresses of music videos with a total length of about 80 minutes into a text editing program, you can start downloading music.
Part 2 of 4: Downloading YouTube Music
Step 1. Open Convert2MP3
Go to https://convert2mp3.net/en/ in your browser. This website allows you to download MP3 audio files of selected YouTube videos.
Step 2. Copy one of the addresses from a text editing program
Click and drag on the address to highlight it, then press the Ctrl+C (Windows) or Command+C (Mac) key combination.
Step 3. Paste the address in the "Insert video link" text field
This text field is in the middle of the Convert2MP3 page. Click a column, then press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Mac).
Step 4. Click convert
It's an orange button to the right of the page.
Step 5. Add music information
Enter the artist name and song title in the " artist " and " name " fields.
Step 6. Click Continue
It's a green button at the bottom of the page.
Step 7. Click Download
It's a green button in the middle of the page. Once clicked, the song will be downloaded immediately.
In some browsers, you will need to specify a location to save the file and click the “ Download ”, “ OK ", or " Save ” before the file is downloaded.
Step 8. Click convert next video
It's a white button on the right side of the page. After that, you will be taken back to the conversion page.
Step 9. Repeat the download process with the next address
Once you've downloaded all the songs via their YouTube address, you can create a mix CD using iTunes or Windows Media Player.
Part 3 of 4: Burn/Copy CDs Using iTunes
Step 1. Insert a blank CD into the computer
Use the computer's built-in DVD drive to insert the CD.
- If your computer does not come with a built-in DVD drive, you will need to purchase a USB DVD drive.
- On Mac computers, you may need to purchase a USB 3.0 to USB-C adapter in order to connect a USB DVD drive to your computer.
Step 2. Open iTunes
This app icon looks like a colorful musical note on a white background.
If prompted to update iTunes, click the “ Download iTunes ” in the command window, then restart the computer after iTunes has finished updating.
Step 3. Create a new playlist
Click the menu " File ” in the upper-left corner of the program window (Windows) or screen (Mac), select “ New ", click " Playlists ”, then type the name of the playlist and press Enter.
Step 4. Open the playlist
Click the playlist name in the left options column to open it. The playlist window will open after that.
Step 5. Add music to playlist
Select the downloaded YouTube music in the folder, then click and drag the music file into the playlist window.
Step 6. Click File
It's in the upper-left corner of the program window (Windows) or screen (Mac).
Step 7. Click Burn Playlist to Disc
This option is in the drop-down menu “ File Once clicked, a new window will open.
Step 8. Check the box "Audio CD"
It's in the middle of the window.
Step 9. Check the box "Use Sound Check"
It's in the middle of the window. With this option, all music will be played in the same volume range/level.
Step 10. Click Burn
It's at the bottom of the window. The music will be copied to the CD immediately. After the copying/burning process is complete, the CD will be ejected from the drive.
Part 4 of 4: Burn/Copy CDs Using Windows Media Player
Step 1. Insert a blank CD into the computer
Use the computer's built-in DVD drive to insert the CD.
If your computer does not come with a built-in DVD drive, you will need to purchase a USB DVD drive
Step 2. Open the Start menu
Click the Windows logo in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Step 3. Type in windows media player
The computer will immediately search for the Windows Media Player program.
Step 4. Click Windows Media Player
It's at the top of the Start window. Once clicked, a Windows Media Player window will open.
Step 5. Click the Burn tab
It's in the upper-right corner of the window.
Step 6. Select music
Go to the folder that contains the music you've downloaded from YouTube, then hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each song you want to copy to the CD.
Step 7. Click and drag the music to the Burn tab
With this mechanism, you can "drop" music directly into the " Burn " After that, each selected song will be displayed in that tab.
Step 8. Reorder the music if necessary
Click and drag the song up or down to change its position on the “ Burn This list will determine the order in which the songs on the CD are played.
Step 9. Click the "Options" button
This white box with a checkmark is in the top-right corner of the tab “ Burn After that, a drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 10. Click Audio CD
It's in the middle of the drop-down menu. With this option, the CD will be optimized for audio playback.
Step 11. Click Start burn
It's in the top-left corner of the “ Burn Song content will be copied/burned to CD immediately. Once the process is complete, you can remove the CD from the computer.
