I am trying to create an exact image of an audio cd on a mac. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know toast does this, but the output format is specific to toast. I do keep a lossless library, and I know backing a cd up can be done so many ways. What I am specificly looking to do is create an .iso or something that is an exact image of the cd (ie, i mount it, and it mounts just like the original audio cd, or i burn the image and it makes an exact duplicate of the original, gaps etc.). I know I cannot be the only on that wants to / does this. I saw a doc on the net about how to do it in terminal, but I am way to scared to touch that right now, I just reloaded and don't want to do it again. If that is the only way (only exact way I have seen so far), then so be it, but I didnt know if there was an App, or something I was missing. Thanks in advance...

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you can rip the disc to a *.bin image... dunno if that helps. but mind that the image won't be more accurate then any other ripping method.

How about ripping in Max to FLAC with the options "rip to a single file" and "generate a cuesheet" checked, if what you're after is "an exact duplicate of the original, gaps etc."?

Of course, almost every OS X player will not be able to read the cuesheet and play such a file back, the only exception, AFAIK, being XLD. But for archiving, if you really don't want separate tracks, I suppose it's an option. And I expect Play or Cog will get cuesheet support in time.