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Lossless Audio Compression => FLAC => Topic started by: php111 on 2013-09-21 18:25:32

Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: php111 on 2013-09-21 18:25:32
I honestly tried to keep searching Google for a short easy direct answers to use CUETools to split tracks using the CUE file, but I wasn't understanding how. I am that frustrated to figure this out so I gave up on searching and instead I am posting. How do I split a CUE file into tracks using CUETools?

Thank you,
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2013-09-21 22:48:20
You tried searching threads here?

I assume your input is image+cue. Output is flac tracks.

Input: Folder Browser (select the CUE file, not folder for best first-time results)
Output: your choice Browse, Manual or Template (I'm not going to guess what you want to do)
Action: Encode (Script: default)
Mode: Tracks
Audio Output: Lossless; flac; libflac (I'd start with libflac as it is the most common)
Go

If any popup windows appear, make selections as needed.

reference (http://www.cuetools.net/wiki/CUETools_Settings)
reference (https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?msg=803567)
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: php111 on 2013-09-21 22:52:18
Thank you so much! Would it be best to leave the Template on default?
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2013-09-21 23:10:47
To be honest I don't remember which of the four default templates shows in the window.

[%directoryname%\]%filename%-new[%unique%].cue
will put the files in the same folder as the input. Be aware that files in use cannot be overwritten and will result in an error message.

[%directoryname%\]new[%unique%]\%filename%.cue
will put the files in a subfolder 'new' within the same folder as the input.

%music%\Converted\%artist%\[%year% - ]%album%[ '('disc %discnumberandname%')'][' ('%releasedateandlabel%')'][' ('%unique%')']\%artist% - %album%.cue
or
%music%\Converted\%artist%\[%year% - ]%album%[' ('%releasedateandlabel%')'][' ('%unique%')']\%artist% - %album%[ '('disc %discnumberandname%')'].cue
either of these will put files in your Windows Music folder in a subfolder 'Converted'.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: php111 on 2013-09-21 23:30:58
Thank you so much, korth!
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: php111 on 2013-09-22 08:23:14
I just tried doing this now. I get the following error. How do I fix this?

Exception: unable to locate the audio files
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2013-09-22 12:36:07
Did you rename the flac image and not correct the CUE file?

filename.CUE should be in same folder as the flac image filename.flac
The flac image filename.flac should match what's in the CUE file
FILE "filename.flac" WAVE

Note: CUETools can usually autocorrect for filename.wav in the CUE file.
Note2: There is a Correct filenames tool in CUETools
select CUE file
Action: Correct filenames
Mode: Locate files
that will try to find the file(s) and correct the existing CUE (when Overwrite button is highlighted) or create a new filename.flac.cue CUE file. [edit] this tool locates minor filename differences, not for completely renamed files
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: php111 on 2013-09-22 12:58:26
I'll try that a little later. I didn't edit the FLAC image. It was the CUE file. The CUE is incorrect, first being my tracks are listed as 01 - the track name, and in the CUE sheet it's 201. Second being "track name.wav" WAVE, so, yes, I have to correct, and I did not know that before. Thank you!
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: php111 on 2013-09-22 15:45:40
I tried exactly that to correct it and it still cannot locate the audio files. I also deleted my FLAC tracks and then tried correcting it in notepad and correcting the file names in CUETools, but CUETools still gives the error exception: cannot locate the audio files.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2013-09-22 16:27:23
For every
FILE "filename.flac" WAVE
in the CUE file there has to be an audio file with that same name in the same folder as the CUE file.
Are you sure no audio file is missing or misnamed? No strange 'special characters' in the filename?

I didn't edit the FLAC image. It was the CUE file. The CUE is incorrect, first being my tracks are listed as 01 - the track name, and in the CUE sheet it's 201.

How else did you edit the original CUE file? Could you post it (in a textbox)?

[edit: added 'audio' to describe 'file']
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: php111 on 2013-09-22 16:36:02
Code: [Select]
REM GENRE Soundtrack
REM DATE 2002
REM DISCID 51123707
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.99pb5"
PERFORMER "Grateful Dead"
TITLE "View from the Vault III"
FILE "01 - China Cat Sunflower -].wav" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "China Cat Sunflower ->"
    PERFORMER "Grateful Dead"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "02 - I Know You Rider -].wav" WAVE
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "I Know You Rider ->"
    PERFORMER "Grateful Dead"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "03 - We Can Run -].wav" WAVE
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "We Can Run"
    PERFORMER "Grateful Dead"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "04 - Estimated Prophet -].wav" WAVE
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Estimated Prophet ->"
    PERFORMER "Grateful Dead"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "05 - Terrapin Station -].wav" WAVE
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Terrapin Station ->"
    PERFORMER "Grateful Dead"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "06 - Jam -].wav" WAVE
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Jam ->"
    PERFORMER "Grateful Dead"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "07 - Space -].wav" WAVE
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Space ->"
    PERFORMER "Grateful Dead"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00


1.) I don't know how to use textbox.

