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LameBrain 0.6.2b3

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Ed Finkler

LameBrain is a LAME-based mp3 encoder with the following features:

Drag-and-drop batch file processing
CD ripping with FreeDB support
Saving of encoding settings in "profiles," which can be loaded for later use

What's New

Version 0.6.2b3:

moved all logging (including debug logging) to system console
added user pref for default target directory
added Resample setting in Filters tab (20030928)
added LAME path check and auto-reset if current path is not valid (20030928)
minor changes to error windows (20030928)
fixed bug where CD Refresh would not load new CD's track info (20030930)
fixed bug where help tag disabling doesn't "stick" (20031115)
fixed issue with dropping files on queue that don't have proper metadata
fixed bug where target directory always defaulted to user's desktop (20031123)
added user pref to eject CD on ripping/encoding finish (20031123)
added option to force ID3v2 use (20031123)
fixed bug where resample settings may not have been saved to profiles (20031130)
fixed bug where resample not being applied (20040120)
changed included version of LAME to 3.95.1 (20040306)
added link to LAME site in Help menu (20040306)
fixed bug where sheet transparency setting was not applied to prefs sheet (20040306)
added "aif" to default accepted extensions (20040306)
fixed bug where output file was not automatically chosen when input file was dropped on File Encoder (20040306)
fixed bug where folders dropped on Batch Encoder were not recursed properly (20040306)

Version 0.6.2b3:

moved all logging (including debug logging) to system console
added user pref for default target directory
added Resample setting in Filters tab (20030928)
added LAME path check and auto-reset if current path is not valid (20030928)
minor changes to error windows (20030928)
fixed bug where CD Refresh would not load new CD's track info more...

Requirements
PPC, Mac OS X 10.2 or above (currently being developed on 10.3)

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LameBrain source code available here.

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RSX commented on 08 Aug 2006

Can someone tell me how to update this app to the latest version of LAME which is version 3.97b2?

I have the Unix Executable File of LAME version 3.9.7b2 and I dropped it in "/Applications/LameBrain 0.6.2b3 20040306/bin" but when I try to encode I get a error from LAMEBrain.

Thanks.

cougarkat311_At_Yahoo_Dot_Com

[Version 0.6.2b3]

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g8tgod replied on 31 Aug 2006

Can you use the installer at http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/18882?

Anonymous reviewed on 14 Oct 2005

Excellent work, does the job for me great! easy to use gui.

[Version 0.6.2b3]

Anonymous reviewed on 19 Jul 2005

Why does this use LAME 3.95.1? I thought either 3.96.1 or 3.90.3 were the recommended versions

[Version 0.6.2b3]

Anonymous reviewed on 19 Jul 2005

iTunes-LAME

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/8837

[Version 0.6.2b3]

Anonymous reviewed on 21 Mar 2004

Works really well and has many options for quality. Great tool for transferring all my CD's to my mp3 player

[Version 0.6.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 08 Dec 2003

its always nice to have a second app around to encode mp3's. I recently downloaded this because an ogg track refused to export on the itunes/quicktime engines and it is working like a gem =)
ease of use is ok, a newb might be confused, but it its got a quick learning curve =)

[Version 0.6.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 21 Nov 2003

LAME brain is just that, LAME. It simply doesn't work. It just sits there and looks at me when I atttempt to rip the files. God only knows why. Can someone tell me what the magic trick is to get it to ACTUALLY rip a wav file?

[Version 0.6.1]

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Ed (developer) replied on 14 Mar 2004

Try emailing me -- I'd be glad to help.

Quango commented on 28 May 2003

I tried to convert .wma to .mp3, and all I got was noise. Why?

[Version 0.6]

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Anonymous commented on 27 May 2004

Since when was converting a Windows media file to MP3 available by anything on Mac? I dislike WinMedia to begin with but still, thats a new one to me.

Anonymous commented on 09 Jun 2004

um, since http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14645 at least....

Um..."convert" is really not the right word...that seems to imply the new file is equivalent to the source in terms of quality. When you take one lossily compressed music file and submit it to a another method of lossy compression, expect degraded audio. This is called transcoding.

Encode from the most robust source you have available, typically the redbook cd audio ripped to uncompressed wav/aiff or Apple Lossless, and not mp3/wma/ogg/mp2/AAC/etc.

Anonymous reviewed on 18 May 2003

As a pro-audio engineer, I really dig this free mp3 encoding app. I use it to encode 16-bit/44.1 kHz mixes into mp3 for the web. It gives you a lot of control over the encoding settings, and works great. I have expensive pro software that offers nowhere near this level of tweaking. Thanks!

[Version 0.6]