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iTunes-LAME Encoder
iTunes-LAME Encoder
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iTunes-LAME Encoder free download for Mac

iTunes-LAME Encoder

Version 2.0.9

Boost iTunes' sound quality with LAME encoding.

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iTunes-LAME Encoder overview

iTunes-LAME Encoder bridges the gap between iTunes and the LAME command line encoder. It joins the simple interface of iTunes with the higher quality of the LAME encoder.

What’s new in version 2.0.9

Updated on Oct 26 2007

Version 2.0.9:
  • ID3v1 Tags
  • Working Unicode support

Information

License

Free

Size

585 KB

Downloads

73441

App requirements

  • Intel 32
  • PPC 32
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
  • iTunes 6 or later
  • LAME 3.97 (recommended; earlier versions should work though)
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macupdate-179
macupdate-179
Jan 26 2018
2.0.9
4.5
Jan 26 2018
4.5
Version: 2.0.9
Used to uses this before with Snow Leopard. In later Mac OS Versions it stopped working. Then I started to use XLD, what is great, too. No it works again with High Sierra and iTunes 12.7.3 on my Macbook Air! What a surprise! I have an older Lame version (3.97) installed and with that it works superp. Use this preset with Lame versions 3.97 and higher: -V2 --vbr-new --vcomment
daveghax
daveghax
Oct 4 2012
2.0.9-34
4.5
Oct 4 2012
4.5
Version: 2.0.9-34
I've used/loved this for years. Just updated to Mountain Lion/iTunes 10. Now it hangs on "gathering information". Any help?
OsloX
OsloX
Jan 1 2012
2.0.9-34
1.0
Jan 1 2012
1.0
Version: 2.0.9-34
Any update on this? Doesnt work with iTunes 9 or 10.
anonymous-thrush-1239
anonymous-thrush-1239
Jan 31 2008
2.0.9-34
0.0
Jan 31 2008
0.0
Version: 2.0.9-34
Better with tags, but slower: I'm glad to see they've worked out the tagging issues. Now all the tags seem to make it to the encoded files, though some Unicode still gets mangled (accented Greek characters, so far, in my experience). Still, a definite improvement over 2.0.8, which just lost ~75% of tags! I do notice, though, that this version runs at about 40% the speed of 2.0.8 on my Core 2 Duo 2gHz Macbook. I thought maybe I had a PowerPC version, but Activity Monitor shows it as Intel. I used to get around 12x encoding with "--preset standard", and now I'm at 4.5x. Any ideas?
Shock-J
Shock-J
Dec 1 2007
2.0.9-34
0.0
Dec 1 2007
0.0
Version: 2.0.9-34
This no longer works for me in iTunes 7.5 and Leopard on MacBook Pro. Not sure if it's an iTunes issue or a Leopard issue. Anyone got this working in these conditions?
Cbx322
Cbx322
Dec 1 2007
2.0.9-34
5.0
Dec 1 2007
5.0
Version: 2.0.9-34
SUPERB!!! Finally this version of iTunes-Lame is working flawlessly with iTunes > 7.02. No lost tags anymore, no need to rewrite tags. Tags are already written as v2.4. Still recognizes own compiled lame binary. Just perfect. Works in Tiger and Leopard. Thank you so much!
Cbx322
Cbx322
Nov 30 2007
2.0.9-34
5.0
Nov 30 2007
5.0
Version: 2.0.9-34
Are the tagging issues solved? (lost tag information with version 2.08 and iTunes > 7.02)
Itbjorn
Itbjorn
Oct 27 2007
2.0.9-34
0.0
Oct 27 2007
0.0
Version: 2.0.9-34
where can I find the script that helps me open it from inside iTunes?
Osxpowerbook
Osxpowerbook
Oct 12 2007
2.0.9b4
0.0
Oct 12 2007
0.0
Version: 2.0.9b4
iTunes-LAME is a fantastic program, but several months ago it started giving me problems. Would not import all of the tracks, or wouldn't put all the information (ID tags) into the tracks that would actually import. I think because iTunes seems to have an update every couple of weeks, it has changed enough that there are now compatability bugs with the last version of iTune-LAME... if it were brought up to date with the LATEST version of iTunes, the problem would probably be resolved. I MISS using LAME!
Markoh
Markoh
Oct 2 2007
2.0.9b4
0.0
Oct 2 2007
0.0
Version: 2.0.9b4
http://sbooth.org/Max/ you won't need anything else. I once used to use iTunes-LAME... when it used to work.
Canoeberry
Canoeberry
Jun 5 2007
2.0.8
0.0
