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batburn
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_ 		11. January 2006 @ 09:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've searched for this but couldn't find a straight answer. I have tried using nero and alcohol 120% to burn an audio .cue file and they both give me the same error. The weird thing is that I've been able to burn audio cds like this before, but not anymore. Here is the error:

"Unsupported file format in audiocd.cue, Line 2"

Here is the line in that is giving the error:

FILE "audio-mix.mp3" MP3


What am I doing wrong? The data comes from an mp3 file. I've never had to convert MP3s to WAVs before burning audio cds. Is this whats going to have to happen?
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djscoop
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_ 		11. January 2006 @ 21:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the mp3 filename in the cue file must match the actual mp3 filename. open up the cue file in notepad, and make sure they are the same. for example, if the filename in the cue says "afterdawn.mp3", the actual mp3 file that goes along with the cue file must also be "afterdawn.mp3"
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batburn
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_ 		12. January 2006 @ 09:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've checked that and made them the same, but the error still appears.
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djscoop
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_ 		12. January 2006 @ 17:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thats strange. is there anything else in the cue file that looks incorrect? Have you compared it with another audio cue to make sure its the same and correct format? Try burning it with EAC (exact audio copy). Thats what I use to burn my audio cues and its always worked for me.
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For the best quality mp3s use EAC (exact audio copy) to rip your audio CDs and LAME to encode them. Follow this guide:
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/mydeneaclame.cfm
batburn
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_ 		12. January 2006 @ 18:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've tried to compare it with sheets from cuesheet heaven's website and can't find anything different. Here are the first three lines of the cue I'm burning.

PERFORMER "VA"
TITLE "2005 Mix 1"
FILE "asot2005-1.mp3" MP3

asot2005-1.mp3 is in the same directory as the cue file. The rest of the cue file is just track indexing. Does this look right?
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djscoop
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_ 		12. January 2006 @ 18:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this is an example of one that I have:
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PERFORMER "Sandra Collins"
TITLE "Tranceport 3"
REM ID: a4114a0b
REM Generated with Freedb Easy Navigator 1.2.5.0
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Astral Projection / Liquid Sun (Cass & Slide Mix)"
PREGAP 00:02:00
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Think Tank / F.U.B.A.R."
INDEX 01 12:08:43
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Bradley / Rush (Echo's Wave Dub)"
INDEX 01 15:25:67
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Mara / Desanitize"
INDEX 01 19:24:61
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Dune / Boomerang (Original Mix)"
INDEX 01 27:35:60
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Ultra Violet / Heaven (Feel an Extremity) Chris Zippel Remix"
INDEX 01 32:23:02
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Deep Cover / Deeper Inside (Original Mix)"
INDEX 01 37:48:41
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "LSG / I'm Not Existing (O. Lieb Main Mix)"
INDEX 01 42:42:34
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Voyager / Motion"
INDEX 01 46:55:25
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Shane / C'est Muzique (Armin Van Buuren Remix)"
INDEX 01 56:02:27
TRACK 11 AUDIO
TITLE "Rank 1 / Airwave (Original Mix)"
INDEX 01 65:51:18
does yours have all the tracks listed in it as well?

Thats interesting that it says unsupported file format. Perhaps the mp3 is corrupt somehow. Have you tried playing it in winamp or WMP to make sure it plays okay?
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"I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive" - Albert Einstein

For the best quality mp3s use EAC (exact audio copy) to rip your audio CDs and LAME to encode them. Follow this guide:
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/mydeneaclame.cfm
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batburn
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_ 		13. January 2006 @ 06:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The mp3 plays fine and yes, it does have the tracks in the cue file as well. I might have to deal with having one really long track. Thanks for the help.
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