Lame is a high quality mpeg audio layer iii mp3 encoder licensed under the lgpl. When i go to lame s site they dont have a windows binary for download, but only the source code. It also features a gpsycho acoustic and noise shaping model for much. Nevertheless compiling libmp3lame library for android using android ndk is very easy actually. Lames encoding engine can be compiled as a shared library for linux and. Run following commands to compile ffmpeg sudo aptget quiet yes install buildessential git autoconf libtool pkgconfig gperf gettext yasm pythonlxml. Download and install the ports tree only to recompile audacity with ffmpeg support is an option but more fast is compile the lame library. For binaries and gui based programs, users can download specific programs from. Lame is a high quality mpeg audio layer iii mp3 encoder licensed under the. I want to use an audio rippingencoding program to create mp3s from cds. Building the lame mp3 encoder using visual studio 8 express.
Encoding engine can be compiled as a shared library linuxunix, dll, directshow filter or acm codec windows. However audacity can use the lame encoder if you download it. Otherwise, you can still locate installation packages at search engines such as or rpm search. Rarewares offers several compiled lame versions, including modified versions featuring special functionality linux. For binaries and gui based programs which can use lame or include fully licensed. If you check out the code or click on download snapshot which actually. Distributing compiled binaries of lame, its libraries, or programs that derive from lame in countries. Get project updates, sponsored content from our select partners, and more. After some quality concerns raised by others, he decided to start from scratch based on the dist10. I will probably use audiograbber or foobar etc but i want to use lame for the encoding of the music to mp3s.
It took a little research to get rid of the warnings. Lame is an educational tool to be used for learning about. Lame is a free mpeg audio layer iii mp3 encoder developed by mike cheng and mark taylor and designed windows, linux and mac pc. All software from the lame project can be found in the projects file area current versions. Links to get to know about software using lame, obtain precompiled lame binaries from external sites. Most of the time, especially in the windows and mac os x world, we end users dont have to compile our own software. For binaries and gui based programs which can use lame or include fully licensed versions of lame, check the lame related links. Lame is considered the best when it comes to mp3 encoding with constant bitrate and variable bitrates vbr and abr.
Otherwise, download lame from its home page and compile it as a shared object. Lame is a software encoder that converts a digitized wav audio file into the mp3 audio coding. Mike cheng started it as a patch against the 8hzmp3 encoder sources. Someone advised that i compile lame from the command prompt using the included makefile for the microsoft compiler. Lame mp3 encoder is the best mp3 encoder and is available for free. Lame mp3 encoder features high quality encoder with remarkable conversion speed. Sorry for the absence of compiles on rarewares, but i have been away from. The lame package contains an mp3 encoder and optionally, an mp3. A binary which will run on osx 64 bits snow leopard compiled by olivier petit. Ever since the mp3 patents expired, most linux distros provide lame from their online repositories or installation media. Lame is not for everyone it is distributed as source code only and requires the ability to use a c compiler. Lame is an educational tool to be used for learning about mp3 encoding. The goal of the lame project is to use the open source model to improve the psycho acoustics, noise shaping, and speed of mp3.