recording digital music

It is easy to digitally record your music onto your PC. This process is commonly called ripping. To rip a file with MUSICMATCH Jukebox:

1.Start the MUSICMATCH Jukebox program by selecting it from your Start menu, or by double- clicking the MMJB icon on your desktop.

2.Insert a music CD into your CD-ROM drive

3.Click the red recorder button on the player

4.MUSICMATCH will auto-configure your CD-ROM (this only happens once)

5.If you are connected to the Internet, the CD lookup service will auto-enter tag information (album, artist, and song name) into the Recorder screen.

6.Click the box next to the tracks you want to record

7.Click Record

The recorded tracks will be placed into your Music Library when completed. If you have that directory

shared (which is the default), the tracks will appear on your hp digital media receiver as well.

MUSICMATCH Jukebox is automatically set to record (rip) music files into the MP3 format at 128kbps, which is widely accepted as CD quality. If you want to change the quality settings:

1.Select Options/Settings from the main dropdown menu

2.Click on the Recorder tab

3.Adjust the quality and format as desired (48kbps minimum).

copy protection

Some music files are copy protected and can only be played on your computer. Copy protected files cannot be played on your hp digital media receiver. If a file is copy protected, it will not appear in the media receiver music jukebox.

If you plan on sharing and playing music files on your media receiver, turn copy protection off when ripping your own CDs to your PC.

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