2.) I deleted out the FLAC tracks, so I only have the one single CUE file with all tracks in one.

3.) I only used notepad to edit the CUE file.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2013-09-22 16:53:38
Quote
1.) I don't know how to use textbox.
Sorry I meant codebox.
Quote
2.) I deleted out the FLAC tracks, so I only have the one single CUE file with all tracks in one.
The CUE (http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Cue_sheet) is only a text file used to provide information to a program about the audio files. The CUE contains no audio. If you deleted all the flac files and have nothing left but the CUE file, you have no audio files to process. That's why CUETools can't locate them.

Re-read this post (https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?msg=845590).
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: UrbanSurfer on 2015-01-27 14:32:38
Joined the forum in order to express my Thanks.  Was having the same frustration over single track FLAC/Cue music files and your solution was just-exactly-perfect.  Concise, to the point and I had 100% success on the 1st try.  And that was the 1st time I even encountered CUEtools at all.  So, Thank You with my appreciation for the great assist.

You tried searching threads here?

I assume your input is image+cue. Output is flac tracks.

Input: Folder Browser (select the CUE file, not folder for best first-time results)
Output: your choice Browse, Manual or Template (I'm not going to guess what you want to do)
Action: Encode (Script: default)
Mode: Tracks
Audio Output: Lossless; flac; libflac (I'd start with libflac as it is the most common)
Go

If any popup windows appear, make selections as needed.

reference (http://www.cuetools.net/wiki/CUETools_Settings)
[a href='index.php?act=findpost&pid=803567']reference[/a]

Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: Jim12 on 2015-02-09 12:32:15
Thank you for your helpful posts korth. If possible I'd like to ask something on the same topic:

I have single-file FLAC album which I want to split up in individual FLAC files for each track using CUE tools but without hurting the sound quality. Does the different encoder options (libFLAC, FLACCL etc) affect the sound quality? And most importantly, how should I handle the "Compression Level" bar? 

I ask this because I already tried to split a single-file FLAC album, but although the size of the original file is 340 MB, when split it with libFLAC encoder and the compression bar set to 0, the size of the split files is 397 MB in total, which means 57MB larger than the original single file.
However, when I split the same file with the compression level set to 8, the size of the split files is 340 MB in total (equal to the size of the original file).
Does this indicate that when you split a single FLAC file to several separate ones the total size of the separate files will always be larger or perhaps I did something wrong? 

Thanks a lot for your time. 
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: julf on 2015-02-09 13:36:36
Does the different encoder options (libFLAC, FLACCL etc) affect the sound quality?


No.

Quote
Does this indicate that when you split a single FLAC file to several separate ones the total size of the separate files will always be larger or perhaps I did something wrong?


There is a certain bit of overhead with a FLAc file due to headers, metadata etc., so using the same quality setting, multiple files will take up more space than the single file due to duplicated headers.

Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2015-02-09 14:06:59
And most importantly, how should I handle the "Compression Level" bar?

Lower numbers encode faster with less compression, higher numbers encode slower with more compression. Default for libFLAC is -5.
See CUETools FLAC encoders comparison (http://www.cuetools.net/wiki/CUETools_FLAC_encoders_comparison) for more info on the different FLAC encoders in CUETools.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: Jim12 on 2015-02-09 15:27:00
Does the different encoder options (libFLAC, FLACCL etc) affect the sound quality?


No.

Quote
Does this indicate that when you split a single FLAC file to several separate ones the total size of the separate files will always be larger or perhaps I did something wrong?


There is a certain bit of overhead with a FLAc file due to headers, metadata etc., so using the same quality setting, multiple files will take up more space than the single file due to duplicated headers.


Makes sense. Which options would you recommend for splitting FLAC files without hurting the quality of the original file?
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: Jim12 on 2015-02-09 15:32:00
And most importantly, how should I handle the "Compression Level" bar?

Lower numbers encode faster with less compression, higher numbers encode slower with more compression. Default for libFLAC is -5.
See CUETools FLAC encoders comparison (http://www.cuetools.net/wiki/CUETools_FLAC_encoders_comparison) for more info on the different FLAC encoders in CUETools.

