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How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

I am a ‘lost’ newbie.  I find Foobar amazingly unintuitive.  I am used to a menu driven application.  I spent 10 minutes or so looking for the solution for this topic in this forum with no success.  I have heard Foobar can parse album files into track sized files using a cue file and would love to use this feature.  How is done in simple language?  Thanks in advance.

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #1 –
Many things in foobar2000 are exposed with the context menu, because the items need to be used in the context of what you are selecting.
This is indeed in contrast with many apps that dump everything into disorganized main menus.
The most helpful piece of advice I can give you: Right-click anything.

Anyways, what do you mean by "Parse" exactly?

Do you want to combine many tracks into a single track? (context menu->Convert->Output files: Generate multi-track files)
elevatorladylevitateme

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #2 –
Just try dragging the cue sheet into a foobar playlist.

If that is not successful, open the cue sheet in Notepad and ensure that the FILE reference is correct, and both the cue sheet and audio file are in the same folder.

If you still have problems, post the cue sheet contents and actual file name here.
I'm on a horse.

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #3 –
The easiest way to have Foobar recognise a cue sheet is to place the cue sheet in the same folder as the referenced "image file" (i.e. long mp3 with all the tracks).

Also ensure that the cue itself is referenced to the correct "image file". You can do this by opening the cuesheet in any text editor (e.g. notepad) and find the line that looks something like:

FILE "this_is_the_image_file.mp3" MP3

Ensure that the "image file" in your folder is exactly the same as that in the quotes.

Lastly, a default foobar  installation excludes cue sheets, so under preferences got to media library dialog and remove *.CUE in the File Types>Exclude dialog box.

Heh, not sure if that's clear enough. But hopefully it helps.

Edit: Ninja'd by Synthetic soul. I'd still advise to check that cue files haven't been excluded as I described. I was stumped for a while as to why my cues weren't working after I upgraded a while back.

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #4 –
The OP is asking how to create a cue sheet in foobar2000. That is not possible, except for Converter creating them when "Generate multi-track files" mode is used. Needs some external cue sheet creator or the lame way, just a text editor. More info, syntax and an example on the wiki.
Full-quoting makes you scroll past the same junk over and over.

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #5 –
Quote from: shakey_snake on
Many things in foobar2000 are exposed with the context menu, because the items need to be used in the context of what you are selecting.
This is indeed in contrast with many apps that dump everything into disorganized main menus.
The most helpful piece of advice I can give you: Right-click anything.

Anyways, what do you mean by "Parse" exactly?

Do you want to combine many tracks into a single track? (context menu->Convert->Output files: Generate multi-track files)


Thanks for the generic help info.  That was quite useful.  I bet I can actually figure out how to use foobar without asking so many stupid questions. 

Thanks for so much help so quickly.

The reverse.  Parse means break down into smaller pieces according to a pre-defined rule.  Still, that was a good question to ask.  You can't help if you don't know what I am asking.  A confused newbie often does not correctly describe what they want to do.

To illistrate my desire, I have an ape file of a CD and want track files for an mp3 player.  Once it is parsed and tagged I can play it on an mp3 device and see the artist/album/title instead of artist/title.  If I want to play it as an album I can still do that easily but the reverse is not true. 

Can Foobar cut a large faile into smapller ones using the cue file for the track times?

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Yirkha on
The OP is asking how to create a cue sheet in foobar2000. That is not possible, except for Converter creating them when "Generate multi-track files" mode is used. Needs some external cue sheet creator or the lame way, just a text editor. More info, syntax and an example on the wiki.


What does OP stand for?  I am new to this forum and I have not seen that term used on any other forum I frequent.

No, I assume I can make a cue file.  They look easy enough to create.  The ripper I use will create one but I never knew what they were used for.  This is the first application I have seen that uses the file.  Now I know what they are used for. 

I want to break an audio file that contains a complete album into mp3 files 1 per track for an mp3 player.  I use dbPowerAmp so I can convert easily.    I can parse the file manually using a wave editor.  I was hoping for an easier way but I am guessing there may not be an easier way.

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #7 –
Quote from: oldtimer5 on
Can Foobar cut a large faile into smapller ones using the cue file for the track times?
Yes, it's one of its most useful features for me.

Once the cue sheet is loaded foobar can deal with the tracks pretty much as though they were separate files, so you would just highlight them all and use the Converter to transcode to MP3.

Quote from: oldtimer5 on
What does OP stand for?  I am new to this forum and I have not seen that term used on any other forum I frequent.
Original Post(er).  I.e.: the initial post in the thread, or the member originating the thread.
I'm on a horse.

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #8 –
To split mp3s using cue sheets I prefer using an external program called Medieval Cue Splitter.

Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I am aware Foobar transcodes the image file into separate tracks (implying loss of quality in the resultant files), where as the above-mentioned software just splits the mp3 at the predefined time points referenced in the cue sheet (no decoding and then encoding).

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #9 –
Quote from: oldtimer5 on
To illistrate my desire, I have an ape file of a CD and want track files for an mp3 player.  Once it is parsed and tagged I can play it on an mp3 device and see the artist/album/title instead of artist/title.  If I want to play it as an album I can still do that easily but the reverse is not true. 

Can Foobar cut a large faile into smapller ones using the cue file for the track times?

Yeah, that's basically the same thing. You still want to use the converter.

Since you are wanting to work with APE files, I assume that you already have the monkey's Audio decoder installed from the fb2k download page, and have the LAME encoder from rarewares.

