LAME is an open source audio encoder. It is NOT developed by Thalictrum. All necessary info, license and source code can be freely obtained from http://lame.sourceforge.net/.
CORPSECORPS What are some good GUI's which use LAME?
I'm not terribly uncomfortable with the command line, i just don't like having to remember a bunch of details. I don't buy Macs so i can pretend it's the 80's and do everything via commands. (Version 3.98.2)
PWENZEL I would like to say this is exactly what I was looking for; a nicely pre-compiled LAME binary that I can download and run. For folks unfamiliar with the install process, just open the Terminal and enter this without quotes:
"sudo cp /Volumes/lame/lame /usr/local/bin/lame"
Enter your password to finish copying it. Then close your Terminal window, and open a new one. Type "lame --help" to see if it works.
Here is a nicely formatted version of the LAME man page:
TRANCE when i try the terminal command i get a "file does not exist" (presumably because the folder 'bin' does not exist there and it will not let me create one even though i am the admin (Version 3.98)
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Dec 13 2009
CORPSECORPS Typing sudo makes the admin thing irrelevant as it executes the command as "root" or the "super user" so you are allowed to do virtually ANYTHING. (Version 3.98.2)
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Jan 6 2009
NICOLASD this is the problem with open source software.
no directions for installation/uninstallation.
no directions on use.
this download contains only, a file called "lame" and the software license text file. period. no directions on the website either.
DARUKARU This isn't for people who aren't comfortable with the command line--if you don't know or care what /usr/local/bin is, or how to put things there, give it a pass. If you want a great GUI for encoding MP3s, try Max. (Version 3.98)
SHOCK J Max is a great GUI encoder less the fact it uses MusicBrainz for ID tagging, which practically never finds the CD you're trying rip. You have to do a lot of manual ID tag entry with it. (Version 3.98)
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Jan 3 2009
MEEGO krmathis: you're everywhere mate. Thanks for the open-source goodness! (Version 3.98)
SAMDALE67 Wondering how this install of LAME 3.98 relates to an existing install of iTunes-LAME Encoder. Will iTunes-LAME Encoder use 3.98? Will this install of 3.98 screw up iTunes-LAME Encoder? Clearly I'm in the dark.
BEIGE you need to copy the new lame binary into iTunes-LAME.app/Contents/Resources/ and overwrite the old one. it won't mess it up - it's just a newer version of the same app. (Version 3.98)
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Jan 3 2009
SAMDALE67 Beige, worked just fine. Thanks for the guidance. (Version 3.98)
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Jan 3 2009
SHISKBOB This download gave me a exe file. When I executed it, I am not sure what happened. I don't find a file of binaries that I could put into iTune-LAME. Is there something else to do or something else that I need? (Version 3.98)
