Q. I have a CD with a data track, and abcde complaints it cannot read/encode
it.
-A. It is not easy to find a data track on a CD. Right now, I can only think
+A. From version 2.2 onwards, abcde includes some checkings with cdparanoia, to
+ try to get this right.
+ (It is not easy to find a data track on a CD. Right now, I can only think
of getting the track info from CDDB and ask the user for continuing should
a "data" track name is found. But the solution is far from been optimal.
For now, if you find a "data" track and you know the number, restart abcde
- specifying the tracks to be encoded, leaving out the data one.
- From version 2.2 onwards, abcde includes some checkings with cdparanoia, to
- try to get this right.
+ specifying the tracks to be encoded, leaving out the data one).
Q. I am requested to have "eject" when setting the speed although I do not use
it for anything.
name and the tag/comment information.
Q. I have a live concert. I want to encode it in a single file. How do i do it?
-A. Use "-1" and it will be encoded in a single file. Use "-M" to make a CUE
- sheet file where the information about the tracks is stored.
+A. Use "-1" and it will be encoded in a single file. Use "cue" as an action to
+ make a CUE sheet file where the information about the tracks is stored.
+
+Q. Can I use abcde to take a backup of my CD collection?
+A. Yes. Use "abcde -1 -o flac -a default,cue" and it will create a single-track
+ FLAC file with an embedded cuesheet. Later on, you can use the command
+ "abcde -o vorbis -d flac-file.flac" to extract the individual tracks in
+ Ogg/Vorbis format. Of course you can select whatever format you want.
+
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