Index
	What does Pyro do?
	What are MP3s?
	How do I get music into my computer?
	How do I listen to music with Pyro?
	How do I create my own CDs?
	What else can I do with Pyro?


What Does Pyro Do?

The new millenium has brought a revolution in music listening, just as telephones and email revolutionized communication. Until recently…

•	To get new music, you had to go to stores or buy from catalogs

•	To hear a “mix” of songs, you had to spend hours making cassettes

•	When taking music with you, you had to bring a whole CD to hear one favorite song

With Pyro, your computer becomes the jukebox. That means…

•	You can make your own CDs with just the songs you want

•	You can take songs with you on a skip-proof, lightweight digital player

•	You can get new music--much of it free--from the Internet


What Are MP3s?

MP3s are files that store music. Just as a letter might be stored as MyLetter.doc; a song might be stored as MySong.mp3.

MP3 files are valued because they are small. Without MP3, a song from a CD takes as much hard disk space as thirty novels! MP3s can store the same music in a tenth the space – or download ten times faster from the Internet.

Many people ask if MP3s are legal. They are as legal as other ways of listening to music. It’s illegal to make bootleg tapes of commercial music: same with bootleg MP3s. But you can make MP3s from your own music collection, or go to www.mp3.com and download songs posted by artists for free.


How Do I Get Music Into My Computer?

You can get it from your own CDs…

1.	Put a CD into your computer.

2.	Click Pyro’s Copy From CD button located in the lower left corner.

Select a song from the CD.

3.	Click Copy To Folder.

You can get it from your tape or LP collection…

Connect your stereo to your computer’s sound card.

1.	Click Pyro’s Tools menu and choose Record Audio.

2.	Use the CD Wave Editor to record songs.

For more information, see CD Wave Help.

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How do I get music into my computer?

How Do I Get Music Into My Computer? (cont.)

Or you can get it from the Internet…

1.	Click Pyro’s Internet button (lower left corner).

Browse the Pyro Web site for links to popular music Web sites.

2.	Visit those sites with your Web browser.

3.	Download songs in MP3, WMA, or WAV format. Pyro can play these songs, transfer them to a portable music player, or burn a CD.

You can even have a friend email songs to you. MP3 and WMA files are good for this because of their small size.


How Do I Listen To Music With Pyro?

1.	Copy, record, or download music to a folder on your hard disk. See: How do I get music into my computer?

Go to that folder using Pyro’s Folders and Files panes.

2.	Select the files you want to listen to.

3.	Click Play to listen to those files.

If you want to make a playlist…

1.	Click Pyro’s Playlists & CDs button located in the lower left corner.

2.	Go to a folder with songs in it.

Select the files you want to listen to.

3.	Click Add To List to add the files to the playlist.

4.	Repeat steps 2-4 as many times as you want.

5.	Save your new playlist with the Save button.

6.	Select a song in the playlist and click Play to listen.


How Do I Create My Own CDs?

Make sure you own a CD-R or CD-RW drive--aka CD burner. Some computers come with them, but usually you must buy one specially.

Make sure you have a blank CD-R disc. Don’t use a CD-RW disc: they are meant for data, not music.

1.	Click Pyro’s Playlists & CDs button located in the lower left corner.

2.	Make a playlist of songs on your computer. See: How do I listen to music with Pyro?

3.	Click Burn CD to create a CD.


What Else Can I Do With Pyro?

Click the links below to learn how to…

	Look up CDs on the Web with CDDB
	Listen to music with audio effects
	Convert files between WAV, MP3, and WMA formats
	Transfer songs to a portable player such as Diamond Rio or Creative NOMAD
	Check the Internet for Pyro updates and new music