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Few days ago I downloaded from e mule one folder (Beethoven Piano sonatas Vol.1 with Glenn Gould). In that folder I got one big file (235 mgb) which contains music (.ape) and notepad which is called "readme". I opened notepad and it says this :

What is it:

1. APE file - this is original WAV file ripped by EAC and compressed by Monkey's Audio.
Monkey's Audio is lossless(!) compression (much better than RAR -mM), so when you decompress
the file you can burn it back as Audio CD or encode it with your favorite MP3 tool.
Absolutely no quality loss - you have the same (or as close as possible) WAV file as on
original audio CD.

EAC Tutorial : http://www.ping.be/satcp/tutorials.htm
Monkey's Audio : http://www.monkeysaudio.com

2. CUE file - this file can be used to either split WAV file(not APE!) to tracks (e.g. using EAC)
or you can burn it as audio CD.
To burn it as audio CD - decompress APE file, put WAV&CUE in the same dir and use Nero/CDRwin/EAC/etc.

Why APE:
http://www.monkeysaudio.com/comparison_compression.html


So, I'm curious now, how can I decompress the file so that I can burn it back as Audio CD?

Thanks in advance!

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Spikey

Very easy, I did this this week- go to the Monkey's Audio website and download their program. Open it, load the APE file, and select it and hit "Decompress".

Walk away from the PC for a sec so it works well of course

Thanks a lot!!!

I also have 2 two questions:

1) How can I reduce quality of the song? I decompressed using Monkey's Audio, but this song has 700 mgb, so I want to reduce it..
2) Which program is the best (and easiest) for cutting songs and separate it on a few parts?

Thanks!

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