How to Play Music Into Laptops and Out of Laptop Speakers

Laptop computers can be used for a variety of different tasks, one of which is playing music. You can easily use your laptop computer to play music that you have stored on an external device. It is rather simple to connect another device to a laptop and play music through your laptop's speakers.

Supplies needed:

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  3.5mm adapters (optional)

  
  


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  Stereo cables

  
  

1. 
   

   Examine the device that has music
   on it. Look for a “Line Out” jack. If you are using a portable
   MP3 player, then the jack will be the one that the headphones
   connects to. If the jack does not support 3.5mm cables, you will
   need to use the 3.5mm adapter. Connect the cables to the external
   device.

   
   


2. 
   

   Examine your laptop for the “Line
   In” jack. On some laptops the “Line In” jack will be labeled
   with a picture of a microphone on it. Plug in the stereo cable into
   the jack.

   
   


3. 
   

   The laptop computer will
   automatically detect the new device if it is a digital device. Allow
   the connection between the device and your computer. If you are
   using a computer with the Windows operating system, then you will
   use the media player to play the music. Using another software
   program is also an option. There are many free media players
   available on the Internet for download.

   
   


4. 
   

   Select the music that you wish to
   play from the external music source. Adjust the volume on your
   laptop computer to the desired level. Play the music from the
   external music source. The music will automatically come through the
   laptop speakers.