You can use the LAME executable with
LameXP or
RazorLAME interface or you can use the DLL with another software (
AudioGrabber,
CDEx etc). Some people prefer the combination
CDEx or
AudioGrabber + LAME DLL (see
this guide). In archive are included both: exe and DLL files.
Features of LAME MP3 Encoder :
- Many improvements in quality in speed over ISO reference software.
- MPEG1,2 and 2.5 layer III encoding.
- CBR (constant bitrate) and two types of variable bitrate, VBR and ABR.
- Encoding engine can be compiled as a shared library (Linux/UNIX), DLL or ACM codec (Windows).
- Free format encoding and decoding
- GPSYCHO: a GPL'd psycho acoustic and noise shaping model.
- Powerfull and easy to use presets.
- Quality is comparable to FhG encoding engines and substantially better than most other encoders.
- Fast! Encodes faster than real time on a PII 266 at highest quality mode.
- MP3x: a GTK/X-Window MP3 frame analyzer for both .mp3 and unencoded audio files.
LAME MP3 Encoder 3.98.2 includes :
- lame.exe and lame_enc.dll (ICL10.1)
Changes in LAME MP3 Encoder 3.98.2:
• LAME 3.98.2 release is a maintenance release over 3.98.
- build system related: some fixes for mp3rtp and abx tools
- encoder padding values were not correct when resampling was involved
- frequency filtering API was broken; in case you want to use your own higher quality filtering method, it is now possible again to disable LAME buildin filters
- ID3 tagging:
--id3v1-only switch did not work anymore, fixed
--tg
improved, now it matches more often one of the ID3v1 genres, even when small spelling errors are involved
--add-id3v2-size is a new switch, it allows to define your own padding of n bytes.
NOTE: Version 3.98.1 contains a bug that will let it crash when encoding CBR/ABR or with old VBR at setting q0, q1 or q2!
• Important Notes:
- LAME MP3 Encoder 3.90.3 is gone forever! It's no longer being recommended as preferred version - LAME MP3 Encoder 3.98 took its place.
• Related downloads:
- LAME DirectShow Filter: is a Microsoft DirectShow wrapper filter for LAME library. It adds DirectShow interface to the library and two property pages so you can tune some encoding parameters.
- LAME ACM MP3 Codec: the much sought after ACM codec version of Lame MP3 encoder.
- LameFE: is a powerfull frontend for LAME.
- Winamp plugin: out_lame: is a Winamp output plug-in to create MP3 files directly from Winamp.
- Fraunhofer MPEG Layer-3 Audio Decoder: this codec enables playback of files encoded in the ever so popular MP3 music file format.
