CUETools - DotNET audio/CUE 'ripper'
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:09 pm
CUETools V2.1.2
Website: http://www.cuetools.net/wiki/Main_Page
Stealth: Yes, only if you delete "user_profiles_enabled".
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (SP2) and Visual C++ 2008 runtime
License: Free
How to extract: Download and extract .rar file to desired location. Launch "CUETools.exe".
Size: 4.75mb (extracted)
Note: CUETools now comes with CUERipper which is a utility for extracting digital audio from CDs, an open-source alternative to EAC and supports Musicbrainz and Freedb metadata databases, AccurateRip and CTDB.
Synopsis: CUETools is a tool for lossless audio/CUE sheet format conversion. The goal is to make sure the album image is preserved accurately. Lossless disc image must be lossless not only in preserving contents of the audio tracks, but also in preserving gaps and CUE sheet contents. Many applications loose vital information upon conversion, and don't support all possible CUE sheet styles. For example, foobar2000 looses disc pre-gap information when converting an album image, and doesn't support gaps appended (noncompliant) CUE sheets.
Path: CUETools uses output path templates similar to foobar2000 title formatting syntax.
Supported Platforms: CUETools is a .NET application, written in C#. Binaries are available for 32 bit (x86) and 64 bit (x64) Windows versions. .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 runtime are required. Users report they have been able to use it under linux, using Mono, but in this scenario only WAV audio is supported, as other codecs are not yet ported to C#.
Why i use it?
If you prefer FLAC and creating 1:1 backups of your audio CDs.. you'll appreciate CUETools. Do not confuse this with CueMaster, which is garbage and extremely inaccurate.. completely useless. CUETools is the standard for splicing FLAC Albums using CUE Sheet and can handle pregaps, offsets, and can verify against AccurateRip, Music Brainz, Freedb, and CTDB. The new version 2.1.2 now supports AccurateRip v2 which is even more precise.
The only drawback is the dependencies. Im not sure if this fits TPFC's standard.. but this app. is so useful.. it atleast belongs in TPFC's forum.
Change log:
14.06.2011: CUETools 2.1.2:
AccurateRip v2 support (without cross-pressing verification)
EAC CTDB plugin
CTDB now supports musicbrainz Next Generation Schema (NGS) metadata. Old musicbrainz library removed. New musicbrainz NGS metadata can now be used in filename templates, including %discname%, %label%, %releasedate%, %country%, %releasedateandlabel%, %discnumberandname%
CTDB submissions are now based on the same data that was used when verifying, so 'submit' script was removed, and data is submitted after verification, after showing confirmation dialog
CTDB verification is now much faster
Local DB: option to purge records
Local DB: now shown in the same window as folder browser
metadata editing window size is now saved in settings
CUERipper now sends CD barcode and rip quality when submitting
support for wierd CDs with two data tracks before audio
Website: http://www.cuetools.net/wiki/Main_Page
Stealth: Yes, only if you delete "user_profiles_enabled".
Dependencies: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (SP2) and Visual C++ 2008 runtime
License: Free
How to extract: Download and extract .rar file to desired location. Launch "CUETools.exe".
Size: 4.75mb (extracted)
Note: CUETools now comes with CUERipper which is a utility for extracting digital audio from CDs, an open-source alternative to EAC and supports Musicbrainz and Freedb metadata databases, AccurateRip and CTDB.
Synopsis: CUETools is a tool for lossless audio/CUE sheet format conversion. The goal is to make sure the album image is preserved accurately. Lossless disc image must be lossless not only in preserving contents of the audio tracks, but also in preserving gaps and CUE sheet contents. Many applications loose vital information upon conversion, and don't support all possible CUE sheet styles. For example, foobar2000 looses disc pre-gap information when converting an album image, and doesn't support gaps appended (noncompliant) CUE sheets.
Path: CUETools uses output path templates similar to foobar2000 title formatting syntax.
Supported Platforms: CUETools is a .NET application, written in C#. Binaries are available for 32 bit (x86) and 64 bit (x64) Windows versions. .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual C++ 2005 SP1 runtime are required. Users report they have been able to use it under linux, using Mono, but in this scenario only WAV audio is supported, as other codecs are not yet ported to C#.
Why i use it?
If you prefer FLAC and creating 1:1 backups of your audio CDs.. you'll appreciate CUETools. Do not confuse this with CueMaster, which is garbage and extremely inaccurate.. completely useless. CUETools is the standard for splicing FLAC Albums using CUE Sheet and can handle pregaps, offsets, and can verify against AccurateRip, Music Brainz, Freedb, and CTDB. The new version 2.1.2 now supports AccurateRip v2 which is even more precise.
The only drawback is the dependencies. Im not sure if this fits TPFC's standard.. but this app. is so useful.. it atleast belongs in TPFC's forum.
Change log:
14.06.2011: CUETools 2.1.2:
AccurateRip v2 support (without cross-pressing verification)
EAC CTDB plugin
CTDB now supports musicbrainz Next Generation Schema (NGS) metadata. Old musicbrainz library removed. New musicbrainz NGS metadata can now be used in filename templates, including %discname%, %label%, %releasedate%, %country%, %releasedateandlabel%, %discnumberandname%
CTDB submissions are now based on the same data that was used when verifying, so 'submit' script was removed, and data is submitted after verification, after showing confirmation dialog
CTDB verification is now much faster
Local DB: option to purge records
Local DB: now shown in the same window as folder browser
metadata editing window size is now saved in settings
CUERipper now sends CD barcode and rip quality when submitting
support for wierd CDs with two data tracks before audio