Making iTunes playlists from Airport Extreme

I have my large CD collection burned to my 2TB hard drive attached to my Airport Extreme in WAV format. When I want to make an iTunes playlist how do I prevent having to copy the files to the Macbook? In Media player it went and got the song without copying it, is there some way to do this on my new computer?
Thanks.

iTunes > Preferences. Click Advanced. Click Change…. Navigate to drive connected to your AX. You may need to use the Finder’s Go > Connect to Server… command to mount the drive.
OR
Turn off *Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library* (also in the Advanced Preferences panel).

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--->> uses WEP
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---- do not Distribute IP
---- uses channel 2
---- iTunes speakers named "Living Room"
---- no WEP
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As I said "never connect to the Airport Express
network", this means "never connect to the Airport
Express network".
If I create a second wireless network, then would
I
need to switch to the network supporting the
Airport
Express?
No
If not, the remote speakers would not
appear in the iTunes Speaker selection dropdown,
correct?
They will appear as the Airport Express is still part
of your network, in fact both wireless networks are
in fact one network, but you want iTunes to go via
the ethernet connection to avoid the dropouts.
Or does the wired connection obviate the need to
switch to the 2nd (iTunes only) network?
Yes.
Which is why I said "never connect to the Airport
Express network".
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