On cuetools wiki it mentions:
libFLAC is a reference FLAC 1.3.1 - It's main advantage is that it's a standard implementation that almost everybody else uses, so it's less likely to cause any problems, but it's less efficient than other.[/i]

Since it is less efficient than the other encoders it probably reduces the quality of the tracks right?

Quote
Lower numbers encode faster with less compression, higher numbers encode slower with more compression. Default for libFLAC is -5.

So if understand correctly, the best option for optimal quality is 0 right?

Thanks.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: lvqcl on 2015-02-09 15:56:00
So you didn't understand all the previous answers?
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: rick.hughes on 2015-02-09 15:57:53
So if understand correctly, the best option for optimal quality is 0 right?
Do you know what lossless means? No difference in quality regardless of setting.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: julf on 2015-02-09 16:01:54
Makes sense. Which options would you recommend for splitting FLAC files without hurting the quality of the original file?


This thread (http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?showtopic=95580)

Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: julf on 2015-02-09 16:05:25
Since it is less efficient than the other encoders it probably reduces the quality of the tracks right?


No. "Less efficient" means either that the encoding takes a longer time, or that the result takes more space. It is still exactly the same audio data.

Quote
So if understand correctly, the best option for optimal quality is 0 right?


No. The settings only affect how long the encoding process takes, and the file size.  It is still exactly the same audio data.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: Jim12 on 2015-02-10 22:55:09
Since it is less efficient than the other encoders it probably reduces the quality of the tracks right?


No. "Less efficient" means either that the encoding takes a longer time, or that the result takes more space. It is still exactly the same audio data.

Quote
So if understand correctly, the best option for optimal quality is 0 right?


No. The settings only affect how long the encoding process takes, and the file size.  It is still exactly the same audio data.

So when using CUE tools to split a FLAC file it would be better to set the compression level to 8 since the size of the files will be smaller and the difference in the encoding time will only be a few seconds.

However, will the playback of those split files affect negatively the battery runtime of my portable player since the processor has more work to do reading highly compressed FLAC files in contrast to less compressed ones?
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: mjb2006 on 2015-02-11 02:05:10
However, will the playback of those split files affect negatively the battery runtime of my portable player since the processor has more work to do reading highly compressed FLAC files in contrast to less compressed ones?


That was always the thought, but it turns out to be a non-issue. See posts 7 & 8 of this thread: http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?showtopic=107990 (http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?showtopic=107990)

With this in mind, I use maximum compression now.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: Jim12 on 2015-02-11 07:34:17
Very interesting, thanks for the input mjb2006.
The difference in the Decode time - Processor occupation is there, but slight indeed.

However, if there's no actual difference neither in the processor occupation nor in the sound quality, why would the option of lower compression level even exist since there are zero advantages to it practically? Just because of the fact that encoding process takes a few seconds less?
The difference in the encoding time is so negligible that it doesn't make complete sense to me.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: Jim12 on 2015-02-11 13:45:23
Also, what I don't understand about this table is how is it possible for FLAC to outperform MP3 in almost all devices while at the same time it is known that when FLAC files are used the battery of every DAP lasts much less than is the case of MP3 files.

http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CodecPerformanceComparison (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CodecPerformanceComparison)

Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: Porcus on 2015-02-11 14:17:31
Also, what I don't understand about this table is how is it possible for FLAC to outperform MP3 in almost all devices while at the same time it is known that when FLAC files are used the battery of every DAP lasts much less than is the case of MP3 files.


Because FLAC was designed for speed of decoding - i.e., designed to decode with a low number of CPU calculations. MP3 had a totally different purpose, it was designed to compress well at least possible loss of audible quality.

There are also losslesses that compress a few percents better than FLAC, but which take a lot of time to decode. Like, in the more extreme modes, Monkey's Audio, OptimFrog and WavPack. Those modes sacrifice speed for compression. Not quality - they just spend more effort getting an efficient packing.

(TAK impresses me, it is more or less the only thing that can beat FLAC at both compression and time simultaneously. Not so sure about time anymore though.)
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: Jim12 on 2015-02-11 14:56:18
Because FLAC was designed for speed of decoding - i.e., designed to decode with a low number of CPU calculations. MP3 had a totally different purpose, it was designed to compress well at least possible loss of audible quality.

So the Decode time rates are not equivalent to the impact that the playback of each format has on the battery. ?'m not yet convinced that higher compressed FLAC files do not require a higher number of CPU calculations and therefore reduce the battery runtime.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: mjb2006 on 2015-02-11 17:03:56
A possible reason for battery drain: there's at least 3X more disk I/O for FLAC, because of it's size?
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: London Boy on 2015-05-08 09:26:08
To be honest I don't remember which of the four default templates shows in the window.

