How to Create CUE & EAC Sheets
A CUE sheet is a text file that accompanies an audio recording or CD. The file contains data about the audio, such as the starting and ending times of each track, the artist name, album name and song names. Some computer and hardware audio players support CUE sheets, and use them to display song information as the music plays. You can create a CUE sheet from any audio CD with Exact Audio Copy (EAC), a free audio CD extraction utility.
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Instructions
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Insert the audio CD that you would like to generate a CUE sheet from, and launch Exact Audio Copy.
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Click the "Database" drop-down at the top of the screen. Hover the mouse pointer over "Get CD Information From," and then click "Remote Freedb." Exact Audio Copy retrieves the album name, artist and song titles automatically from the Internet. If you are creating a CUE sheet for a CD that you created yourself, this information will not be available. See Tips for more information.
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Click the "Action" drop-down menu. Hover the mouse pointer over "Create CUE Sheet," and then click "Multiple WAV Files." Exact Audio Copy analyzes the starting and ending points of each track on the disc, and opens a new window for you to save the file.
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Browse to the location where you would like the CUE sheet to be saved. Type a name that will help you remember the album name easily, and then click the "Save" button. The CUE sheet is created in the location that you have selected.
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Tips & Warnings
If you have created the CD that you want to create a CUE sheet from, the track information will not be available online. If this is the case, you can enter the artist, album and song information manually. Use the "CD Title," "CD Artist," "Year" and "Genre" boxes at the top of the screen to edit this information for all songs. To edit individual song titles, click a track once to highlight it, and click it a second time to display a blinking cursor. Type the name of the song and press "Enter" to save it.
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