How do I download and install the LAME MP3 encoder?
The LAME library is not installed into /Library/Application Support/audacity/Plug-ins. It is installed into /Library/Application Support/audacity/libs. If you double-click the file 'Lame Library v3.99.5 for Audacity.pkg', it will install the LAME library into the correct location, and the next time you start Audacity it will find the library. Go to the LAME download page.; Click to download either 'Lame Library v3.98.2 for Audacity on OSX.dmg' or 'LameLib-Carbon.sit', according to your operating system.; Double-click the.dmg to extract 'Lame Library v3.98.2 for Audacity on OSX.pkg' to Finder, or use Stuffit to extract 'LameLib' from the.sit (either of these may happen automatically). Here you can download file Lamev3.98.2forAudacityonWindows. 2shared gives you an excellent opportunity to store your files here and share them with others. Under 'For Audacity on Windows', left-click the link 'Lame v3.98.2 for Audacity on Windows.exe' and save the file anywhere on your computer. Double-click the file you just downloaded. Follow the 'Setup' instructions to install LAME for Audacity. Do not change the offered destination location of 'C: Program Files Lame for Audacity'.
Because of software patents, we cannot distribute MP3 encoding software ourselves. Follow these instructions to use the free LAME encoder to export MP3 files with Audacity.
Windows
- Go to the external LAME download page.
- Under 'For Audacity on Windows', left-click the link 'Lame v3.99.3 for Windows.exe' and save the file anywhere on your computer. Do not right-click the link to the .exe file.
- Double-click 'Lame v3.99.3 for Windows.exe' to launch it (you can safely ignore any warnings that the 'publisher could not be verified').
- Follow the 'Setup' instructions to install LAME for Audacity. Do not change the offered destination location of 'C:Program FilesLame for Audacity'.
- The first time you use the 'Export as MP3' command, Audacity will ask for the location of 'lame_enc.dll'. Navigate to 'C:Program FilesLame for Audacity', select 'lame_enc.dll', then click 'Open' and 'OK'.
- If you prefer the Zip option for the LAME download, save the zip file to anywhere on your computer, extract 'lame_enc.dll' to any location, then show Audacity where to find it as in Step 5 above.
- In case of difficulty, please view our more detailed instructions on the Audacity Wiki.
Mac OS 9 or X
- Go to the external LAME download page.
- Click to download either 'Lame Library v3.98.2 for Audacity on OSX.dmg' or 'LameLib-Carbon.sit', according to your operating system.
- Double-click the .dmg to extract 'Lame Library v3.98.2 for Audacity on OSX.pkg' to Finder, or use Stuffit to extract 'LameLib' from the .sit (either of these may happen automatically).
- Double-click the .pkg to install 'libmp3lame.dylib' in /usr/local/lib/audacity, or save 'LameLib' anywhere on your computer.
- The first time you use the 'Export as MP3' command, Audacity will ask for the location of 'libmp3lame.dylib' or 'LameLib'. Navigate to that location, then open the file and click 'OK'.
- In case of difficulty, please view our more detailed instructions on the Audacity Wiki.
Linux/Unix
Follow these instructions on the Audacity Wiki to download and install a suitable LAME package from the internet.Other frequently asked questions...
Good morning,I was advised to post this question here. I would like to begin reading for Librivox and have downloaded Audacity 2.0.2. The Audacity is working fine, but when I follow the posted links for downloading LAME I get error messages and it will not download. I am not very tech savvy, I am afraid, and alot of the terminology on AUdacity 1-2-3 seems like Greek to me, but if you could help me figure out what might be going on, I would appreciate it. I have a PC and a Mac and have tried downloading LAME on both without success.
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Thank you!