[%directoryname%\]%filename%-new[%unique%].cue
will put the files in the same folder as the input. Be aware that files in use cannot be overwritten and will result in an error message.

[%directoryname%\]new[%unique%]\%filename%.cue
will put the files in a subfolder 'new' within the same folder as the input.

%music%\Converted\%artist%\[%year% - ]%album%[ '('disc %discnumberandname%')'][' ('%releasedateandlabel%')'][' ('%unique%')']\%artist% - %album%.cue
or
%music%\Converted\%artist%\[%year% - ]%album%[' ('%releasedateandlabel%')'][' ('%unique%')']\%artist% - %album%[ '('disc %discnumberandname%')'].cue
either of these will put files in your Windows Music folder in a subfolder 'Converted'.


I'm trying to use the last template, except I'd like output to appear as Artist\Album (Year)\... rather than Artist\Year - Album

Apologies, I know this is basic stuff but I just can't seem to work it out myself.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2015-05-08 13:09:14
%music%\Converted\%artist%\%album%[' ('%year%')'][' ('%releasedateandlabel%')'][' ('%unique%')']\%artist% - %album%[ '('disc %discnumberandname%')'].cue
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: London Boy on 2015-05-08 14:09:36
%music%\Converted\%artist%\%album%[' ('%year%')'][' ('%releasedateandlabel%')'][' ('%unique%')']\%artist% - %album%[ '('disc %discnumberandname%')'].cue


Thank you. I couldn't get those brackets right.
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2015-05-08 14:31:45
Maybe if I explain a bit it will help.

[' ('%year%')']

[] makes it conditional (the square brackets won't be printed). If %year% doesn't have a value then everything between the [] won't be added.
() are reserved ([] as well). You need to wrap them between single quotes to use them as characters. '(' ')'
The placement of the space doesn't matter. This is the same:
[ '('%year%')']
Title: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: London Boy on 2015-05-08 14:50:05
Maybe if I explain a bit it will help.

[' ('%year%')']

[] makes it conditional (the square brackets won't be printed). If %year% doesn't have a value then everything between the [] won't be added.
() are reserved ([] as well). You need to wrap them between single quotes to use them as characters. '(' ')'
The placement of the space doesn't matter. This is the same:
[ '('%year%')']

I've only just discovered CueTools but I've struggled with the syntax before in Foobar & MP3tag. Sometimes, by trial and error, I get there but today...
I shall save the above for future reference. Thank you again.
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: se7en8n9ne on 2016-11-22 18:21:04
Did you rename the flac image and not correct the CUE file?

filename.CUE should be in same folder as the flac image filename.flac
The flac image filename.flac should match what's in the CUE file
FILE "filename.flac" WAVE

Note: CUETools can usually autocorrect for filename.wav in the CUE file.
Note2: There is a Correct filenames tool in CUETools
select CUE file
Action: Correct filenames
Mode: Locate files
that will try to find the file(s) and correct the existing CUE (when Overwrite button is highlighted) or create a new filename.flac.cue CUE file. [edit] this tool locates minor filename differences, not for completely renamed files

i tried this and still get an "File must contain at least one audio track" error
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2016-11-22 22:58:29
Please post text from CUE.
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: ALB123 on 2017-05-08 17:00:27
I figured it would be better to try and hop on an existing thread rather than start yet another newbie question thread.  I hope this is allowed.

I have been happily decoding single FLAC file albums for the last week using CUETools.  I always see it mentioned to do one album only, at a time, when decompressing the album into its individual tracks (still FLAC format).  I have noticed that when I do a single album (CUE & 1 FLAC file for entire album) I am asked to choose from a bunch of similar entries with the same Band/Album Title as what I'm decompressing.  I gather it gets this information from databases that know exactly what this album should look like, but there are usually different selections for different countries, or a re-issue might have a different date than the original...I get all of that.

Now, if I put a checkmark into a folder called Pink Floyd because I know it has 3 subfolders with different Pink Floyd albums, each containing proper CUE/FLAC, once I hit go it will run through all 3 of those albums decoding them into their respective directories.  When I do this, I notice that I'm no longer allowed to select the particular album information (country, record company, etc) that I always get to do if doing only one album at a time.  Does this cause problems?  Like I said, everywhere I've googled it always says to do one album at a time...well, then why is there even the capability to select a root directory with 3 subfolder albums or 20 subfolder albums?

