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LAME is a library that allows some programs to encode MP3 files. LAME is free, but in some countries you may need to pay a license fee in order to legally encode MP3 files.
Audacity is a free and open source Audio Editor which allows you to convert ogg to mp3, convert mp3 to ogg, convert vinyls to mp3 or ogg, do any kind of home recording, remove noise, etc. Is WONDERFUL. I have used it to record and mix some of my bands songs. Feel free to check out this page to download some songs.
To use LAME (or FFmpeg) with Audacity, you can put it anywhere you want, but the first time you want to export an MP3 file, Audacity will ask you for the location of this file, so you will want to remember where you put it.
The Audacity(r) QA Team suggests users download the ZIP version instead of the .EXE or .DMG (for Mac) versions. If you use the installers, and Audacity does not detect LAME, download the ZIP option, extract the files inside to a well known folder, then open Audacity, go to Library Preferences and configure it to search on the well known folder you extracted the files to.
NOTICE: MacAfee and at least one other antivirus flags this site as unsafe, which is a false positive. FILES I HOST ARE SAFE, but always check your downloaded files with www.virustotal.com.If you need or want a newer version of Lame, because of the performance improvements with newer AMD and Intel processors, here is v3.100 in a ZIP file, known to work with Audacity 2.x. You can also find 3.98.2 that is known to work with 1.3.x
You can also download the standalone lame v3.100 exe by clicking here - (Virustotal Scan here, dont mind the one false positive with Qihoo-360 antivirus)
FFMPEG (not for mp3 export), RECOMMENDED ZIP OPTION: ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.zip
FFmpeg 2.2.2 Binary for Windows, compatible with Audacity 2.0.6 and later (please update, or use v0.6.2 below)
(Lame is right ABOVE, this is ffmpeg):
ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe - (SHA256 SUM here)
FFmpeg 0.6.2 Binary compatible with Audacity 1.3.13 to 2.0.5 only, on Windows:
FFmpeg_v0.6.2_for_Audacity_on_Windows.exe
- (ZIP version
- here)
If Audacity does not detect FFmpeg, download the ZIP option, extract the files inside to a well known folder, then open Audacity, go to Library Preferences and configure it to search on the well known folder you extracted the files to.
For Audacity 1.3.3 or later on Mac OS X 10.4 and greater (Intel or PPC),and Audacity 1.2.5 on OS X 10.4 and later (Intel)