Cue sheet (.cue)
A cue sheet, or cue file, is a metadata file which describes how the tracks of a CD or DVD are laid out. Cue sheets are stored as plain text files and commonly have a ".cue" filename extension. They are used in emulators that play CD games. Emulators like Mednafen require you to load PS1 games exclusively through CUE sheets.
For PS1 there is a site that automatically generates the contents of the cue file for both Single and Multi-track games, however, most rips will already come with a pre-made cue sheet.
IsoBuster supports session and disc type statements that are not included in standard CUE.
Examples
Single-track game
Most PS1 games are single-track, so this will usually work. Create a new .cue file, open it up with Notepad, and paste the following in it:
FILE "GAME NAME [1] US.bin" BINARY TRACK 01 MODE1/2352 INDEX 01 00:00:00
Replace GAME NAME [1] US.bin with whatever your game's file name is, but keep the quotation marks. Save the file and then you can play it in Mednafen.
Multi-track game
Certain PS1 games like Rayman, Brave Fencer Musashi, and Vib Ribbon are multi-track, so their .cue files might be more complicated. Examples:
Brave Fencer Musashi
FILE "Brave Fencer Musashi (USA) (Track 1).bin" BINARY TRACK 01 MODE2/2352 INDEX 01 00:00:00 FILE "Brave Fencer Musashi (USA) (Track 2).bin" BINARY TRACK 02 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Brave Fencer Musashi (USA) (Track 3).bin" BINARY TRACK 03 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Brave Fencer Musashi (USA) (Track 4).bin" BINARY TRACK 04 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00
Rayman's 50 track audio mess |
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FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 01).bin" BINARY TRACK 01 MODE2/2352 INDEX 01 00:00:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 02).bin" BINARY TRACK 02 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 03).bin" BINARY TRACK 03 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 04).bin" BINARY TRACK 04 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 05).bin" BINARY TRACK 05 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 06).bin" BINARY TRACK 06 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 07).bin" BINARY TRACK 07 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 08).bin" BINARY TRACK 08 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 09).bin" BINARY TRACK 09 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 10).bin" BINARY TRACK 10 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 11).bin" BINARY TRACK 11 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 12).bin" BINARY TRACK 12 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 13).bin" BINARY TRACK 13 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 14).bin" BINARY TRACK 14 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 15).bin" BINARY TRACK 15 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 16).bin" BINARY TRACK 16 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 17).bin" BINARY TRACK 17 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 18).bin" BINARY TRACK 18 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 19).bin" BINARY TRACK 19 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 20).bin" BINARY TRACK 20 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 21).bin" BINARY TRACK 21 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 22).bin" BINARY TRACK 22 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 23).bin" BINARY TRACK 23 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 24).bin" BINARY TRACK 24 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 25).bin" BINARY TRACK 25 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 26).bin" BINARY TRACK 26 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 27).bin" BINARY TRACK 27 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 28).bin" BINARY TRACK 28 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 29).bin" BINARY TRACK 29 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 30).bin" BINARY TRACK 30 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 31).bin" BINARY TRACK 31 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 32).bin" BINARY TRACK 32 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 33).bin" BINARY TRACK 33 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 34).bin" BINARY TRACK 34 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 35).bin" BINARY TRACK 35 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 36).bin" BINARY TRACK 36 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 37).bin" BINARY TRACK 37 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 38).bin" BINARY TRACK 38 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 39).bin" BINARY TRACK 39 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 40).bin" BINARY TRACK 40 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 41).bin" BINARY TRACK 41 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 42).bin" BINARY TRACK 42 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 43).bin" BINARY TRACK 43 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 44).bin" BINARY TRACK 44 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 45).bin" BINARY TRACK 45 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 46).bin" BINARY TRACK 46 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 47).bin" BINARY TRACK 47 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 48).bin" BINARY TRACK 48 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 49).bin" BINARY TRACK 49 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 50).bin" BINARY TRACK 50 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 FILE "Rayman (USA) (Track 51).bin" BINARY TRACK 51 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:02:00 |
Other Games
If the single track cue sheet template above didn't work for your game, check http://redump.org to see how that game's cue sheet should be set up.