MP3 to CD

**DJAd** · 19th January 2006

I have a MP3 mix album thats one massive long MP3, it has a .cue file, I tried to burn to a CD (using the .cue) but I cant find anything that does it.

I've tried Nero, DVD Dec, Alc 120%.....I'm guessing the .cue will split it up into tracks??

I can burn as an Audio CD in Nero but then it will just be one track.

Any ideas?

**/dev/null** · 19th January 2006

Have you looked at the .cue file in notepad? Nero WILL do it, but I's say use CDrWin for it. Take a look in the cue file though just to make sure it is deffo split up properly...

**DJAd** · 19th January 2006

ah ha! ive not checked in notepad. I'm not even sure it will split it up into tracks but im hoping!

I just have a .cue and the .mp3, its off a multi-track CD so im hoping it will, when i can get it to burn!

cheers

**Shambles** · 19th January 2006

If it's one large mp3 and you require separation into audio tracks (as opposed to data "tracks") then you'll need software like Sound Forge or Audacity (free) to split it.

Certainly Nero won't separate a single mp3 into its component audio tracks.

**casio** · 19th January 2006

try opening nero closing all the windows it pops up to offer what kind of cd you want to burn, then go to recorder and select burn image ignor the cue file and select the .bin file that came with the .cue file and it should burn fine

cas

**Shambles** · 19th January 2006

Originally Posted by casio

.. go to recorder and select burn image ignor the cue file and select the .bin file that came with the .cue file and it should burn fine
cas

He said he managed to burn the file as an audio using Nero. I have assumed he wants to split the long mp3 into smaller discrete tracks.

**DJAd** · 19th January 2006

yeah i have tried to burn image, and pointed at the .cue file, thats what it won't let me do!

I'm unsure what the .cue file is for. I was thinking the .cue file may seperate the tracks as the source the mp3 is from, was an audio CD with about 13 tracks

**cosmicma** · 19th January 2006

the cue file doesn't split the track up so to speak it just puts track indexes in at the right place to give you track selection so it still burns as one file
alcohol 120% will burn with a cue file just go through the image burning wizard and select the cue file
or you could try easy cd da extractor another program that burns mp3's via a cue file

**DJAd** · 20th January 2006

Originally Posted by cosmicma

alcohol 120% will burn with a cue file just go through the image burning wizard and select the cue file
or you could try easy cd da extractor another program that burns mp3's via a cue file

I tried this but got the lovely windows "donk" sound and a lovely error message. I think i'll try out the CD DA extractor you mentioned. Got a link?

Thanks for the help chaps

DJAd

**casio** · 20th January 2006

you could always try an iso extractor that would save you having to burn it at all just extract its contents to the hard drive

www.isobuster.com

cas