I hope I've been clear.  If someone could expand on the subject of doing one CUE/FLAC album decompress into individual tracks, at a time versus selecting multiple albums to decompress.  The good, the bad & the ugly of this?  Thanks for your time.
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2017-05-08 17:38:21
CUETools will run in 'batch mode' (or 'automated mode') when it detects you are processing more than one CD rip. All pop-up windows are turned off when running in 'batch mode' so the user doesn't need to interact.
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: ALB123 on 2017-05-10 02:18:47
CUETools will run in 'batch mode' (or 'automated mode') when it detects you are processing more than one CD rip. All pop-up windows are turned off when running in 'batch mode' so the user doesn't need to interact.
Yes.  That's what I trying to convey...I wish I had used the correct wording "Batch Mode".  Anyway, a few places said something like "Don't use Batch Mode.  Do multiple albums separately." Meaning, one by one.  I understand that in Batch Mode I will not be able to assign an exact CD (for tagging purposes) to that image, but off the top of my head I can't see any reason whatsoever not to use Batch Mode when facing 20 & 30 disc collections.  Perhaps I was reading old postings/websites?

I guess that's my question:  Is there any reason I wouldn't/shouldn't use Batch Mode?  Sorry for being so n00bish about this.  It's embarrassing, believe me.  I can't believe it's 2017 and I have to even ask these questions.
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2017-05-10 04:44:24
It's OK to split multiple Image+CUE to Tracks in 'batch mode'.
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: old tech on 2017-05-21 04:18:29
Hi
I've run into an issue trying to split two flac files, one has side one of the wall and the other side 2. The two files and the cue sheet are in the same directory.
All seems fine, open cue file and it populates the fields correctly.  I then split the files, again all goes as it should and after a short processing time it asks which directory to store them, I pick the same directory.  Then it comes back as complete.  However there are no split files in the directory, just the two original files and cue sheet.
I've run out of ideas of what is going wrong.  I have done this process many times before without a glitch.  I've checked the PC to see if the files are being stored somewhere else, but it is not.   I have repeated this several times now, using different directories to save the files but no difference.  The strange thing is that the whole process seems to be fine, just no output even though Cue Splitter says complete.
Any ideas of what is going on are appreciated.

Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: 3cent on 2018-03-14 17:49:31
nothing happens when i push  go button

settings checked and rechecked

using 2.1.6 version of cuetools to split a flac

please help
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2018-03-15 11:14:51
The input path points directly to the CUE file (or image with embedded CUE)?
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: xaos64 on 2018-04-13 20:10:53
hello. New to cuetools and the forum here.
I'm currently redoing my whole music library. I have a bunch of "image/cue" files. I've used cuetools to split them into individual tracks and it works great. But a few, (hi-res I believe) I get the following error, "audio format is not Red Book PCM". What does it mean and how can I get cuetools to work with the file? I've searched on the internet and just end up getting more confused.
If cuetools won't work with hi-res files, is there a program that can take a hi-res flac/cue file and spit it accurately into individual tracks without loss of quality?
Additionally, what do you recommend for converting files? I used to use dbpoweramp for conversion from flac to mp3, but that was years ago.
thanks in advance for your help.
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2018-04-13 21:06:13
http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools#Supported_formats
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc_Digital_Audio
CUETools will only accept 2-channel 16-bit 44,100 Hz PCM (or losslessly compressed) for input.
Try foobar2000 to split hi-res audio.
CUETools.Converter.exe is a command-line program for converting individual files. It is not limited to Red Book only. It cannot split image/cue though.
foobar2000 can convert individual files.
CUETools can convert all files from a CD (see above input limitation).
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: xaos64 on 2018-04-13 21:10:32
thank you so much for the reply.
I'm actually trying to use foobar2000 as well but have an issue with it.
I load the cue sheets, it shows me the individual tracks. Highlight them all. right click and convert.  converter setup window appears.
Output format - flac, level five.
Destination -
Processing - none..
hit convert another window opens up asking to locate flac.exe. What is this?
is there a step by step instruction for dummies?
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: korth on 2018-04-13 21:19:01
Did you add the Encoder Pack?
http://www.foobar2000.org/encoderpack
Edit: I see you already started a topic in the foobar2000 forums. Please ask any additional questions about foobar2000 there.
Title: Re: How do I use CUETools to split FLAC?
Post by: xaos64 on 2018-04-13 22:34:59
yes. I'd tried to keep each program separate
I will post in the foobar2000 forum for any other questions.
I do thank you for your help and responses though.
have a great weekend.