Also, it is important to keep in mind that CUETools assumes that all pre-gap values in the log are expressed in hundredths of a second, not frames, and the CUE sheet it creates will reflect that. If the pre-gap values on the log are expressed in frames, the CUE sheet will actually be wrong, as it mistakes frames for hundredths/sec. It is a trifle, but one to be aware of.
Thanks, I left that part out.
In the previous example the log pre-gaps were in frames. Here's some more examples to show the log pre-gap times in hundredths/sec.
EAC set to display the pre-gap times in hundredths/sec.
Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016
EAC extraction logfile from 27. June 2018, 12:43
Styx / The Grand Illusion
Used drive : ASUS DRW-24B1ST a Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : No
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 192 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : E:\MyApps\AudTools\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -6 -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%"
-T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" -T "ALBUMARTIST= %albumartist%"
-T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%--tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%"
-T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%--picture="%coverfile%"%hascover% %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 4:38.18 | 0 | 20867
2 | 4:38.18 | 5:31.25 | 20868 | 45717
3 | 10:09.43 | 4:02.57 | 45718 | 63924
4 | 14:12.25 | 6:08.25 | 63925 | 91549
5 | 20:20.50 | 5:04.03 | 91550 | 114352
6 | 25:24.53 | 5:51.47 | 114353 | 140724
7 | 31:16.25 | 6:00.00 | 140725 | 167724
8 | 37:16.25 | 1:57.55 | 167725 | 176554
Track 1
Filename 01 The Grand Illusion.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 5.7 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Copy CRC 98DCF831
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [84A4965F] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename 02 Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.33
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 6.6 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Copy CRC DD25D91C
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [782A1C9E] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename 03 Superstars.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.37
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 7.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC F4E9F4C0
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [D486A74E] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename 04 Come Sail Away.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.80
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 8.1 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 41D59F5C
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [188DA08E] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename 05 Miss America.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.80
Peak level 99.5 %
Extraction speed 8.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 40840ECF
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [787799AD] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename 06 Man In The Wilderness.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.20
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 9.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 782A1C7C
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [80F9231F] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename 07 Castle Walls.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.82
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 9.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 7A4EE833
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [EF054206] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename 08 The Grand Finale.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 9.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 9CDD59E5
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [126A31DA] (AR v2)
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
The CUE sheet created by CUETools using this log
REM COMMENT "CUETools generated dummy CUE sheet"
PERFORMER " Styx"
TITLE "The Grand Illusion"
REM DATE 1977
REM DISCNUMBER 1
REM TOTALDISCS 1
REM GENRE "Pop/Rock"
FILE "01 The Grand Illusion.flac" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Styx"
TITLE "The Grand Illusion"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Styx"
TITLE "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"
INDEX 00 04:36:68
FILE "02 Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man).flac" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 03 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Styx"
TITLE "Superstars"
INDEX 00 05:27:72
FILE "03 Superstars.flac" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 04 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Styx"
TITLE "Come Sail Away"
INDEX 00 03:58:72
FILE "04 Come Sail Away.flac" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 05 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Styx"
TITLE "Miss America"
INDEX 00 06:05:40
FILE "05 Miss America.flac" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 06 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Styx"
TITLE "Man In The Wilderness"
INDEX 00 05:02:63
FILE "06 Man In The Wilderness.flac" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 07 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Styx"
TITLE "Castle Walls"
INDEX 00 05:48:60
FILE "07 Castle Walls.flac" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "08 The Grand Finale.flac" WAVE
TRACK 08 AUDIO
PERFORMER "Styx"
TITLE "The Grand Finale"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
A Noncompliant CUE sheet created by EAC
REM GENRE Pop/Rock
REM DATE 1977
REM DISCID 61093208
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.3"
PERFORMER "Styx"
TITLE "The Grand Illusion"
REM COMPOSER ""
FILE "Styx\The Grand Illusion\01 The Grand Illusion.wav" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "The Grand Illusion"
PERFORMER "Styx"
REM COMPOSER ""
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"
PERFORMER "Styx"
REM COMPOSER ""
INDEX 00 04:36:68
FILE "Styx\The Grand Illusion\02 Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man).wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Superstars"
PERFORMER "Styx"
REM COMPOSER ""
INDEX 00 05:27:72
FILE "Styx\The Grand Illusion\03 Superstars.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Come Sail Away"
PERFORMER "Styx"
REM COMPOSER ""
INDEX 00 03:58:72
FILE "Styx\The Grand Illusion\04 Come Sail Away.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Miss America"
PERFORMER "Styx"
REM COMPOSER ""
INDEX 00 06:05:40
FILE "Styx\The Grand Illusion\05 Miss America.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Man In The Wilderness"
PERFORMER "Styx"
REM COMPOSER ""
INDEX 00 05:02:63
FILE "Styx\The Grand Illusion\06 Man In The Wilderness.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Castle Walls"
PERFORMER "Styx"
REM COMPOSER ""
INDEX 00 05:48:60
FILE "Styx\The Grand Illusion\07 Castle Walls.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Styx\The Grand Illusion\08 The Grand Finale.wav" WAVE
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "The Grand Finale"
PERFORMER "Styx"
REM COMPOSER ""
INDEX 01 00:00:00
And an EAC-style log from CUERipper (you'll notice Pre-gaps are in hundredths/sec).
CUERipper v2.1.7 Copyright (C) 2008-13 Grigory Chudov
EAC extraction logfile from 27. June 2018, 13:44
Styx / The Grand Illusion
Used drive : ASUS DRW-24B1ST a Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 4:38.18 | 0 | 20867
2 | 4:38.18 | 5:31.25 | 20868 | 45717
3 | 10:09.43 | 4:02.57 | 45718 | 63924
4 | 14:12.25 | 6:08.25 | 63925 | 91549
5 | 20:20.50 | 5:04.03 | 91550 | 114352
6 | 25:24.53 | 5:51.47 | 114353 | 140724
7 | 31:16.25 | 6:00.00 | 140725 | 167724
8 | 37:16.25 | 1:57.55 | 167725 | 176554
Track 1
Filename 01 The Grand Illusion.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 98DCF831
Accurately ripped (confidence 35) [26FFD8EB]
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename 02 Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man).wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.33
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC DD25D91C
Accurately ripped (confidence 35) [000C4057]
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename 03 Superstars.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.37
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC F4E9F4C0
Accurately ripped (confidence 33) [C6ACD858]
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename 04 Come Sail Away.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.80
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 41D59F5C
Accurately ripped (confidence 34) [26CC2ED9]
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename 05 Miss America.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.80
Peak level 99.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 40840ECF
Accurately ripped (confidence 35) [4BC3097E]
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename 06 Man in the Wilderness.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.20
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 782A1C7C
Accurately ripped (confidence 36) [099025E2]
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename 07 Castle Walls.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.82
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 7A4EE833
Accurately ripped (confidence 36) [3A5CE229]
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename 08 The Grand Finale.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 9CDD59E5
Accurately ripped (confidence 32) [5627B9D2]
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report