
              MAKECUE.EXE - Automatic CUE SHEET Generator


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.


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 :-)


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


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.

    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...

  C:\>CDCLIP AUDIO.WAV

  C:\>MAKECUE AUDIO.CUE

  Edit AUDIO.CUE to include the name of the AUDIO.WAV file.

  C:\>DAO AUDIO.CUE

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Please send all suggestions, comments, and bug reports to...

Jeff Arnold
Golden Hawk Technology
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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Updated on JUNE 23, 1996

