By default abcde uses mkcue to create the initial cuesheet. Just run mkcue to see if it is created correctly. $ mkcue FILE "dummy.wav" WAVE TRACK 01 AUDIO INDEX 00 00:00:00 INDEX 01 00:00:32 TRACK 02 AUDIO INDEX 01 09:33:05 TRACK 03 AUDIO INDEX 01 19:02:10 Matthias