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DESCRIPTION
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/.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.98.2:

Bundle compiled with Intel Compiler 11.0.

REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.

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Developer:krmathis
Downloads:38,643
  - Version d/l:4,601
Multimedia & Design:MP3
License:Free
Date:05 Sep 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
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LAME User Reviews (16 posts)Write A Review
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Aug 31 2006

G8TGOD  I'm not qualified to compare this version of LAME to the previous ones, but I will say two things. First, as everyone says, the LAME encoder beats the pants off of the iTunes mp3 encoder. If you're not using it, you ought to. Second, a big 'thank you' to whomever included the installer in this version of LAME. It's a lot less intimidating for the less Unix-savvy among us!  
(Version 3.97b2)

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Jan 3 2009

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)

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Jan 4 2009

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)

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Jan 3 2009

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.

Thanks.  
(Version 3.98)

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Jan 3 2009

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 it won't mess it up - it's just a newer version of the same app.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)

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Aug 12 2007

MAC ADAM  where is 3.98 & v4 ??!  
(Version 3.97)

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May 3 2006

LEONCAHUN  A universal binary of LAME 3.97b2 is available at rarewares.org.  
(Version 3.96.1)

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Nov 24 2009

BLACKSMITH_TB  Presumably you meant "Audacity" and not "Audion"...  
(Version 3.98.2)

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Nov 6 2009

DP-G4-450GUY  http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/

Install the LAME for Audion for Mac - issues solved without

all this stupid terminal hassle.  
(Version 3.98.2)

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Sep 5 2009

MACNEWS  Links to PC executable.  
(Version 3.98.2)

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Jul 10 2009

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:

http://linux.die.net/man/1/lame

Peace  
(Version 3.98)

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Jul 20 2009

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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