Jun 5 2007
0.0
Version: 2.0.8
I used iTunes-LAME for years but I am having trouble for the first time. The AIF tracks have all the track information in them, including now, for the first time, Album Art. I am having trouble when the mp3 files are created, the ID3 tags are not making into most of the tracks. So the Album field is often blank, for example. My current theory that I cannot quite test at the moment is that the album art in the AIF file (which is a new feature of iTunes) is causing problems. Anybody else experienced this problem?
G8tgod
G8tgod
Aug 3 2006
2.0.8
0.0
Aug 3 2006
0.0
Version: 2.0.8
Okay, I'm convinced. I had heard that the mp3 encoder for iTunes was not very good, and that LAME was essential. But I figured people were just being overly picky. Not so. I have one CD that is just not bearable using the iTunes encoder, even at 192. But have you ever tried to use LAME? Not exactly user friendly. The iTunes-LAME script is simple and it works; it's great! One question: this says it's v. 2.0.8, but when I open the script, it says v. 2.0.7. Am I missing something here?
akasrp-1
akasrp-1
Mar 11 2006
2.0.8
0.0
Mar 11 2006
0.0
Version: 2.0.8
This is an essential script. I would gladly donate to keep the author in business and to see updates incorporating the latest preferred LAME builds. In the meantime, for those wishing to use iTunes-LAME 2.0.8 with LAME 3.97b2 (preferred build as of this writing), see: http://alpharuin.blogspot.com/2006/01/guide-itunes-lame-correct-way.html
Guest
Guest
Jul 22 2005
2.0.8
3.3
Jul 22 2005
3.3
Version: 2.0.8
iTunes-LAME doesn't do one nice thing that iTunes does when using it as an encoder. If you're reencoding tracks already in your library, iTunes will preserve all the tags (including artwork) that aren't changed by the new CDDB lookup (including artwork) and then it will remove the original track. So you can easily rerip stuff at different rates without having to reenter tags and without having to remove the original tracks from your iTunes database. Also, I see horrible performance in the phase where it's updating id tags. I'm actually using a SMB share over the network, so it's probably doing individual file writes for each tag instead of batching hem together (just guessing here). It sort of negates any benefit I get to using multiple encoders and caching.
Guest
Guest
Sep 21 2004
2.0.8
3.3
Sep 21 2004
3.3
Version: 2.0.8
is LAME still the best encoding option now that AAC is here?
Guest
Guest
Jun 11 2004
2.0.7
3.3
Jun 11 2004
3.3
Version: 2.0.7
Love the Script, I use it all the time. 2 things I'd like to see in the next update though: 1) Being able to encode selected (highlighted) songs in a Playlist or the Library, instead of entire Playlists only. 2) Being able to encode directly from an Apple Lossless Audio encoded DVD-R. I make backups of my CD's and encode them in the Apple Lossless Audio format and burn them to DVD-R's. When I try to import these DVD-R's again using ITunes-LAME encoder, I keep getting the message, "Select a CD or File Playlist." It obviously doesn't recognize the encoding on the DVD-R. Overall it's one of the best iTunes scripts available and I would love to see these features implented in a future release.
Guest
Guest
Apr 30 2004
2.0.7
3.3
Apr 30 2004
3.3
Version: 2.0.7
Writes files which have correct size and length but there is no data in them - just disk-space wasters. I have all the latest updates as of this post date.
Guest
Guest
Mar 17 2004
2.0.7
3.3
Mar 17 2004
3.3
Version: 2.0.7
I would like to know how to retain album art for those songs that get encoded with LAME. Can you tell me how?
Guest
Guest
Mar 2 2004
2.0.7
3.3
Mar 2 2004
3.3
Version: 2.0.7
#!/bin/sh if test $1 then for file in "$1"/*.aiff do lame -h -m s -b 192 "$file" "$(basename "$file" .aiff).mp3" done else echo >&2 "Usage: $(basename $0) /path/to/cd" fi
Guest
Guest
Feb 23 2004
2.0.6
3.3
Feb 23 2004
3.3
Version: 2.0.6
I would like to know how to have a new playlist created when I encode...... I would love to have that feature but I don't see it.
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