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	The Table of Contents, ~~or ToC~~, is the section of a CD ~~that describes its index points~~, ~~[[subcode]] flags~~, ~~and other information used by the player~~. ~~It is physically located at~~ the start of the disc, ~~before~~ the ~~audio data, and is read by players/optical drives when~~ the disc ~~is first inserted~~.		The Table of Contents (TOC), also known as the lead-in, is the section of a CD before the audio data/program area. It contains each track's start time and control flags (pre-emphasis, copy permission, etc.) as well as the start time for the disc's lead-out section. Times are stored in minute-second-frame (M:S:F) format, counting up from the start of the disc's audio content.

	The ~~information in the ToC~~ is ~~also replicated in the subcode track that is interspersed with the audio data on~~ the disc~~. This~~ is ~~the information used during actual playback~~ of the disc ~~for things like~~ the ~~time/position display~~ on the ~~player or activation of de-emphasis processing~~.		The TOC is read by players/optical drives when the disc is first inserted, allowing display of the CD's track count and track and disc durations, as well as letting the player jump to the start of any specific track on the disc.

	It is ~~possible for the information in the ToC and the information~~ in the ~~subcode track to disagree. Notably, there are~~ [[~~Pre-emphasis (release list)\|a number of releases~~]] ~~where~~ the ~~[[pre~~-~~emphasis]] flag is missing from the ToC but present~~ in ~~the subcode track~~. ~~This does not affect playback in a standard CD player, but can obscure~~ the ~~need for de~~-emphasis during [[Digital Audio Extraction (DAE)\|DAE]] as most extraction tools -- including those, like iTunes, that automatically perform de-emphasis on extracted audio -- only check for the PRE flag in ~~the ToC~~.		TOC information is encoded in the Q [[subcode blocks]] in the lead-in. These blocks are designated as Track 00. The data is repeated multiple times throughout the lead-in.

	== ~~Index Points~~ ==		== TOC/Program Area Mismatches ==

	~~== Subcode Flags ==~~		The control flags for each track also appear in the Q subcode blocks in the disc's program area (Tracks 01-99). It is therefore possible for a track's TOC control flags and program area control flags to disagree. Notably, there are [[Pre-emphasis (release list)\|a number of releases]] where the [[pre-emphasis]] flag is missing from the TOC but present in the program area. This does not affect playback in a standard CD player as players use the program area flag to control de-emphasis, but it can cause problems during [[Digital Audio Extraction (DAE)\|DAE]] as most extraction tools -- including those, like iTunes, that automatically de-emphasize extracted audio -- rely on the PRE flag value in the ToC.

			Similarly, it is possible for the track position information in the TOC to differ from the position information in the program area. Each frame on the disc is labeled with a track number, an index point number, its M:S:F position within the track, and its M:S:F position within the program area. It is therefore possible for the TOC to say that Track 02 starts at 02:10:44 but for the frame at 02:10:44 to be labeled as Track 01 Index 01.

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The Table of Contents, or ToC, is the section of a CD that describes its index points, [[subcode]] flags, and other information used by the player. It is physically located at the start of the disc, before the audio data, and is read by players/optical drives when the disc is first inserted.

The information in the ToC is also replicated in the subcode track that is interspersed with the audio data on the disc. This is the information used during actual playback of the disc for things like the time/position display on the player or activation of de-emphasis processing.

It is possible for the information in the ToC and the information in the subcode track to disagree. Notably, there are [[Pre-emphasis (release list)|a number of releases]] where the [[pre-emphasis]] flag is missing from the ToC but present in the subcode track. This does not affect playback in a standard CD player, but can obscure the need for de-emphasis during [[Digital Audio Extraction (DAE)|DAE]] as most extraction tools -- including those, like iTunes, that automatically perform de-emphasis on extracted audio -- only check for the PRE flag in the ToC.

== Index Points ==

== Subcode Flags ==

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