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Merging APE files

I had ripped some CDs using CUE sheet and individual Monkey's audio while experimenting with the various lossless formats of the time. Now that I have my collection in a single FLAC + CUE sheet, I have a CD or two that I no longer have, but would like to convert to my format of choice. How do I merge the individual APE tracks to a single file?

Merging APE files

Reply #1 –
Load 'em up on Foobar, select all>right-click, convert to album images with cuesheets or chapters.

Merging APE files

Reply #2 –
It merged the files into a single FLAC file, but it didn't create a cuesheet.

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Reply #3 –
Don't use foobar2000 for that!

As of now, fb2k does not handle pre-gaps within cuesheets!

There's a nice tool written by Moitah: CUETools

It should do everything automatically, just make sure the tracks are either WAV or FLAC and that the paths match the contents of FILE fields in the cuesheet.

Oh, btw I forgot to mention that it does convert the tracks+cuesheets flawlessly... means the converted rip will be 1:1 identical to a EAC rip. You can even convert "single image+compliant cue" back to the non-compliant set... CUETools in fact knows all EAC rip modes. I used it for converting over 100 non-compliant rips to single image rips.

Merging APE files

Reply #4 –
Quote from: lord.hypnos on
It merged the files into a single FLAC file, but it didn't create a cuesheet.

Instead of creating a separate file, foobar2000 embeds the cue sheet into the img file. If you view track properties, it should reveal "cue_embedded = yes". (And when adding the img file to a playlist, the individual tracks should be displayed instead of just a single track.) Right click any track and select "Utils > Edit cuesheet" to view or copy the contents.