Xbox 360: How to copy music from a music CD to the Xbox 360 Hard Drive (906498)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Xbox 360
  • Microsoft Xbox 360 Hard Drive
  • Xbox Video Game System

SUMMARY

This article describes how to copy or rip music from a music CD to the Xbox 360 Hard Drive.

The process of copying digital content from the CD to the hard drive is named "ripping."

MORE INFORMATION

To save music from a music CD to an Xbox 360 console, you must have an Xbox 360 Hard Drive.

The Xbox 360 Hard Drive uses the Microsoft Windows Media Audio (.wma) format to store music files.

To rip music from a CD to an Xbox 360 Hard Drive, follow these steps:
  1. Start the Xbox 360 console without a disc in the disc tray.
  2. Put a music CD in the disc tray, and then close the disc tray.
  3. The Music Player will automatically start. Select Rip CD.
  4. By default, all the tracks on the CD are selected. If you do not want to copy all the tracks, manually select the tracks that you want to rip, and then select Rip CD.
You can modify the album information if the information is not automatically updated. You can also modify the song information as you rip the music files. For more information about how to modify song information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

906654 Xbox 360: How to update or edit music and song information

Note During the ripping process, you cannot play music on the Xbox 360 console.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/13/2006
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