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- MAKECUE.EXE - Automatic CUE SHEET Generator
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- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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- MAKECUE.EXE will automatically generate a CUE SHEET for any audio
- disc by scanning the subcode-Q data looking for track/index changes.
- The cue sheet can then be used by DAO.EXE to produce virtually identical
- copies of the original disc.
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- SUPPORTED DEVICES
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- Most CDROM drives/recorders are capable of reading subcode-Q data,
- but some cannot. Drives that cannot read subcode-Q include the HP4020i
- and Philips CDD522/CDD2000. You will receive an error if you attempt to
- use MAKECUE on an unsupported drive.
-
- I do not recommend using MAKECUE on the Toshiba 3501. This drive has
- a number of firmware bugs related to the of reading subcode-Q data and
- will either not work at all or produce incorrect cue sheets.
-
- The Yamaha CDR100/CDR102 does not correctly return the subcode-Q
- data for any audio disc where the first track starts at a time other
- than 00:02:00 (uncommon). This is the only bug that I have *ever*
- found on the Yamaha... I'm so disappointed :-)
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- COMMAND LINE USAGE
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- Usage: MAKECUE <cuefile> [/ID=adapter:id:lun]
- [/ABSOLUTE] [/ALL] [/THRESH=n]
- cuefile - Output CUE SHEET file
- /ID - SCSI ID of CDROM drive (default is first found)
- /ABSOLUTE - Output absolute index times (default is relative)
- /ALL - Scan disc for all indexes (default is indexes 0/1 only)
- /THRESH - Fast scan threshold (default is 300 sectors)
- e.g. MAKECUE TEST.CUE
- e.g. MAKECUE TEST.CUE /ID=0:3:0 /ALL
- e.g. MAKECUE TEST.CUE /ABSOLUTE /THRESH=450
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- HOW TO USE MAKECUE
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-
- MAKECUE can only be used to scan audio tracks. It cannot be used
- to scan "data" tracks (no CDROM drive on the market allows you to read
- the subcode-Q of a data track). If you attempt to scan a mixed-mode
- disc with both data and audio tracks, MAKECUE will start scanning at
- the first audio track.
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- The default is to scan a disc only for INDEXES zero (pregap) and
- one (audio data). Since 99% of all discs do not use indexes greater
- than one, this is the fastest way to scan a disc. If you choose to use
- the /ALL option, it could take as long as 74 minutes to completely scan
- the disc for all indexes. The /THRESH option is used to specify the
- largest pregap (index 0) that you expect to find on the disc. Most discs
- don't have pregaps longer than 150 sectors (so the default of 300 sectors
- is more than enough). The larger the threshold, the longer it will take
- to scan the disc.
-
- Here is a simple example that will make a copy of any audio disc...
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- C:\>CDCLIP AUDIO.WAV
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- C:\>MAKECUE AUDIO.CUE
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- Edit AUDIO.CUE to include the name of the AUDIO.WAV file.
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- C:\>DAO AUDIO.CUE
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- **********************************************************************
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- Please send all suggestions, comments, and bug reports to...
-
- Jeff Arnold
- 125 Indian Rock Road
- Merrimack, NH 03054
-
- Phone: 603-424-0269
- FAX : 603-429-0073
-
- URL : http://www.mainstream.net/goldenhawk
- EMAIL: jarnold@mainstream.net
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- **********************************************************************
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- Updated on APRIL 5, 1996
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