Audio CDs and CUE Albums

An Audio CD needs a working disc drive. A CUE file is an index on your disk, usually pointing to a whole-album audio file. Both can expose individual tracks, but playing or indexing them does not copy the audio into your library.

These capabilities are present in the current D:\ECHO source. Available menus, CD input, and platforms depend on the installed build. Windows is the primary distribution platform.

Play an Audio CD

1. Insert a standard audio disc and open Audio CD.
2. Select the correct drive if there is more than one, then click Refresh.
3. Play a track or choose Play disc.
4. Stop playback before changing discs; use Eject when finished.

The page reports drive, track, and CD input status separately. No drive, no loaded disc, and no readable tracks are different problems. Check the hardware and disc first. If a reader component or FFmpeg is unavailable, check the app installation rather than rebuilding your library.

Look up album and cover sends the disc ID to MusicBrainz and retrieves artwork from Cover Art Archive only after you click it. Global offline mode blocks this lookup.

Import a CUE album

Keep the CUE and its audio file together, for example:

Album/
  album.flac
  album.cue
  cover.jpg

Import the folder and inspect track numbers in the album view. A renamed or missing audio file can break the filename reference inside the CUE. Virtual tracks share one source file, so check the whole album before moving or removing that source.

If you need separate audio files, the current source has a CUE album split workflow. Review the planned tracks, source files, output directory, and FFmpeg status before starting. Choose a new output directory with enough space; then spot-check the first and last tracks and their transitions. Keep the original album until verification is complete.

See Import Audio Sources for normal folders and Common Sticking Points for playback problems.