Abstract: A multidisk CD storage, retrieval, and playback system and process of operation is described. The system contains a storage magazine containing a multiplicity of disks, typically 75 or more, and interfaces with a standard CD record and playback transport. The system further contains an elevator system which traverses the magazine, allowing the insertion or removal of a CD in the magazine, or, alternatively the elevator allows the insertion or removal of the CD into the CD record and playback transport. The system interfaces with a personal computer, which supplies the command and control signals which synchronize the operation of the system.