  • Drag your cuesheet to a playlist. (or use the File->Add Files dialog)
  • Upon doing so your new files should be highlighted (selected) in the playlist. foobar2000 conceptualizes every track in a cuesheet as it's own track. If they're not selected, you need to select them all using the lasso or click,shift+click or something, just like you would when working with files in Window's file explorer.
  • Right click the selection and select Convert from the context menu.
  • In the converter dialog you'll see all sorts of options. Select whatever you want. it should be pretty self explanatory.

    On the bottom of the first tab (the Output tab) you'll see options for the output files, make sure you want "convert each track to an individual file". In the preview box on the right it will show you a preview of the filenames, which you can change if you want.
  • At the top, you can save your settings as a preset if you think you'll be using them often. Then click the [OK] button at the bottom and the conversion starts.
elevatorladylevitateme

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #10 –
Quote from: Synthetic Soul on
Quote from: oldtimer5 on
Can Foobar cut a large faile into smapller ones using the cue file for the track times?
Yes, it's one of its most useful features for me.

Once the cue sheet is loaded foobar can deal with the tracks pretty much as though they were separate files, so you would just highlight them all and use the Converter to transcode to MP3.


Great! That was the exact answer I was looking for. 

Now, if I can figure out where the converter is.  Don't tell me!  I should be able to figure it out now.  I am used to thinking along different lines.  Once I can start thinking Foobar it will all be down hill.  I have migrated itunes->winamp->media monkey.  They are all different and use a bit different mind sets but all use a certain way of thinking.  I am already starting to understand how to navigate in Foobar.  I love the powerful organizational features of Media Monkey but I do not trust it to touch anything but tag info.  The thought process of navigating Media Monkey is much different than Foobar.  I place my faith in Foobar for transcoding and normalization.  Normalization will be the last thing I do.  I am sure I will be able to sort it all out.

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #11 –
Quote from: phool on
To split mp3s using cue sheets I prefer using an external program called Medieval Cue Splitter.

Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I am aware Foobar transcodes the image file into separate tracks (implying loss of quality in the resultant files), where as the above-mentioned software just splits the mp3 at the predefined time points referenced in the cue sheet (no decoding and then encoding).
This is true, if we were talking about splitting an MP3 (or other lossy file (excluding MPC?)) into parts; however the OP () has made reference to a Monkeys Audio file, in which case foobar is perfect for the job.
I'm on a horse.

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #12 –
Quote from: shakey_snake on
Quote from: oldtimer5 on
To illistrate my desire, I have an ape file of a CD and want track files for an mp3 player.  Once it is parsed and tagged I can play it on an mp3 device and see the artist/album/title instead of artist/title.  If I want to play it as an album I can still do that easily but the reverse is not true. 

Can Foobar cut a large faile into smapller ones using the cue file for the track times?

Yeah, that's basically the same thing. You still want to use the converter.

Since you are wanting to work with APE files, I assume that you already have the monkey's Audio decoder installed from the fb2k download page, and have the LAME encoder from rarewares.

  • Drag your cuesheet to a playlist. (or use the File->Add Files dialog)
  • Upon doing so your new files should be highlighted (selected) in the playlist. foobar2000 conceptualizes every track in a cuesheet as it's own track. If they're not selected, you need to select them all using the lasso or click,shift+click or something, just like you would when working with files in Window's file explorer.
  • Right click the selection and select Convert from the context menu.
  • In the converter dialog you'll see all sorts of options. Select whatever you want. it should be pretty self explanatory.

    On the bottom of the first tab (the Output tab) you'll see options for the output files, make sure you want "convert each track to an individual file". In the preview box on the right it will show you a preview of the filenames, which you can change if you want.
  • At the top, you can save your settings as a preset if you think you'll be using them often. Then click the [OK] button at the bottom and the conversion starts.



No, I have neither loaded.  Well, maybe I would not have figured this out by my self.  I think I am going to like Foobar.  I enjoy using fine tuned apps.

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #13 –
Quote from: Synthetic Soul on
Quote from: phool on
To split mp3s using cue sheets I prefer using an external program called Medieval Cue Splitter.

Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I am aware Foobar transcodes the image file into separate tracks (implying loss of quality in the resultant files), where as the above-mentioned software just splits the mp3 at the predefined time points referenced in the cue sheet (no decoding and then encoding).
This is true, if we were talking about splitting an MP3 (or other lossy file (excluding MPC?)) into parts; however the OP () has made reference to a Monkeys Audio file, in which case foobar is perfect for the job.


I have both lossy and lossless files to split.  I had planned to use Foobar for the lossless.  Now I know to use Medieval Cue Splitter for the mp3s.  I take it the splitter is a simple parser while Foobar splits during a transcode.  I learned a good deal this morning.

Thanks All!

How you I Parse 1 large audio file into tracks

Reply #14 –
Quote from: oldtimer5 on
I have both lossy and lossless files to split.  I had planned to use Foobar for the lossless.  Now I know to use Medieval Cue Splitter for the mp3s.  I take it the splitter is a simple parser while Foobar splits during a transcode.  I learned a good deal this morning.


You might also like to try mp3directcut for the MP3 files. This seems to support CUE files fine. If you wish to play back the split MP3 files via fb2k or possibly iTunes, you could use pcutmp3 which is able to split MP3s perfectly by modifying the gapless info to set the correct start and end points.

If you have any gapless albums (e.g live concerts or concept albums (Pink Floyd type) or DJ mix albums) where tracks run together without a break in the sound, you will hear gaps between the separate mp3 files on practically any hardware mp3 player except an iPod (iTunes/iPod supports gapless playback for LAME files) or anything running Rockbox alternative firmware, as support for gapless playback is virtually non-existent. I will often export continuous tracks as a single MP3 instead of separate tracks to work around this, though this prevents shuffle playing.
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