Importing CD's - Mac shuts down or won't import

Had same issue, finally found solution... go to System Settings, Privacy & Security, Files and Folders, "Allow the applications below to access files and folders"... Select "Music", enable "Removable Volumes"

Thanks, Apple, for continuing to ruin my music experience. Whenever there's an upgrade, we find that you folks have managed, again, to screw up the CD import process. I feel bad that Apple doesn't make enough money to properly support people who enjoy CDs. Instead, you encourage folks to just pay for and download their music from you. I can see a day coming when it will no longer be possible for anyone to import a CD, or anything else, into your "walled garden." I seriously doubt that the obstacles you create are the result of consumer demand for an ever-changing user interface, but, instead are the result of someone at Apple wanting to cause incremental frustration for their users who enjoy listening to their CDs, then steering them, instead, to purchase their music from you.

Your products used to be so intuitive and user-friendly. I miss those days.

Btw, I tried the method discussed here; but, no successful.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, and hallelujah! I’ve been trying for three days to try to get my Apple super Drive to recognize and download CD music using Sonoma 14.4.1. Your recommendation to go to system settings, privacy and security, files and folder, music, and removable volumes worked. I’m doing a happy dance.

Just tried to import two cds on M1 iMac with an Apple Drive. Get the same error for both cds. Update MacOS 14.3.1 just last week.

See the 'If you have trouble importing songs from an audio CD' section in:

Import songs from CDs into Music on Mac - Apple Support

It could possibly be the drive may have failed (or at least the cable) or possibly a bad connection. Try and check those potential problems. Clean the ports with a soft brush.

I am having the same problem once I started using Sonoma 14.4.

I have the exact same problem. I have tried everything, and nothing works. I suspect a glitch in Sonoma 14.1.

That worked for me. I can now import music cds into the music app directly without a third part app. That's not a setting I would thought to look at. Thanks!

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Thank you! You ROCK! This fixed it.