After splitting a single .APE file with a CUE sheet into separate files in foobar, the total size of the individual tracks are bigger than the original single file with CUE sheet. Does this mean the individual tracks cannot be converted to wave and burned onto a CD, because they would be too big? Would I need to archive the single APE file with CUE sheet separately? What is the best method to separate a file with CUE sheet?

Are you sure that you used exactly the same compression settings and encoder version that were used when the original file was encoded? If the size difference is very small it is probably caused by the file tags.

No. Only the total amount of the uncompressed audio data has a maximum limit, which depends on the disc type used for burning. However, the most accurate way to burn a copy of the original CD is to use the cue sheet and disc image files. A good burning program for that is Burrrn.

It's up to you. You didn't explain what you are trying to achieve.

Foobar2k is about as good as it gets.


Edit: typo

The separate files will be bigger, as each will have a file header. Also, as Alex said, it is likely each file has tags.

That aside, I agree with Alex.

You could use ACDIR, a command line application, to split the file into tracks also. Use foobar if you need a GUI app, and ACDIR if you are into writing scripts.

Ok, thanks for clearing up the filesize difference. As long as the splitted files can be restored onto a CD, then that's fine; if not then I would have needed to archive the cue sheet and the disk image somewhere else for restoration.

It is very easy to do this job with my MediaCoder. It can simply convert APE+CUE Sheets into seperate APE/FLAC/WavPack/WAV/MP3/AAC/MP4/OGG/MPC etc on the fly with tags preserved.

shntool will do this as well (and well)