CD rom drive too loud & fast when playing music

Have a dvd/cdrw, using XP Pro, and I'm playing store bought CD's on it.
At the beginning of a CD, the drive continues to spin at a high rate of
speed (like when loading software) and it is making too much noise. When
the CD reaches later tracks, like track 9, it slows down to a whisper
quiet speed. I want it to always be slow/quiet like this.

A buddy talked about priority of the CD, and buffers, but after looking
around Windows I don't know the solution. Can you help?

Thanks,

John