CUETools Settings

Profile

(1) Profile {drop-down list}

Click down-arrow to open list.

New {empty textbox}: Enter a name (no spaces) in the textbox and press Enter to create a new profile.
delete: Select to delete the current profile.
Profiles {list}: Select a profile to use. Settings will be saved to current profile on exit.

(2) Batch log {toggle 'on/off' button}

The Batch log window displays the verify log results. A single line summary is shown when using batch input modes. Detailed results are shown in single disc input modes.

Button in 'Off' position: Hides the Batch log window.
Button in 'On' position: Batch log window shows at the bottom of main program window.

(3) Settings {button}

Opens Advanced Settings window.

(4) CUETools website {button}

Opens the CUETools website in your Internet browser.

(5) About {button}

Opens About window.

Input (click image to enlarge, click back button in browser to return)

(6) CUE Paths {section}

Input {button + drop-down list + textbox}: Path to Input. Input can be a CUE file, M3U file, ZIP archive, RAR archive, grouped audio track files, or a folder containing audio files.

Input audio files must be uncompressed or compressed Red Book 2-channel 16-bit LPCM sampled at 44,100 Hz. Batch modes proceed without user interaction so popup windows presenting you with choices are disabled. CUE or Embedded CUE required for audio image files. Archives (ZIP, RAR) must contain a CUE file plus audio file(s). Archives containing more than one CUE file require user to make a selection so will not work in batch modes. Audio track files are grouped by CUETools based on file extension and metadata. Grouping of multi-CD sets (using same ALBUM tag + DISCNUMBER tag) limited to five discs.

The left button toggles between Hide browser mode and previously selected mode (or Folder Browser mode if none previously selected).

Clicking the

button opens the list of input modes.

You may also enter the path to the file(s) in the textbox.

Folder Browser: Opens Folder Browser window to left of main program window. Selecting an entire folder is treated as a batch mode. Select desired input.
Multiselect Browser: Opens Multiselect Browser window to left of main program window. This is a batch mode regardless of selection. Use checkboxes to select multiple inputs.
Drag'n'drop mode: Opens Drag'n'drop mode window to left of main program window. This is a batch mode regardless of what is dropped. Drag and drop any supported Input into the window.

Hide browser: Hides the browser window.

Output {button + drop-down list + textbox}

Path to Output CUE file. Output is always shown as a CUE file (including Action: Verify mode). The left button selects Manual mode when current mode is Use template or opens Browser when current mode is either Manual or Browse. Clicking the

button opens the list of output modes.

Browse: Not available in batch Input modes. Opens Broswer. Select Output folder and enter name of Output CUE file.

Manual: Not available in batch Input modes. Enter path to Output CUE file in the textbox.

Use template: Select to use the output template below.

Template {drop-down list + textbox}: Template for output files (based on foobar2000 format). Clicking the button opens the template list. You can also edit the template within the textbox.

(7) Action {section}

Encode (click image to enlarge, click back button in browser to return)

Encode {radio button}: Convert from one audio format to another. Convert audio image file to tracks or tracks to image file.; By selecting custom scripts, apply offset correction or use CTDB for minor repair of damaged rips.

Verify

Verify {radio button}: Verify discs against AccurateRip database, CTDB (CUETools Database), and EAC log.

Create CUE Sheet {radio button}: Create a CUE sheet file for sets of tracks and extract embedded CUE sheets to file.

Correct filenames (click image to enlarge, click back button in browser to return)

Correct filenames {radio button}: Correct filenames and/or extensions in CUE sheets.

Custom scripts {drop-down list}: Click down-arrow to open list. Select custom script from list. See also Custom scripts

(8) Mode {section}

(Action: Encode)

File output type

Select desired file output type.

Embedded {radio button}: Create a single audio image file (containing all tracks) with an embedded CUE sheet.
Image + CUE {radio button}: Create a single audio image file (containing all tracks) + CUE sheet file.
Tracks {radio button}: Create a separate audio file for each track. Gap handling can be selected in Advanced Settings.

(8.1) Edit Tags {checkbox}: Check to allow CUETools to edit tags.
(8.2) Verify using CTDB {checkbox}: Check to allow CUETools to contact the CUETools Database.
(8.3) Verify using AccurateRip {checkbox}: Check to allow CUETools to contact the AccurateRip database.

(Action: Verify)

(8.4) Use CTDB (CUETools database) {checkbox}: Check to allow CUETools to contact the CTDB (CUETools Database).
(8.5) Use local database {checkbox}: Check to save verification results to a local database for future reference.
(8.6) Skip recently verified {checkbox}: Check to skip recently verified results in local database and updated within a month.

