help requied for burning

[thornyone]

i have just got an album with two mp3 files and two cue files how do i go about burning these with nero as nothing seems to happen when i try to burn image any help would be appreciated

[LPDad]

that is strange.

1. what is the Exact name of Each file.
2. what is the Size of each file
3. Open the .cue files with (notepad, wordpad, any text editor) and Tell me Exactly what each says.

[thornyone]

this is the first one

PERFORMER "VA"
TITLE "White Label Euphoria Level 2 - Mixed By John 00 Flemming"
FILE "01-va-white_label_euphoria_level_2-mixed_by_john_00_flemming-mim.mp3" MP3
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Universal Soul"
PERFORMER "Mandrake"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Phutures (Atmos Remix)"
PERFORMER "Saiko Pod"
INDEX 01 03:24:55
TRACK 03 AUDIO.......

[thornyone]

this the second one
PERFORMER "VA"
TITLE "White Label Euphoria Level 2 - Mixed By John 00 Flemming"
FILE "02-va-white_label_euphoria_level_2-mixed_by_john_00_flemming-mim.mp3" MP3
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Diaspora (Luke Fair Mix)"
PERFORMER "James Hardcourt"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Virtual Turnaround"
PERFORMER "Human Blue"
INDEX 01 05:31:50
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE ...............

[LPDad]

ok, but I need
the EXACT name of the .cue file
the EXACT name of the .mp3 file

What you posted-- was that the EXACT contents of the .Cue file???

What size is the .mp3 file??

The reason I ask is that I am trying to figure out how to fix your problem.
if that is the exact contants of the .cue file then I can see where part of your problem might be.

the contents of the .cue file should look something like this:

___________________________________
FILE "name.BIN" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE2/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 MODE2/2352
INDEX 01 00:06:00
___________________________________

[thornyone]

cue file 01-va-white_label_euphoria_level_2-mixed_by_john_00_flemming-mim.cue
mp3 file 01-va-white_label_euphoria_level_2-mixed_by_john_00_flemming-mim
106mb

[LPDad]

BTW..before I get into it...What format was the file ORIGINALLY IN?? Was it in .zip format or .rar?? By chance was there an .nfo file included?? if there was then open the .nfo file with notepad and see if there are instructions included.

Ok. Your problem appears to be:

1. your mp3 file is incorrectly named
2. Your .cue file is incorrect

your .cue file contains the information needed to tell your burning program how to burn the .bin file.

There are Several Things to try. one is quick and dirty, the second is more indepth...try the quick and dirty first.

Quick and Dirty method:

Make a COPY of your mp3 file and on the NEWLY MADE COPY Try the following:

1. Rename your (mp3) file to the following: 01-va-white_label_euphoria_level_2.bin

2. Open the .bin file with WinIso or Isobuster

3. if it opens correctly and you can see all of the mp3 tracks, then you can use WinIso to extract all of the tracks to a folder and then use NERO to CREATE a cd.

4. If you get an error message about not being a valid image, then you file is probably in a different format (.zip or .rar). I am just guessing here based on what you have given me so far.


In Depth method:

Make a COPY of your mp3 and your .cue file and on the NEWLY MADE COPY Try the following:

1. Rename your (mp3) file to the following: 01-va-white_label_euphoria_level_2.bin

2. Rename your .cue file to the following: 01-va-white_label_euphoria_level_2.cue

3. Edit your .cue file (with notepad/wordpad/whtever) and ADD the following line:

--------------------------------------
FILE "01-va-white_label_euphoria_level_2.bin" BINARY
PERFORMER "VA"
TITLE "White Label Euphoria Level 2 - Mixed By John 00 Flemming"
FILE "01-va-white_label_euphoria_level_2-mixed_by_john_00_flemming-mim.mp3" MP3
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Universal Soul"
PERFORMER "Mandrake"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Phutures (Atmos Remix)"
PERFORMER "Saiko Pod"
INDEX 01 03:24:55
TRACK 03 AUDIO.....
--------------------------------------------

4. Save and Exit. Make sure that BOTH of the above files are in the SAME folder.

5. Using a Virtual drive like DaemonTools (or Alcohol, etc) load up the new .cue file. (Do this so that you won't waste a cd if it is still not quite correct).

6. If it the .cue file loads properly (no error messages) then you should be able to go to my computer and then EXPLORE the mounted image of the virtual drive.

[LPDad]

Here is something that you should have and use...it will save you from burning coasters.

[thornyone]

this is what i got with alcohol

[LPDad]

Damn, I am going to have to think on this problem.

it would appear that your "mp3" file is not really in .bin format.

IF the name in the FIRST line of your .cue file is EXACTLY the same as the name of the .bin file, AND if it really is in .bin format AND if both the .bin and the .cue files are in the SAME FOLDER then it should have loaded.

Try renaming the .bin file with a .zip and/or a .rar extension instead and see it you can then open the file to show the contents...which should display as individual .mp3s.

just an FYI -- I will only be online for a few more minutes this morning, so unless others have suggestions I will have to continue this later..

[thornyone]

its ok i am using the cue file times to split the track up in sound forge so i get sepprat tracks for each song