(Action: Correct filenames)

Overwrite {toggle 'on/off' button}

Click button to change setting.

Button in 'Off' position: Creates a new CUE file (filename.audio extension.cue).
Button in 'On' position: Overwrites existing CUE file.

{drop-down list}

Select from the following:

Locate files

Try to locate missing files automatically.

Change extension

Replace extension for audio files with this:

extension {drop-down list}: Select audio file format extension to use.

(9) Audio Output {section}

Greyed out unless Action is set to Encode.

Audio output type

Select desired audio output type.

Lossless {radio button}: Use lossless codecs to preserve bit-exact audio copy.
Lossy {radio button}: Use lossy codecs which reduce audio quality.
None {radio button}: No audio output.

Audio file format {drop-down list}: Select audio file format extension to use. List dependent on the Audio output type setting above. See also Advanced Settings: Formats.
(9.1) Encoder Settings {button}: Clicking button opens a window to the selected encoder's settings. Button is only visible when encoder settings can be changed.
Encoder {drop-down list}: Select encoder to use. List dependent on the Audio file format setting above. See also Advanced Settings: Encoders.
Encoder mode {slider}: Move slider to the desired mode. Slider values dependent on the Encoder setting above. For lossless codecs this doesn't affect quality. Higher modes normally produce smaller files but extraction can be slower. For lossy codecs, higher modes normally produce larger files with better audio quality. Slider is only visible when the encoder supports switching modes. See also Advanced Settings: Encoders.

(10) Album Art preview {section}

Preview of cover art.

(11) Extra {section}

Greyed out unless Action is set to Encode or Verify.

Pregap {textbox}: Disc Pregap is the portion of silence or hidden audio located before track one and in addition to the standard 2 second pause. Normally this information is stored in the CUE sheet, but if you are encoding or verifying a set of audio track files without a CUE sheet, you might need to set this to restore the original CD layout. (CUETools can also parse the EAC log and metadata for the pregap.); textbox mask: mm:ss:ff where mm = minutes, ss = seconds, and ff = frames (sectors).
Data track {textbox}: CUETools cannot find the correct AccurateRip database record for Enhanced CDs (CD with data track) unless the length of the data track is known. If an EAC log is found in the same folder as the CUE sheet (or audio file(s)), the length will be parsed automatically and you won't need to enter anything here. CUETools can also store or read the length from the metadata.; textbox mask: mm:ss:ff where mm = minutes, ss = seconds, and ff = frames (sectors).
Offset {textbox}: Offset, in samples, to apply when encoding or verifying. This value should be 0 unless you need to shift the audio in a rip that, for example, was made with an incorrect read offset correction. A positive value here will shift the audio backward (or, you can think of it as shifting the track boundaries forward) by that many samples. This will result in some samples being truncated from one end of the file and null samples added to the other end, to preserve the overall length.

(12) Go / Stop / Pause / Resume {button}

Go displayed when program is idle, Stop & Pause displayed when program is active, Stop & Resume displayed when program is paused. Select Go to start the selected Action. Stop, Pause, or Resume as needed. Keyboard shortcuts: Go Alt+G; Stop Alt+S; Pause Alt+P; Resume Alt+R

(13) Task messages

Displays task progress messages.

(14) CUETools Database status

Hover your mouse pointer to see status message. Number indicates possible pre-verification database entries for your CD's TOC.

(15) AccurateRip Database status

Hover your mouse pointer to see status message. Number indicates possible pre-verification database entries for your CD's TOC.

(16) Disc Progress {bar graph}

Shows overall progress of current disc.

Local database

Verification entries in the local database can be viewed from Input: Folder Browser and Input: Multiselect Browser.

Custom scripts

Custom scripts are used to slightly modify the program's behavior in the Action section. They are:

default: No change. Normal program behavior.
only if found: Limits the Action: Verify. When used, the program will only process the input if possible matches are found in the AccurateRip Database.
fix offset: Modifies the Action: Encode. When used, the program will change (fix) the data offset of the input if the input meets the predefined requirements.
encode if verified: Limits the Action: Encode. When used, the program will only process the input if the input meets the predefined requirements.
repair: Modifies the Action: Encode. When used, the program will contact the CUETools Database and retrieve recovery data (if available) for the input. The program will then attempt to repair the broken rip. See also Known issues.

CUETools Setting Guides
Advanced Settings
Main Screen (GUI) Settings
CUETools `\|` Tagging `\|` AccurateRip `\|` Formats `\|` Encoders `\|` Decoders `\|` HDCD `\|` Advanced
Other Guides
CUETools (.accurip) log `\|` CUETools Templates

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